Christianity, Private Power, and the Law from Decius to Constantine: The Minimalist View

Kate Cooper

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This essay considers the development in the third and fourth centuries of the idea of a "universal church" and the transition from private power to corporate institutional polity as the basis of authority within the churches, in light of "minimalist revolution" in our understanding of Roman law and government over the last few decades.

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