Constantine: pocket GIANTS

A concise, engaging an informative biography of one of the world’s most greatest leaders and most important statesmen Why is Constantine a giant? Because he gave Christians freedom of religion. Yet also because he radically and thoroughly changed our society, in particular church-state relations, thereby creating the opportunity for the Christian community to experience exponential growth. Because his changes in government, law, religion and art and architecture are so enormous we still see the consequences of his decisions to this very day. Because Constantinian history is relevant to everyone. AUTHOR: Werner de Saeger is an interdisciplinary historian, legal scholar, theologian and philosopher. He grew up in Belgium, studied at Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, Jerusalem, Brussels, Leuven and Leiden and did research on Constantine in the Vatican, Istanbul, Rome, Naples and Trier. He teaches at the University of Oxford in Regent’s Park College and in the Department of Continuing Education. SELLING POINTS: . Clear and jargon free . Explores the remaining influence of his political and theological decisions in present-day Western democracies . Ties into ancient history, classical history and theology courses . Has broad international appeal