Christians and the Roman Army A.D. 173-337

The question of the church's stand during the first three and a half centuries on Christians enlisting in the Roman army has received much attention since 1900. With slight overlapping, modern historians of the encounter of Christians with the Roman military fall into three basic groups: Roman...

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Main Author: Helgeland, John (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1974]
In: Church history
Year: 1974, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-200
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KBA Western Europe
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The question of the church's stand during the first three and a half centuries on Christians enlisting in the Roman army has received much attention since 1900. With slight overlapping, modern historians of the encounter of Christians with the Roman military fall into three basic groups: Roman Catholic, Protestant pacifist and “establishment” Protestant, primarily Lutheran.
ISSN:0009-6407
Contains:Enthalten in: Church history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3163949