The Life and Legacy of Constantine

Released on by M. Shane Bjornlie
preview-18

  • The Life and Legacy of Constantine Book Detail

  • Author : M. Shane Bjornlie
  • Release Date : 2016-07-15
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 251
  • ISBN 13 : 1317025660
  • File Size : 28,28 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

The Life and Legacy of Constantine by M. Shane Bjornlie PDF Summary

Book Description: The transformation from the classical period to the medieval has long been associated with the rise of Christianity. This association has deeply influenced the way that modern audiences imagine the separation of the classical world from its medieval and early modern successors. The role played in this transformation by Constantine as the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire has also profoundly shaped the manner in which we frame Late Antiquity and successive periods as distinctively Christian. The modern demarcation of the post-classical period is often inseparable from the reign of Constantine. The attention given to Constantine as a liminal figure in this historical transformation is understandable. Constantine’s support of Christianity provided the religion with unprecedented public respectability and public expressions of that support opened previously unimagined channels of social, political and economic influence to Christians and non-Christians alike. The exact nature of Constantine’s involvement or intervention has been the subject of continuous and densely argued debate. Interpretations of the motives and sincerity of his conversion to Christianity have characterized, with various results, explanations of everything from the religious culture of the late Roman state to the dynamics of ecclesiastical politics. What receives less-frequent attention is the fact that our modern appreciation of Constantine as a pivotal historical figure is itself a direct result of the manner in which Constantine’s memory was constructed by the human imagination over the course of centuries. This volume offers a series of snapshots of moments in that process from the fourth to the sixteenth century.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The Life and Legacy of Constantine books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The Life and Legacy of Constantine

The Life and Legacy of Constantine

File Size : 27,27 MB
Total View : 7028 Views
DOWNLOAD

The transformation from the classical period to the medieval has long been associated with the rise of Christianity. This association has deeply influenced the

Legends of the Ancient World

Legends of the Ancient World

File Size : 47,47 MB
Total View : 2297 Views
DOWNLOAD

*Discusses the legends surrounding Constantine's conversion to Christianity*Includes excerpts from Eusebius's biography of Constantine. *Includes pictures depic

The Life and Legacy of Constantine

The Life and Legacy of Constantine

File Size : 1,1 MB
Total View : 9423 Views
DOWNLOAD

The transformation from the classical period to the medieval has long been associated with the rise of Christianity. This association has deeply influenced the

Rethinking Constantine

Rethinking Constantine

File Size : 78,78 MB
Total View : 1718 Views
DOWNLOAD

Constantine's life - his career, faith and relationship to the church - raises questions for Christians and for historians that cannot be ignored. Scholars cont