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Constantine has become a controversial figure in recent years, having been attacked by both secularists and Christians who believe that the Church’s purity was diluted as a result of his actions. Peter Leithart’s Defending Constantine reasserts the traditional positive view of the emperor.
Nicene Creed and the Canons of the Council of Nicea
Theodosius’s edict banning religions other than Christianity
Luke Timothy Johnson’s The Creed is an examination of the meaning and historical significance of the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed by one of the most respected (and respectful) scholars of early church history.
Philip Jenkins’s recent book Jesus Wars is a good overview of the debates within the early Church on the nature of Jesus.
Writings of St. Ambrose

Official Christianity – Quiz

By the fourth century, some bishops called ___________ or __________ had a measure of authority over other bishops.
Pope Gelasius I formulated the ____________ theory of authority in the church and state.
Pope ___________ played an important role in shaping the definition of Christ’s nature that was agreed to at the Council of ___________ in 451.
The Council of _________ in 325 led to a condemnation of Arianism and the promulgation of a creed that stated Jesus was of the same substance as God the Father.
The doctrine of ____________ holds that the bishop of Rome, as the successor of St. Peter, is the foremost authority in the Church on earth.
___________, the bishop of Milan, had an important dispute with the emperor ___________ over church authority in the late fourth century.
____________ was an early Christian heresy which claimed that Jesus did not have a physical body.

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