Prof. Robert D. Decker

. .. to be continued. hand in church business. After becoming sole ruler of the Roman Empire he gave official recognition to the Christian church and used it as a force to weld to- gether his huge empire. But he united the Empire under the banners of Chris- tianity, only to find that the Church itself was divided and in turmoil over the Arian question. He was determined to have unity and called together the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea to end the strife. He himself took a leading hand in...