The Corruption of Christianity
When the Cross Met the Crown: How Constantine Traded Persecution for Power
The story of early Christianity is often told in two distinct chapters: the era of the martyrs, where faith flourished under the shadow of the lion's mouth, and the era of the empire, which began abruptly with Emperor Constantine the Great. While Constantine's legalization of Christianity in the 4th century is celebrated as a divine victory, it also initiated a profound and arguably fatal shift in the nature of the faith.
