The end of the Great Persecutions brought with it great joy but also great difficulty as Christians struggled with how to treat those who had abandoned their faith during the troubles and now wanted to return. Constantine becomes more involved in Church affairs as he seeks to maintain the favor of the “Highest Divinity”, but the Donatists are making this difficult.

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Image of 313 Coin of Constantine and Sol Invictus

Map of the spread of Christianity in 314

Map of territory held by Constantine in 314

Canons of the Council of Arles 314

John L. Boojamra, “Constantine and The Council of Arles: The Foundations of Church and state in the Christian East”, The Greek Orthodox Theological Review, Vol. 43, Nos. 1-4, 1998, pp. 129-141.

Averil Cameron. (2006). Constantine and the ‘peace of the church’. In: Margaret M. Mitchell and Frances M. Young (eds.) The Cambridge History of Christianity. pp. 538-551. [Online]. Cambridge History of Christianity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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