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The Church and the Roman Empire (AD 301–490)
by
Mike Aquilina
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Publication date: 2019-09-13
ISBN: 9781594717895
ISBN: 9781594717895
Suspense, politics, sin, death, sex, and redemption: Not the plot of the latest
crime novel, but elements of the true history of the Catholic Church.
Larger-than-life saints such as Athanasius of Alexandria, Jerome, Augustine,
and political figures such as Emperor Constantine played an important part in
the history of the Christianity. In The Church and the Roman Empire (AD 301–
490), popular Catholic author Mike Aquilina gives readers a vivid and engaging
account of how Christianity developed and expanded as the Roman Empire
declined.
Aquilina explores the dramatic backstory of the Council of Nicaea and why
Christian unity and belief are still expressed by the Nicene Creed. He also sets
the record straight about commonly held misconceptions about the Catholic
Church. Readers may be surprised to learn:
• The Edict of Milan didn’t just legalize Christianity; it also established religious
tolerance for all faiths for the first time in history.
• The growth of Christianity inspired a more merciful society: Crucifixion was
abolished; the practice of throwing prisoners to wild beasts for entertainment
was outlawed; and slave owners were punished for killing their slaves.
• When Rome fell, not many people at the time noticed.
Aquilina brings Church history to life in The Church and the Roman Empire,
enabling Catholics to more deeply consider the true origins of the creed that
unites us, the Bible we read, and the liturgy we celebrate.
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