Optatus of Milevis & the Donatist Schism

What holds the Church together when believers divide? This episode introduces Optatus of Milevis’s The True Church — a bold fourth-century response to the Donatist schism. Writing before Augustine, Optatus defends unity rooted in the Chair of Peter and insists that the holiness of the sacraments depends not on the minister but on Christ Himself. A vision of communion stronger than controversy. #patristics #theology #churchfathers #earlychristianity #optatus #donatism #churchunity #ecclesiology