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A Public Faith

From Constantine to the Medieval World AD 312-600

Tim Dowley Ivor J Davidson

9781854246899
416 pages
SPCK Group
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Overview
As volume two opens, persecution of Christians is coming to an end with the triumph of Constantine. Soon legal measures protected church interests. Clergy are exempted from taxation; Christian pastors are appointed as military chaplains. But inclusion brings its own dangers as the temptations to compromise grow stronger. The following centuries will see painful heart-searching as church and state grow closer, and the doctrinal wrangles of the early church continue.
Author Bio
IVOR J. DAVIDSON is Professor of Theology at the University of Otago. Hehas written extensively on the history and theology of the early church.

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