I compare the church history class today to the History Channel.
Dr. Karanja gives the most powerful lecture - a sermon of 2 hours that sucks you in.
The question today of whether Constantine was a genuine Christian was most interesting, I seemed to give him the most grace. He was a smart politician, he knew how to bridge the gap between paganism and Christianity without offending anyone one (for the most part). He was not a Christian of the 21st century I pointed out - he was a Christian of his time - that was the reason he was baptized as he died.
Could this bridge over to worship wars? Funny how the classes all bleed together.
It was wonderful to establish why we worship on Sunday - the formation of choirs - the introduction of albs and vestments. All because of Constantine.
We also had wonderful discussions after Dr. Karanja asked us on Tuesday to compare Martyrs of the Early Church (many who wanted to be ) with current suicide bombers. On Thursday a 9-11 attacker asked in US court to be made a martyr. WOW - current events at work. I could type for hours about that - I can say this talk this morning was interesting.
peace
Ryan
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