Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs Three Queens And Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe For The Next 1 500 Years

This book tells the story of how four patriarchs, three queens, and two emperors decided which Christians would believe in the next 500 years. This was a very important decision, as it shaped what Christians believe today.

The Fifth-Century Political Battles That Forever Changed the ChurchIn this fascinating account of the surprisingly violent fifth-century church, PhilipJenkins describes how political maneuvers by a handful of powerful charactersshaped Christian doctrine. Were it not for these battles, todays church could beteaching something very different about the nature of Jesus, and the papacy as weknow it would never have come into existence. Jesus Wars reveals the profoundimplications of what amounts to an accident of history: that one faction ofRoman emperors and militia-wielding bishops defeated another.