AD 381
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159020171X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Church was acquiescing in the overwhelming power of the emperor. Why has Theodosius's revolution been airbrushed from the historical record? In this groundbreaking new book, acclaimed historian Charles Freeman shows that the council was in fact a sham, only taking place after Theodosius's decree had become law. Yet surprisingly, the popular histories claim that the Christian Church reached a consensus on the Trinity at the Council of Constantinople in AD 381. This edict defined Christian orthodoxy and brought to an end a lively and wide-ranging debate about the nature of God; all other interpretations were now declared heretical. A provoking and timely examination of one of the most important times in Church history. In AD 381, Theodosius
Shedding New Light On A Forgotten Past AD 381 refers to the year in which Emperor Theodosius I announced a new law requiring his subjects in the Roman world to believe in the Trinity. In promulgating this law, the Emperor hoped to settle a vexatious issue and restore law and order in his realms. Law and order was restored, after a fashion, but at the cost of massive persecutions not just of non-believers but also of Christians who held different views on the nature of Christ and his relationship to God a. a compelling argument for what became "orthodox" _A.D. 381_ takes its name from the Second Ecumenical Council (the Council of Constantinople) which confirmed the Nicene Creed. It was also a major step in the consolidation of relations between the Christian church and the Roman state. Freeman convincingly argues that this council (and the Roman Emperor, Theodosius who convened it) conscienciously began to narrow not only Church dogma, but the intellectucal life of Europe as well, with profound and long-lasting cons. Peter S. Bradley said A well-written but fundamentally biased look at the formation of Christendom.. Charles Freeman's "A.D.A well-written but fundamentally biased look at the formation of Christendom. Charles Freeman's "A.D.381" is an interesting and engaging historical examination of the relatively over-looked period during which Christianity consolidated its hold over the Roman Empire. It is unfortunately marked by an ideological debt to Edward Gibbons' thesis that the Fall of Rome was the triumph of barbarism and Christianity."A.D. 381" is quite excellent in looking at the players and events that often remain obscure in most histories of the late Roman Empire,. 81" is an interesting and engaging historical examination of the relatively over-looked period during which Christianity consolidated its hold over the Roman Empire. It is unfortunately marked by an ideological debt to Edward Gibbons' thesis that the Fall of Rome was the triumph of barbarism and Christianity."A.D. A well-written but fundamentally biased look at the formation of Christendom. Charles Freeman's "A.D.381" is an interesting and engaging historical examination of the relatively over-looked period during which Christianity consolidated its hold over the Roman Empire. It is unfortunately marked by an ideological debt to Edward Gibbons' thesis that the Fall of Rome was the triumph of barbarism and Christianity."A.D. 381" is quite excellent in looking at the players and events that often remain obscure in most histories of the late Roman Empire,. 81" is quite excellent in looking at the players and events that often remain obscure in most histories of the late Roman Empire,
381 is a well-argued and -documented study of the rise of the monotheistic state in the late Roman Empire and its aftereffects. Invaluable for all academic collections and of interest for larger public collections as well." -Library Journal. Of the many excellences in Freeman's book, not least are the eloquence, grace, and subtlety of argument with which he presents his case. "A.D
His books include EGYPT, GREECE AND ROME; CIVILIZATIONS OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN; and LEGACIES OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. In more than thirty years, Charles Freeman's travels have taken him to most of the sites mentioned in The Greek Achievement, from Aphrodisias to Olympia, from Troy to Delphi. . He has dug on all th