{"product_id":"defending-constantine-the-twilight-of-an-empire-and-the-dawn-of-christendom-9780830827220","title":"Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe know that Constantine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eissued the \u003ci\u003eEdict of Milan\u003c\/i\u003e in 313\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoutlawed paganism and made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanipulated the Council of Nicea in 325\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexercised absolute authority over the church, co-opting it for the aims of empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if Constantine the emperor were not problem enough, we all know that Constantinianism has been very bad for the church.Or do we know these things?Peter Leithart weighs these claims and finds them wanting. And what's more, in focusing on these historical mirages we have failed to notice the true significance of Constantine and Rome baptized. For beneath the surface of this contested story there emerges a deeper narrative of the end of Roman sacrifice--a tectonic shift in the political theology of an empire--and with far-reaching implications.In this probing and informative book Peter Leithart examines the real Constantine, weighs the charges against Constantinianism, and sets the terms for a new conversation about this pivotal emperor and the Christendom that emerged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter J. Leithart\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow at New Saint Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho, and a pastor of Trinity Reformed Church in Moscow. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eDeep Exegesis: The Mystery of Reading Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSolomon Among the Postmoderns.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527361696018,"sku":"9780830827220","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c274898-0804-4a19-9c88-af27ba7684f0.jpg?v=1731299600","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/defending-constantine-the-twilight-of-an-empire-and-the-dawn-of-christendom-9780830827220","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}