Constantine and the Council of Nicaea: Defining Orthodoxy and Heresy in Christianity, 325 C.E.

by Frank Kirkpatrick and David E. Henderson

Constantine and the Council of Nicaea plunges students into the theological debates confronting early Christian church leaders. Emperor Constantine has sanctioned Christianity as a legitimate religion within the Roman Empire but discovers that Christians do not agree on fundamental aspects of their beliefs. Some have resorted to violence, battling over which group has the correct theology. Constantine has invited all of the bishops of the church...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469631415
• ISBN13: 9781469631417
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"