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State and Church Power Under Constantine and Its Aftermath
The author argues Sozomen shows Constantine’s laws allied Church and State to persecute dissenters after Nicea. He notes mainstream clergy used secular power, persecuting nonconformists like the Novatians and Montanists, and warns modern Christians to keep spiritual power separate from state authority. He laments church establishment and urges unity to end worldly influence on religion.
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Sozomen
Constantine
Nice
Universal Church
Christ
Phrygia
Montanus
St. Paul
St. Peter
Socrates
Theodosius
Mr. Froude
Elizabeth
Church of God
Porphyry
Ossar
Harry
England
James II
Victoria
God
Thomas W. Mossman