Jesus Wars by Philip Jenkins
How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for Centuries
A concise, narrative examination of the turbulent fourth- and fifth-century battles over Christology, showing how theological disputes about the nature of Jesus became inseparable from political maneuvering, imperial power, and personal rivalries; it traces the Arian controversy, the roles of rival bishops and emperors, the formative councils and creeds, and the methods—persuasion, coercion, exile, and violence—used to suppress alternative Christianities, arguing that what became orthodox Christianity was as much a product of politics and human ambition as of pure theology.
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