Constantine and the Bishops The Politics of Intolerance

Name: Constantine and the Bishops The Politics of Intolerance
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ISBN: 9780801871047

ISBN-10: 0801871042

ISBN-13: 9780801871047

Edition: 2000

Authors: H. A. Drake

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Historians who viewed imperial Rome in terms of a conflict between pagans and Christians have often regarded the emperor Constantine's conversion as the triumph of Christianity over paganism. But in Constantine and the Bishops, historian H. A. Drake offers a fresh and more nuanced understanding of Constantine's rule and, especially, of his relations with Christians. Constantine, Drake suggests, was looking not only for a god in whom to believe but also a policy he could adopt. Uncovering the political motivations behind Constantine's policies, Drake shows how those policies were constructed to ensure the stability of the empire and fulfill Constantine's imperial duty in securing the favor…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 9/17/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 632
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.46" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

H. A. Drake is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara.



List of Illustrations


Preface



Preliminaries



Constantinople, A.D. 335



The Game of Empire



The Church Becomes a Player



Opportunities



The Old Guard Changes



In Search of a Vision



Building a Coalition



Consequences



Consensus Politics



Controlling the Message



Controlling the Agenda



Unintended Consequences



The Fine Print



Power Players



Milan, 390



The First Sirmondian Constitution


Notes


Works Cited


Index