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The ‘Terrorist Charity’ of Late Antiquity

August 24, 2026 · 1 min read

When we think about early Christianity, we often imagine a group of radical believers huddled in a shadowy catacomb, communicating surreptitiously to avoid Roman persecution. In the popular imagination, somehow these tiny churches survived and spread little by little until Constantine made Christianity the state religion (for better or worse).  The truth is far more Read more...

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