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Knowles and Penkett introduce readers to the world of the early church and to one of the giants of Christianity—Augustine of Hippo. From his birth in North Africa and his days as a free-living young man, through his mid-life conversion to Christianity and career as bishop of Hippo, Augustine’s story has inspired generations for over 1600 years. The Church Father’s greatness lay in his ability to...

In 313, Constantine inaugurated a policy of religious freedom. Christians were allowed to worship freely and all their property was restored that had been confiscated or destroyed in the persecution since 303. Constantine wanted to unite the Christian Church to the empire and concerned himself with the issues that divided the Church. He summoned councils, going to great lengths to ensure that bishops could attend from all over the empire; but he did not control the Church in any legal way, nor was
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