belief where there is only one god‚ whereas Roman religion is a polytheistic religion which is the belief in many gods. Persecutions occurred as a result of this difference. There were many time throughout this time until Constantine the Great ended it all. In 313 C.E. Constantine ended the persecutions‚ and this would lead to toleration of Christianity. Now Christianity would spread throughout the empire more rapidly than ever. In 395‚ Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire
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sentence. Ranging from a simple dismissal of the case to a very rare edict of the death penalty‚ most Christians were subjected to torture and longer periods of imprisonment in order to persuade them to dismiss their Christian beliefs. The author Eusebius quotes a letter from Dionysius of Alexandria to the Bishop of Antioch‚ Fabius‚ which describes the scene of the persecutions in Alexandria. Dionysius explains that all of the Christians were afraid and most of which came forward and dismissed their
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below the surface of the text resonate with signals from below the surface of the text‚ allowing the gospel to say more than it otherwise might seem to be saying. Since the gospel’s humor constitutes a form of commentary that is by saying definition implicit‚ our task is to make some of the humorous explicit‚ and to consider how the humorous elements function and how they relate to the gospel’s message.” It is not very important about John’s gospel date because “one of the points urged by those
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nature. Irene of Athens was married to Leo IV and was the mother of Constantine VI. Her time as empress resulted in actions that were seen as less than desirable of a ruler but her commissions and images immortalized her as a pious ruler. The prime accusation concerned the deposition of her son since his own actions did not justify the empress’s actions. When Leo IV died‚ Irene became regent and eventually order that Constantine be blinded in order to secure her own position as empress. In this manner
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Nelson Mandela’s famous quote “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin‚ or his background or his religion”. Skeeter was born just like all the other white babies‚ but her childhood memories and her mindset made her the person she is today. Kathryn Stockett uses the character of Skeeter to tell readers that no matter what skin color you are‚ white or black its your deed to help each other regardless of the circumstances. The character Skeeter shows this by caring for
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there is not one theorist or theory that embraces or defines multicultural psychology completely. The history of multicultural psychology is attached to an interest in multicultural issues within the counseling and psychology fields (Reynolds & Constantine‚ 2004). In other words‚ multicultural psychology naturally emerged. The civil rights movement would see the beginnings of change and as society was more cognizant of different racial groups‚ the profession
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written with the intent to prove why Arians could not be Christians. In his work‚ Athanasius explains how if Christ was not God‚ then Christ’s blood could not redemptive. Although Constantine is credited as the political giant of the Nicene Age‚ Athanasius was the major theological influence (Schaff‚ 1910‚ p. 885). Constantine legalized Christianity‚ but Athanasius was the one who explained it. Athanasius highly influenced Christianity in multiple ways. Without him‚ the Trinity would not exist and
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Aibileen you don’t have to call me ‘ma’am’. Not here.”(169). After a few months‚ Aibileen starts gaining the comfort she needs to talk with Skeeter. Aibileen also talks about Skeeter’s previous maid‚ Constantine. Skeeter learns why left so suddenly and went to Chicago. “Remember I told you Constantine had a daughter. Well‚ Lulabella was her name. Law she came out pale as snow.Grew hair color a hay”(358). She also finds out that he died‚ after 3 weeks. This gives Skeeter a boost of
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Introduction- Explanation of the Council of Nicea The First Council of Nicea was congregated by the Roman emperor Constantine in 325 AD. It was the first ecumenical conference of Bishops in the Christian Church and the purpose was to formulate one final understanding of Jesus Christ instead of there being many inaccurate teachings of Him. This led to the creation of the Nicene Creed‚ a uniform statement of the Christian faith. The Council came to an agreement in the Church of Alexandria over the
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett takes place during the 1960s in Jackson Mississippi. During this period‚ we see the segregation of blacks dominated by the white supremacy in southern United States. In the novel‚ Kathryn Stockett uses the character of Skeeter Phelan‚ an educated white lady who acts on her rebellious nature by breaking the stereotype of segregation in society. She achieves this by creating a unique bond with the black maids‚ by not living a stereotypical white life‚ and by writing about
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