Al, Zach, John Luke, and Christian connect the hidden influence of faithful mothers from Constantine’s mom to Miss Kay with the way one unknown believer can change history through a single faithful conversation. The guys look at Constantine’s complicated legacy, from the Nicene Creed and the spread of Christianity to his violent family history and deathbed baptism. They also connect ancient Rome’s struggle over faith, power, and paganism to modern America’s temptation to make Jesus smaller than politics, party loyalty, personal peace, or cultural identity.

In this episode: 1 John 4, verse 8; 1 John 4, verse 10; John 1, verses 1–14; Philippians 2, verses 5–11; 1 John 2, verses 18–23; 2 John 1, verse 7; John 17, verse 3; Acts 17, verse 24

Today’s conversation is about Lesson 10 of Ancient Christianity taught by visiting Hillsdale Professor of History Kenneth Calvert. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/.

More about Ancient Christianity:

Christ entered the world during the reign of Caesar Augustus. The tensions between Christianity and the Roman Empire shaped the daily practice of the Christian faith and led many Romans to distrust and persecute the early Christians. But Christianity also benefitted from the Roman world. And when Rome collapsed in the West, Christianity provided the hope for preserving civilization.

In this free, eleven-lecture course, Professor Kenneth Calvert will explore:

- How the Jewish, Greek, and Roman cultures all contributed to preparing the world to hear the Gospel.
- Why many Romans distrusted and persecuted the early Christians.
- The inspiring stories of Christ, His apostles, and faithful ones throughout the first four centuries of Christianity.
- The arguments of key early Christian apologists—Ignatius, Irenaeus, Justin, Athanasius, and more—who defended and defined the Christian faith amidst the animosity of the Roman world.
- The conversion of Constantine and how he brought stability to Rome, and how the rivalry between his sons almost returned Rome to paganism.
- How Augustine’s writings helped preserve the message of Christianity during the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West.

You will discover the uncertainties, trials, and triumphs of the earliest Christians as they confronted controversies within the faith and persecutions from outside it.

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Chapters
00:00 Constantine’s Mom & the Holy Sites
06:07 Unknown Christians Who Changed History
12:09  Constantine’s Deathbed Baptism
16:57 A Violent Empire After Constantine
23:20 Arianism, Paganism & the Fight over Jesus
28:17 Politics without God Turns Tyrannical
34:04 America’s Debt to the Nicene Creed
39:14 Athanasius Stands for the Incarnation
44:10 Jesus Is Bigger Than Any Government

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