Power and Rhetoric in the Ecclesiastical Correspondence of Constantine the Great

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This volume closely examines patterns of rhetoric in surviving correspondence by the Roman emperor Constantine on conflicts among Christians that occurred during his reign, primarily the \u0091Donatist schism\u0092 and \u0091Arian controversy\u0092.\nCommonly remembered as the \u0091first Christian emperor\u0092 of the Roman Empire, Constantine\u0092s rule sealed a momentous alliance between church and state for more than a millennium. His well-known involvement with Christianity led him to engage with two major disputes that divided his Christian subjects: the \u0091Donatist schism\u0092 centred, from the emperor's perspective, on determining the rightful bishop of Carthage, and the so-called \u0091Arian controversy\u0092, a theological conflict about the proper understanding of the Son's divine nature in relation to that of the Father. This\n\nPower and Rhetoric in the Ecclesiastical Correspondence of Constantine the Great\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is;