Church and World: Eusebius's, Augustine's, and Yoder's Interpretations of the Constantinian Shift

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Abstract


"In the world but not of it"-an expression that has been interpreted in a multitude of ways. To provide answers true to the context in which the Western church now finds itself, it is worth first investigating how the question has been answered in the past. In determining what to do today, it helps to understand how we got here in the first place.

At the beginning of the fourth century, people were persecuted for being Christians; by the end of the fourth century, people were persecuted for not being Christians. This book is an academic investigation of how three paradigmatic theologians interpreted this so-called Constantinian shift: Eusebius of Caesarea (ca. 260-339), Augustine of Hippo (354-430), and John Howard Yoder (1927-1997). Surprising similarities between the theology of Eusebius and Yoder become apparent, and underlying theological structures of how to interpret what it looks like to be the Church today are revealed.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationEugene, Oregon
PublisherPickwick Publications
Number of pages168
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5326-5154-0
ISBN (Print)978-1-5326-5152-6, 978-1-5326-5153-3
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NamePrinceton Theological Monograph Series

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Religious Studies

Free keywords

  • Constantinian Shift
  • Dogmatics
  • Eusebius
  • Augustine
  • Yoder

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