"The conversion of Constantine ... was the effective beginning of “Christendom,” namely, of that particular form of the Christian religion that consists of a strong alliance of Christianity with political and social power, sometimes amounting to the practical identification of Christianity with the dominant forces of the society in which it finds itself."
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Douglas John Hall, "Where in the World Are We?" Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture
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