TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smither,Edward L.
TI  - Rethinking Constantine: history, theology, and legacy 
SN  - 9780227902721
AV  - BR180 .C46 2014 
U1  - 937.08092 22
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - James Clarke & Co
KW  - Constantine
KW  - Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337
KW  - Influence
KW  - Religion
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Ancient
KW  - Rome
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION / Christian Church / History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Back Cover; Includes bibliographical references; Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Introduction; 1. From Sinner to Saint?: Seeking a Consistent Constantine; 2. Lactantius as Architect of a Constantinian and Christian: Victory over the Empire; 3. Rethinking Constantine's Interaction with the North African "Donatist" Schism; 4. Reevaluating Constantine's Legacy in Trinitarian Orthodoxy: New Evidence from Eusebius of Caesarea's Commentary on Isaiah; 5. Constantine, Sabbath-Keeping, and Sunday Observance; 6. Did the Rise of Constantine Mean the End of Christian Mission?; Epilogue; Bibliography
N2  - On the eve of his battle against Maxentius at Milvian Bridge in 312, Flavius Valerius Constantinus (ca. 273/74-337) reportedly saw a symbol in the sky, which played a role in his conversion to faith in the Christian God and began a new chapter in the relationship between church and state. What happens to the church when the emperor becomes a Christian? Should such a triumph be perceived as God's will and the fulfilment of prophecy? Or, was it the beginning of compromise and worldly captivity for a pilgrim people? Constantine's life-his career, faith, and relationship to the church-raises questi
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