Christianity was a persecuted, minority religion within the Roman Empire until, in the year 312, the Western Emperor Constantine decreed toleration for the Christian Church, and became its patron, endowing it with land, buildings, wealth, and a status it had never before attained. Throughout history, many have claimed that Constantine's embrace damaged the Church by allying it to wealth and power, corrupting its message, and has been the source of criticism for many centuries. "By This Sign Conquer: the Conversion of Constantine," discusses the historical background to this momentous event, and also outlines the long standing controversy over the effect Constantine's embrace of Christianity had on the Church, from Enlightenment philosophes to Dan Brown.
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