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  1  2,1 |                  Constantine and Christianity~The cultural and religious
  2  2,1 |         came into collision with Christianity, which received official
  3  2,1 |        for mutual agreement. But Christianity and pagan Hellenism did
  4  2,1 |          Great. During his reign Christianity stepped for the first time
  5  2,1 |          of nations or states to Christianity has usually taken place
  6  2,1 |     desires appeared, which only Christianity could satisfy.~ When a moment
  7  2,1 |          official recognition of Christianity and the transfer of the
  8  2,1 |         studying the position of Christianity in Constantine’s time scholars
  9  2,1 |        Why did Constantine favor Christianity? Should his attitude be
 10  2,1 |  political wisdom? Did he see in Christianity merely a means of gaining
 11  2,1 |  political aims? Or did he adopt Christianity because of his own inner
 12  2,1 |         spiritual leaning toward Christianity?~ The main difficulty in
 13  2,1 |          could be no question of Christianity and paganism, of a conscious
 14  2,1 |           having recognized that Christianity was bound to become a world
 15  2,1 |        to paganism as well as to Christianity. To look for any system
 16  2,1 |     Harnack, in The Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries,[
 17  2,1 |         a study of the status of Christianity in individual provinces
 18  2,1 |          from country districts. Christianity was a religion of towns
 19  2,1 |           But alongside of this, Christianity had already penetrated deep
 20  2,1 |      wider or narrower spread of Christianity, Harnack analyzed the position
 21  2,1 |         analyzed the position of Christianity in each category and concluded
 22  2,1 |        any event, the victory of Christianity all over Asia Minor was
 23  2,1 |    Constantine’s attitude toward Christianity must be dropped. A great
 24  2,1 |    became aware of the fact that Christianity in its fundamental dogmas
 25  2,1 |      taken by Constantine toward Christianity were but secondary causes
 26  2,1 |        the supernatural power of Christianity itself.[11]~ Opinions of
 27  2,1 |        as his real conversion to Christianity; he actually adopted the
 28  2,1 |       sun was a serious rival to Christianity. It is certain that Constantine
 29  2,1 |          as the sole champion of Christianity. According to Grégoire,
 30  2,1 |       policy of tolerance toward Christianity. Schoenebeck, the German
 31  2,1 |          Maxentius a champion of Christianity in his section of the Empire
 32  2,1 |    Constantine’s leanings toward Christianity, his political schemes were
 33  2,1 |         upon his attitude toward Christianity, which could be helpful
 34  2,1 |    understood that in the future Christianity would be the main unifying
 35  2,1 |        of Constantine the Great, Christianity received official permission
 36  2,1 |        The first decree favoring Christianity was issued in 311 by Galerius,
 37  2,1 |    Constantine and Licinius gave Christianity the same rights enjoyed
 38  2,1 |          speak of the triumph of Christianity in Constantine’s time. To
 39  2,1 |          s time. To Constantine, Christianity seemed compatible with paganism.
 40  2,1 |         that he not only allowed Christianity to exist but actually placed
 41  2,1 |          in the history of early Christianity. The Edict of Nicomedia,
 42  2,1 |         the reign of Constantine Christianity was placed above all other
 43  2,1 |          but the predominance of Christianity.[32] When the question of
 44  2,1 | dominance or the equal rights of Christianity is raised, the decision
 45  2,1 |     merely grant equal rights to Christianity as a definite religious
 46  2,1 |      from a legal point of view, Christianity was placed in an entirely
 47  2,1 |       the original conception of Christianity as a kingdom “not of this
 48  2,2 |       next to the recognition of Christianity, was the foundation of a
 49  2,2 |          been forced to grant to Christianity its victorious position,
 50  2,2 |       would have done no harm to Christianity. But by his timely transfer
 51  2,2 |        setting for the spread of Christianity.[52]~ ~Following the period
 52  2,2 |        to glorify the triumph of Christianity in putting an end to the
 53  2,2 |          exist side by side with Christianity, but at times it even found
 54  2,2 |          during his reign, while Christianity in its Arian interpretation
 55  2,2 |        with disdain. He despised Christianity and attributed the solution
 56  2,2 |   serious menace was threatening Christianity. Julian invited the dissenting
 57  2,2 |        would consent to renounce Christianity. There were many cases of
 58  2,2 |          But the act which dealt Christianity the most painful blow was
 59  2,2 |         endangered the future of Christianity. Gibbon quite justly remarked: “
 60  2,2 |    chosen atheism,”[86] that is, Christianity. The predominance of Christians
 61  2,3 |         Great and the triumph of Christianity. — During the reign of Julian’
 62  2,3 |    follower of the Nicene Creed, Christianity was restored to its former
 63  2,3 |   associated with the triumph of Christianity. His decided preference
 64  2,3 |    Julian.~ In the third century Christianity began to spread among the
 65  2,3 |         to the Goths he preached Christianity according to the Arian doctrine
 66  2,3 |    language. The spread of Arian Christianity among the Goths was of great
 67  2,3 |         For his great service to Christianity in its struggle with paganism
 68  2,3 |       Creed the dominant form of Christianity, failed to achieve church
 69  2,3 |        in spite of the fact that Christianity had been officially pronounced
 70  2,3 |        neo-Platonist who adopted Christianity, In the year 399 A.D. he
 71  2,3 |  unusually favorable position of Christianity in Persia during the reign
 72  2,3 |         of becoming converted to Christianity. In reality, however, Yezdegerd
 73  2,4 |         Catholicos. From Persia, Christianity in its Nestorian form spread
 74  2,4 |        elsewhere. The triumph of Christianity at the end of the fourth
 75  2,4 |         embraces the period when Christianity became the state religion,
 76  2,5 |    relations established between Christianity and the ancient pagan world
 77  2,5 |  considered it reconcilable with Christianity, others denied that pagan
 78  2,5 |         of ancient paganism with Christianity tended to draw together
 79  2,5 |        between pagan culture and Christianity was by no means settled
 80  2,5 |     gradually being converted to Christianity, which received a particularly
 81  2,5 |   important questions. Meanwhile Christianity was gradually absorbing
 82  2,5 |     period of gradual triumph of Christianity under Constantine and participated
 83  2,5 |      first to write a history of Christianity, embracing that subject
 84  2,5 |    showed great tolerance toward Christianity. His history is an important
 85  2,5 |    furthered the rapid growth of Christianity. Three elements — Christianity,
 86  2,5 |   Christianity. Three elements — Christianity, Hellenism, and the Orient —
 87  3,1 |          el Mandeb, and restored Christianity in this country. We are
 88  3,1 |      Byzantine Emperor protected Christianity in general, whether it was
 89  3,1 |          regarded every gain for Christianity as an essential political,
 90  3,4 |         converted to Monophysite Christianity, and the convert king joined
 91  3,5 |         time. Both Hellenism and Christianity must have influenced the
 92  3,7 | considered it his duty to spread Christianity beyond the boundaries of
 93  3,16|          of the struggle between Christianity and paganism by revealing
 94  4,1 |     century. In the city of Hira Christianity, in its Nestorian form,
 95  4,1 |         influence of Judaism and Christianity, with which the Arabs had
 96  4,1 |   influence of other religions — Christianity, Judaism, and to some extent
 97  4,1 |          more closely related to Christianity than to Judaism.”[32] Muhammed
 98  4,1 |          appearance of Muhammed. Christianity prevailed in the southwest
 99  4,1 |   attitude of early Islam toward Christianity and Judaism is well known.
100  4,1 |         the official adoption of Christianity, still remained in their
101  4,1 |      among the Berbers, however, Christianity still continued to exist
102  5,3 |          religious atmosphere of Christianity.”[28] Throughout the eighth
103  5,4 |      image-worship, and “restore Christianity to its original purity.”
104  5,4 |         the fourth century, when Christianity received legal sanction
105  5,8 |        the eye and foundation of Christianity,” in the exaggerated words
106  5,8 |  conversion of the Bulgarians to Christianity.~ The Christian faith had
107  5,8 |           there is no doubt that Christianity began to spread in Bulgaria
108  5,8 |       The conversion of Boris to Christianity was prompted by the political
109  5,8 |       came to Bulgaria to spread Christianity among the natives. About
110  5,8 |          his people also adopted Christianity. The story that the two
111  5,8 |       credited with having saved Christianity and the rising western civilization;
112  5,8 |          and the purification of Christianity. The religious reforms of
113  5,8 |        Bulgarian king, Boris, to Christianity, in which the interests
114  6   |        and Russia, upon adopting Christianity from Byzantium, entered
115  6,2 |           Freedom to change from Christianity to Muhammedanism or vice
116  6,3 |        had only recently adopted Christianity.~ After the accession of
117  6,4 |          conversion of Russia to Christianity. In the ninth decade of
118  6,4 |      Anna, and promise to accept Christianity and convert his people.
119  6,4 |   whether Russia’s conversion to Christianity took place in 988 or in
120  6,7 |     number of attempts to spread Christianity among pagan and heterodox
121  6,7 |          convert the Russians to Christianity, but very little light has
122  6,7 |          of the Empire to accept Christianity.~ The deposition of Photius
123  6,8 |     wisdom with the new ideas of Christianity in the development of universal
124  6,8 |          of the struggle between Christianity and Muhammedanism.~ The
125  7,1 |         the two world religions, Christianity and Islam — the struggle
126  7,1 |        that “most of transmarine Christianity is being destroyed by the
127  7,1 | Byzantium, the chief defender of Christianity in the East. The aid procured
128  7,1 |          first duty was to serve Christianity by defending their own land,
129  7,1 |          sacrificing champion of Christianity and of civilization, in
130  7,1 |    against the common enemies of Christianity.” Besides the fact that
131  7,1 |         the general interests of Christianity and following only his own
132  7,2 |      character of a duel between Christianity and Islam.”~ Frederick Barbarossa
133  8,11|        to convert the Mongols to Christianity. But in the first version
134  8,11|        if the latter had adopted Christianity, he should march with all
135  8,11|       Holy Father this lesson in Christianity, the infidels returned to
136  9,6 |          privileged defenders of Christianity against Islam,” were at
137  9,9 |           One of the two eyes of Christianity was plucked out; one of
138  9,9 |          of the chief centers of Christianity, schismatic though it was
139  9,9 |         victory of Christ”; that Christianity, doubtless, is strong enough
140  9,9 |        not hope for what I want. Christianity has no longer a head: neither
141  9,9 |          take up arms? Look upon Christianity! Italy, you say, is pacified.
142  9,13|         western Europe to defend Christianity. This leaning to the West
143  9,18|         paganism on the ruins of Christianity by establishing neo-Platonic