When Jesus became God : the struggle to define christianity during the last days of Rome /

"Three hundred years after Jesus' crucifixion, the Roman Empire witnessed the first major turning point in the history of Christianity. The violent debate, now known as the Arian Controversy, lasted more than sixty years, dividing the Roman Empire and forever changing the face of the Chris...

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Main Author: Rubenstein, Richard E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harcourt, 2000.
Edition:1st Harvest ed.
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