Defending Constantine: the twilight of an empire and the dawn of Christendom
Leithart reads the original ancient, the seminal secondary, and lots of other sources to contend that Constantine was a believer and a conciliator who sought theological agreement for the political stability it brought. Contra the influential interpretation of Anabaptist theologian John Howard Yoder...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Downers Grove, Ill
IVP Academic
2010
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| Dans: | Année: 2010 |
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Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337
B Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337 / Christianity / History 300-400 B Konstantin, I., Römisches Reich, Kaiser ca. 280-337 / Church |
| Classifications IxTheo: | KAA Histoire de l'Église |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Church History
Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Constantine Emperor of Rome (-337) Influence B Biography B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 B Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337 B Constantine I d. 337 Influence B Rome History Constantine I, the Great, 306-337 |
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| Résumé: | Leithart reads the original ancient, the seminal secondary, and lots of other sources to contend that Constantine was a believer and a conciliator who sought theological agreement for the political stability it brought. Contra the influential interpretation of Anabaptist theologian John Howard Yoder, Leithart maintains that when Constantine is understood in historical context, his disestablishment of pagan religion opens a place for a Christian understanding of sacrifice and of the significance of the kingdom of God.--From publisher description Leithart reads the original ancient, the seminal secondary, and lots of other sources to contend that Constantine was a believer and a conciliator who sought theological agreement for the political stability it brought. Contra the influential interpretation of Anabaptist theologian John Howard Yoder, Leithart maintains that when Constantine is understood in historical context, his disestablishment of pagan religion opens a place for a Christian understanding of sacrifice and of the significance of the kingdom of God.--From publisher description |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-366) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0830827226 |