1. The Conversion of Constantine
Constantine was partially (officially) Christian, he prepared the way for the struggle of Christianity which mounted in intensity throughout the century. It seems his notion was to build a Christian city (Constantinople), but yet he kept his office of Pontifex Maximus and maintained the imperial cult. Constantine gave his Christian organization of the Sate a center free from any touch of paganism. Alfoldi concludes that the Emperor was, as Phillstorgius felt, just as brutal and decided as he was farsighted and intelligent; to practical and hurried to feel any scruples as to ways and means, he could be in turn either loyal and a mild, crafty and treacherous. He was a man of action!
by: Moses Hadas /The Conversion of Constantine and Pagan Rome by Andrew Alföldi; Translated by Harold Mattingly Review Pages 423-424/Oxford Press, Clarendon Press, 1948
2. The impact of the Fall of the Western Empire on the Church
The decline of the Western Roman Empire resulted in the rise of the church, and was set in motion by the appearance of the Huns around 370. The western Empire bowed to many invaders of their land, and disappeared around 476. Since the invaders/barbarians were less sophisticated, the only established organization of body was the Christian Church. The local governance in the old Roman provinces/or religious dioceses soon defaulted in the absence of a so called secular ruler, and the land reverted to religious leaders and bishops. Thus the church was no longer religious leaders but rulers and commanders of the military with all legal powers. Since the Roman garasons left, the church had to ensure their survival by replacing all the outgoing soldiers.
The Church in the Middle Ages/by Ostrowski, Marius/History review/12/2006
3. The role of heretical Christianity on the advent of Islam
Heretical Christianity played no part in the rise of Islam at all. The Nestorians and Jacobeans who considered heretical by the Catholic Church however did cooperate with the Islam conquerors. The only connection to them was when Mohammed found out and learned about the values and the beliefs of Christians. He denounced the Trinity and referred to its members as: the Father, the Son and Mary. Mohammed crafted this vision in 610 A.D. and within 80 years of his death, the Islam religion spread throughout Egypt, North Africa, and the Middle East.
by Speel II, C.J/The Disappearance of Christianity from North Africa in the Wake of the Rise of Islam.” Church History 29
Constantine was partially (officially) Christian, he prepared the way for the struggle of Christianity which mounted in intensity throughout the century. It seems his notion was to build a Christian city (Constantinople), but yet he kept his office of Pontifex Maximus and maintained the imperial cult. Constantine gave his Christian organization of the Sate a center free from any touch of paganism. Alfoldi concludes that the Emperor was, as Phillstorgius felt, just as brutal and decided as he was farsighted and intelligent; to practical and hurried to feel any scruples as to ways and means, he could be in turn either loyal and a mild, crafty and treacherous. He was a man of action!
by: Moses Hadas /The Conversion of Constantine and Pagan Rome by Andrew Alföldi; Translated by Harold Mattingly Review Pages 423-424/Oxford Press, Clarendon Press, 1948
2. The impact of the Fall of the Western Empire on the Church
The decline of the Western Roman Empire resulted in the rise of the church, and was set in motion by the appearance of the Huns around 370. The western Empire bowed to many invaders of their land, and disappeared around 476. Since the invaders/barbarians were less sophisticated, the only established organization of body was the Christian Church. The local governance in the old Roman provinces/or religious dioceses soon defaulted in the absence of a so called secular ruler, and the land reverted to religious leaders and bishops. Thus the church was no longer religious leaders but rulers and commanders of the military with all legal powers. Since the Roman garasons left, the church had to ensure their survival by replacing all the outgoing soldiers.
The Church in the Middle Ages/by Ostrowski, Marius/History review/12/2006
3. The role of heretical Christianity on the advent of Islam
Heretical Christianity played no part in the rise of Islam at all. The Nestorians and Jacobeans who considered heretical by the Catholic Church however did cooperate with the Islam conquerors. The only connection to them was when Mohammed found out and learned about the values and the beliefs of Christians. He denounced the Trinity and referred to its members as: the Father, the Son and Mary. Mohammed crafted this vision in 610 A.D. and within 80 years of his death, the Islam religion spread throughout Egypt, North Africa, and the Middle East.
by Speel II, C.J/The Disappearance of Christianity from North Africa in the Wake of the Rise of Islam.” Church History 29