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Religion as a Political Fact

What a converting king was buying, and what the press did to the church

Constantine · Luther · Ricci · 3 chapters · 11 min read

What a converting king was buying, and what the press did to the church.

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Belief and Jurisdiction

  1. 01Why Religions Spread From the Top DownOn why religions spread from the top down, and what a king was actually buying.
  2. 02The Press, the Princes and the PropertyOn a dispute about salvation that was also the largest property transfer in centuries.
  3. 03The Mission School and Its GraduatesOn the institution that travelled with empire, criticised it, and taught its opponents to argue.