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Constantine's Conversion, 2004.
An analysis of the Roman Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity.
1,082 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses the mysterious story behind the Roman Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity. The paper explains that due to the lack of historical evidence, there are many speculations surrounding his conversion. The paper contends that one of the most commonly accepted facts is that Constantine saw something when he looked up at the sun that caused him to convert to Christianity.
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"The Roman Emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity is a story filled with intrigue and mystery. Due to the lack of historical evidence, many speculations arise from his conversion. One of the most commonly accepted facts is that Constantine certainly saw something that day in 312 when he looked up at the sun. Some believe that he did see a sign from God. Others believe that Constantine saw ice crystals in the sun's rays. What he saw we will never know but what he did after his vision changed the course of Western history and there can be no doubt that Constantine credited his vision as a sign from the Christian God."
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Emperor Constantine's Christianity, 2003.
An examination of Constantine's conversion to Christianity.
1,452 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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The reasons for and the nature of Constantine?s commitment to Christianity is a complicated issue. By examining Eusebius?s "Life of Constantine", his "Edict of Milan", the laws of Constantine as found in the Codex Theodosius, his architectural undertakings, and the coins he issued, this paper shows that Constantine devoted himself to Christianity because he believed the Christian god afforded his victory at Milvian Bridge. However, through these sources the writer also reveals that the nature of his commitment originally was not of a genuine belief in Christian theology, but rather more of a vague monotheism.
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"When Constantine decided to march against Maxentius in Rome, Eusebius explains that Constantine sought the assistance from a god, knowing that he would need a ?more powerful aid than an army can supply because of the mischievous magical devices practiced by? Maxentius. Eusebius then describes that Constantine had sworn an oath that he had seen a trophy in the shape of a cross resting above the sun with ?By this conquer? attached to it. During the night, God had appeared in his dream with the same trophy, urging him to make a replica and use it as protection against the enemy. Baffled by these events, ?those expert in his words,? members of the clergy, enlightened him about the Christianity of his signs; so, Constantine became ?determined to worship no other god than the one who had appeared.? "
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Scriptural Understanding of Mission and Conversion, 2008.
An in depth study and explanation on mission and conversion and its effect on the Indian Community.
13,982 words (approx. 55.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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The paper is an extensive essay on Christian mission and is addressed in two sections. Firstly the Biblical commentary and the church's interpretation explaining that Christian mission is conversion. The second section attends to scriptural outlooks on conversion. The paper continues and explains how the terms "mission" and "conversion" are interpreted by various commentators and finally looks at how this is all applicable to the Indian community.
Outline:
Introduction
Understanding of mission
Scriptural perspective on conversion
Mission and conversion
Its implications for the church today
Conclusion
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"In this chapter I would like to give some idea and concept of mission as understood by Christians. The Christian mission is rooted in the Holy Scriptures. They and only they alone are able to make man 'wise and able to instruct you for salvation" (2 Tim 3:15). From them Christians derive their message, their mandate, their motivation, and their methodology. Apart from the word of God the missionary movement has neither meaning nor sanction. According to the 'new theology' man is not eternally lost, because God is a loving Father. His all conquering love and his irresistible grace will finally win the last day, and till men will be saved. Indeed, they are already saved by the virtue of Jesus' death on the cross. The task of Today's missionary, then is simply to inform the non-Christians that, without their knowledge or consent, all men are 'in Christ', and as such are part of the new humanity of which he is the head."
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Constantine as a Christian Emperor, 2004.
A discussion on Constantine's religious beliefs and whether he can be considered pagan or Christian for most of his rule.
2,076 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper debates whether the Emperor Constantine can be considered a true Christian Emperor, or whether he was a Roman Emperor who adopted aspects of Christianity. In particular, it looks at his political needs and his establishment of the Senate and other institutions at Constantinople. It also examines his supposed conversion and whether it an be considered genuine or not.
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"The principal primary sources we have for the life of Constantine are Eusebius' Vita Constantina, the writings of Lactantius, and the various edicts which Constantine himself put forward. These sources should be looked at in the context of Christianity and the tradition of Roman historical writing. Since Christianity was a new development, the roman historical traditions were still being taught to bishops and prominent Christian writers. In this tradition the agenda of the writer was exceptionally important; the writer's opinions affected most strongly what would be written down. Eusebius is no exception. 'I would be ashamed of myself if I did not put together what I can, little though it be and poor, for the one who out of his extraordinary devotion to God honoured us all.' Eusebius describes his ultimate goal of honouring Constantine, and throughout the book he commends Constantine highly as a Christian Emperor. "
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Stages of Conversion in Augustine's Confessions, 2002.
An examination of the life of Augustine and his process of conversion to Christianity.
1,120 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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Tracing the life of Augustine, this paper aims to identify the stages of conversion as noted by Augustine himself in his Confessions. The writer examines reasons for his conversion and the historical significance of the conversion itself.
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"Fourth century Rome was a time of many changes. Writers and common society alike pointed out many of the problems within the framework of the Empire. Although many writers, such as Aristides, were quick to point out the virtues of Rome, there were definite undercurrents of uneasiness throughout the empire. Many citizens, fearing the growing climate of immorality and desiring deeper spirituality, turned to a new power: Christianity. There is no work which tells better the allure of Christianity than St. Augustine's Confessions-a work in which a man tells of the stages of his conversion to the religion which was to be the most influential factor in the development of European history. Augustine's main purpose in writing the confessions was to praise God, to extol the wisdom of God and to search for God through prayer. In his Confessions, Augustine describes five stages in his conversion to Christianity: his love of philosophy, sparked by the readings of Cicero's Hortensius; his conversion to and disenchantment with Manichaenism; his meeting of St. Ambrose; his conversion to Platonism, and a final mystical experience which led to his total conversion in 386."
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"Constantine", 2008.
A discussion on Constantine's legalization of Christianity and the evolution of the Church.
2,526 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 76.95
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The paper analyzes the Christian status before Constantine's act of legalizing Christianity, as a premise of defending the idea that his act paved the way for subsequent Christian evolution. The eventual recognition of Christianity and its path ever since is subsequently presented by the paper, along with the potential negative outcomes that may have arisen. The paper determines that, during the period preceding Constantine's legalization of Christianity, the religion consolidated its own faith, characteristics and place among the other religions. With Constantine's recognition, its path opened for a bivalent participation in worldly matters, both for the case of simple individuals, and the case of nation - states.
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Introduction
Christianity before legalization
Legalization of Christianity
Effects of legalization
Potential negative consequences of legalization
Conclusions
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"Initially, Christianity develops around the personality of Jesus Christ, more as "a movement of people around a single charismatic teacher or preacher". The moment of Jesus Christ's death transforms the movement of people into a sect, because these are individuals that have been able to transform real life happenings into something bearing a religious and mystical meaning. The Christian mythology and cosmogony is this born, along with the main writings of the new religion."
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Conversion and Narrative in "Robinson Crusoe", 2006.
An examination of the conversion and narrative in Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe".
3,249 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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In this paper the author looks at the biographical typology of the conversion narrative, the structurally and thematically fixed point of the conversion, the consistent intrusion of a double perspective and the allegories of spiritual progress that appear in Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe". He analyzes these points to show that they all provide the narrative with moments of coherence and meaning. The author looks at "Robinson Crusoe" not as a spiritual autobiography, or even properly a conversion narrative; but as a tangential account of Crusoe's life which intrudes only along the margins of the narrative, with flashes of coherence and pattern that serve to set off the general experience of the narrator. He looks at this as an experience which tends toward wandering, indirectness and confusion. In conclusion, the author states that the beginning of the novel "Robinson Crusoe" is actually the end of the novel where the course of human life is only touched by completeness and in doing so Defoe is cleverly telling the reader about the confusion of human experience.
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"The genius of Defoe's novel partly lies in the association of these two antithetical narrative structures into a single narrative. Defoe had his eye on the Puritan conversion narrative but also on the earlier long fiction of the seventeenth century, the romance. The conversion narrative, in particular the spiritual autobiography, often appears to lend the narrative pattern and coherence. The adventure or romance narrative offers Defoe not only a structure for the piling on of wonders and variety, but undercuts the coherence and meaning inherent in the conversion narrative, and ultimately the patterning of history or biography in any sense. Spiritual autobiography fails to supply an organizing principle for Crusoe's life, despite the narrator's attempts, because Crusoe's underlying "malaise", his integral restlessness, 2 constantly thrusts his life out of the enclosures imposed by the conversion event."
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Constantine's Role in the Shaping of the Catholic Church, 2002.
A history of Constantine, and his important role in shaping the Catholic Church in both history and as we know it today.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains the persecution of the Christian minority before Constantine, and how he led them to become the Emporer's favored people and a recognized religion that no longer needed to practice in fear. The paper focusses on the growth of Catholicism and Constantine's crucial role.
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"The first recorded persecution of the Christian people perpetrated by the Roman Government was in the year 64 AD. Nero was Emperor and he saw the Christians as both threatening and blasphemous to the Roman Empire. At that time, the Christians were seen as threatening by the other Romans because they would not partake in pagan rituals. Because the Christian Gospels opposed idolatry, and their First Commandment clearly ordered their followers to accept no others gods, it basically insisted that the Roman gods be rejected. Beginning in the third century, Edicts were composed by the Emperor and entailed persecution of the Christians. The Christians that would not pay public homage to the Roman gods were subject to torture and death at the hands of the rulers. In the early fourth-century, Diocletian was the main threat to the Christians; he ordered all of their books and places of worship to be burned. In addition, Christians were not allowed to congregate and were omitted from the protection of laws. However, all of this would end in 311 when Galerius issued a decree that allowed Christians to continue with their religious practices. These liberties were temporarily halted when Galerius died and Maximinus Daia once again ordered for the persecution of the Christians. Soon after though, Constantine was named Emperor after his father's demise. With Constantine's ascent to Emperor, the Christian people breathed a sigh of relieve; they knew that they would no longer be a minority people and fear persecution."
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The Conversion of St. Augustine, 2005.
Discusses the life of St. Augustine and his conversion to the Catholic faith.
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 34.95
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This paper is a short discussion of Augustine's conversion of faith, towards the church and away from Gnosticism and skepticism, and how this conversion coincides with the changes in his will and sexual appetite.
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"In The Confessions, St. Augustine goes through three distinct intellectual conversions in his adult life that led to the ultimate goal of conversion of his will toward God. Augustine's method is extremely philosophical in nature. The first stage of his conversion is acceptance of Manicheism; a doctrine he continually criticized throughout the book. The second stage is somewhat of a transitional period in Augustine's life where those philosophies he accepted with the Manichee faith are challenged and rebutted. The third and final stage of Augustine's intellectual conversion and subsequent conversion of the will is his appraisal of neo-platonic philosophy. Although Augustine remains is concerned about how conversion may affect his lifestyle and sexual appetite throughout the book, his intellectual progression ultimately leads to his conversion."
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Paralios and the Conversion to Christianity, 2002.
An overview of the conversion of Paralios and its effect on Christianity.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper is written about the conversion of Paralios and how it relates to the theories of Stark and Macmullin. The rapid growth of Christianity has spread through family and friends faster than any evangelism. This can be seen in the conversion of Paralios.
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Constantine, 2005.
An essay surrounding the mystery of Roman Emperor Constantine s vision at the Battle of Nilvian Bridge.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This essay discusses the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine and how his defeat of Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge was what was ultimately responsible for the rise in power of the Church of Christ.
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"The life rule and leadership of Christianity by Constantine continue to be surrounded in controversy and mystery. Constantine was born to Constantine Chlorus and his wife Helena in Naissus, a location south of the Danube. Constantine's father was the Augustus of the West and when he died his son succeeded him. As a Roman Emperor, Constantine faced a world of military conflict and political strife that often pitted government against church. During the battle for Rome Constantine defeated Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge..."
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The Head Of Constantine, 2004.
A paper which looks at the sculpture "The Head of Constantine."
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses the sculpture of "The Head of Constantine." The paper examines the work in terms of its place both in the past and in the present. The paper looks at how the sculpture makes reference to art of the first and second centuries.
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"Constantine the Great was the first Roman ruler to be converted to Christianity. He was the founder of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), which remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, until Roman sculpture was determined to portray the individual as he or she actually looked whether an ordinary person or an emperor. Roman art is distinguished throughout its history through the use of a selective retrospection. Generals and emperors often liked to associate themselves with great emperors or warriors of the past..."
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Herod the Great and Constantine, 2002.
Comparative analysis of the leadership of Herod the Great and Constantine.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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Thisessay compares Herod and Constantine as builders and shapers of Jerusalem. The author examines how the Jewish king and the Christian emperor used and/or abused religion in their respective actions and policies.
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?The Conversion of the Jews?, 2004.
An examination of metaphors, religiosity and faith in Philip Roth's story "The Conversion of the Jews."
1,113 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper examines how Philip Roth's story, "The Conversion of the Jews," offers a deliberately oversimplified version of the shift from Judaic to Christo-centric societal norms. It looks at how, rather than simply narrate the plight of Christ from a perspective of temporal congruence, Roth uses the variance in the ages of the protagonists to highlight the universality of the quest to discover one's own personal faith.
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"The fact that he, rather than Binder, claims their full attention, and the fact that they are in star-shaped clusters, reminisce of the Star of David, is symbolic of the shift from Judaic to Christo-centric influence. The "jagged starlike clusters" (388) of his friends, who will someday be Jewish men, are calling for his suicide, an act that would be, for them, salvific in its ultimate rejection of Rabbi Binder, and thus all he stood for. The boys are no longer in league with Binder, no longer his stooges, but rather have become the disciples of Ozzie in his new station. By default, Ozzie has become the Christ of Queens, not by choice so much as out of necessity, a result of his quest. "
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Constantine's Role in the Rise of Christianity, 2003.
How Emperor Constantine was the driving force by which Christianity gained its strength.
2,136 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper provides an historical overview of the life of Emperor Constantine and discusses his impact on early Christianity. It shows how and why many consider him to be the most important man in the history of the Christian church.
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"His Control of the Roman Empire changed Christianity forever. Constantine himself was not born into Christianity, but later converted. In doing so he raised many questions as to whether or not he was a true Christian. Over his life he proved both for and against his being a Christian. The main points in his life that would help us determine the truth are the battle of Milvian Bridge, His defeat of Licinius, the Council of Nicea resulting in the Nicene Creed, his building of Constantinople, his governing style, and finally his death in A.D. 337."
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