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IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY

IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY. 312-590 Roman Emperor - head of “Christendom”  (government/religion = 1 leader) 312 – end of persecution 590 – rise of the Papacy Within 30 years Roman Emperors go from persecuting Christians to becoming the head of Christianity

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IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY

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  1. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY 312-590 Roman Emperor - head of “Christendom” (government/religion = 1 leader) 312 – end of persecution 590 – rise of the Papacy Within 30 years Roman Emperors go from persecuting Christians to becoming the head of Christianity 312 – Constantine defeats Maxentius at Battle of Milvian Bridge ”In this sign, conquer” 313 – Edict of Milan 380 – Theodosius made it illegal to be a pagan walked through river at sword point - baptized

  2. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY CONSTANTINE: 1)gave tax exemptions to church leaders 2)abolished crucifixion / gladiator games as capital punishment 3)established Sunday as a holiday 4)allowed Christians to build churches

  3. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY NEGATIVES OF EST. CHRISTENDOM: 1)One man had too much authority “Absolute power corrupts absolutely” 2)Church hierarchy emulated Roman Govt. Emperor Patriarch Archbishop Bishop Priests start of viewing Roman Bishop = Pope

  4. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY NEGATIVES OF EST. CHRISTENDOM 3)Mass Converts everyone expected to attend – brought immorality and perversions with them drop in doctrine / purity 4)Ostentation people getting involved for $$ Church losing passion 5)Split in Christendom - 1054

  5. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY THEOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES 325-450 4 main church councils stop heresies In a Theocracy theological problems = political problems to prevent splits you must give “official position” est. statement of faith – simple and thorough

  6. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY 325 COUNCIL OF NICEA Arian Heresy – Jesus was not God, but a created being similar to God, but not of same substance Issued “Athanasian Creed” **Jehovah’s Witness

  7. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY 381 COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE Appollinarian Heresy – Jesus is God in body, but the person he becomes does not have a human mind/soul. Issued “Nicene Creed”

  8. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY 431 COUNCIL OF EPHESUS Nestorian Heresy – Jesus is God and man, but the human mind/soul did not interact with the divine. 451 COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON Eutichian Heresy – Jesus is fully divine and human, but Jesus the human was absorbed into the divine. -[not a complete human] Issued “Chalcedonian Creed”

  9. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY RISE OF HERMITS and MONASTERIES Before Constantine to be holy you witnessed Suffered said “NO” to Roman immorality After Constantine – how does one show holiness since everyone is supposed to be Christian?

  10. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY As Immortality and Roman influence INCREASED in the Church GODLY MEN/WOMEN LEFT THE CITIES AND ISOLATED THEMSELVES TO KEEP “HOLY” – stayed in desert = HERMITS BUT it is hard to be holy as a lonely Hermit, so began to join together to create MONASTERIES self-contained did not have to “contaminate” with city life

  11. IMPERIAL CHRISTIANITY MONKS Preserved SCHOLASTICISM,MORALITY, and PIETY, especially during slow decline of Christianity during the “DARK AGES” Jerome– studied Hebrew translated Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin Benedict – “Benedictine Rules” vows of chastity, obedience, poverty

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