CONSTANTINE'S CONVERSION One of the most surprising Christian heroes in the entire tradition, I think, is Constantine. He is, first of all, a successful general. He is also the son of a successful ...
Christian nationalism like we see today does not represent Christianity. It distorts the message of Christianity and repels people from truth of Jesus.
Christians are called to follow Jesus and reject coercive forms of religious and political power, to live lives of love and ...
When evaluating how Christianity adopted this firm stance on monogamy, Lawrence suggests it can be traced back to Constantine ...
The origins of Christianity is the greatest story never told. Just under three centuries passed between Jesus’ crucifixion and A.D. 325, when Constantine the Great convened the Council of Nicaea.
Following his battlefield conversion, Constantine established Christianity as the official religion of Rome, and he decided that Christ's birth should become a major focus of the Christian year.
Around six years later, back in Italy, Constantine converted from paganism to Christianity. His "epiphany" was said to have happened on the eve of battle with a competing Emperor, Maxentius.
Constantine's adoption of Christianity allowed this small persecuted religion to sweep throughout Europe as the empire's power waned.
Michael Portillo investigates the legacy of the Roman Emperor Constantine - the man who transformed Christianity from a clandestine handful of followers of Jesus Christ into one of the world's ...