The History of Christianity: From the Disciples to the Dawn of the Reformation

Lecture 14: Constantine and the Established Church

a distinctively Christian culture as an instrument of civilization

among barbarians. This would evoke flexibility and creativity

rather than stagnation.

Dorries (Bainton, trans.), Constantine and Religious Liberty.

Holloway, Constantine and Rome.

1. How does the short reign of the emperor Julian illustrate the fragility of
   Constantine’s initiative with regard to Christianity?


2. Discuss the ways in which “empire” and “Christian” do not necessarily
   make a good match.

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