A Public Faith: From Constantine to the Medieval World AD 312-600

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Public Faith: From Constantine to the Medieval World AD 312-600
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor Ivor J. Davidson
By (author) Tim Dowley
Edited by John D. Woodbridge
Edited by David F. Wright
Volume editor Tim Dowley
SeriesMonarch History of the Church
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:464
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreThe Early church
ISBN/Barcode 9781854246899
ClassificationsDewey:270
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Lion Hudson Plc
Imprint Monarch Books
NZ Release Date 22 April 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 Biography

Dr Ivor J. Davidson is Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology at the University of Otago, New Zealand, though he tends his roots in his native Scotland. He has degrees in classics and theology. His publications include a major two-volume study of the De Officiis of Ambrose of Milan (Oxford University Press 2002). His current research is concentrated in Christology.