Church Building and ‘Caesaropapism,’ A.D. 312-565

<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"...

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Main Author: Deno John Geanakoplos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2003-01-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/11501
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Summary:<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Church construction promoted the faith, glorified the imperial power, and satisfied each emperor’s self-image as God’s representative on earth, and in effect fostered imperial control over the church.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->
ISSN:0017-3916
2159-3159