Totaler Umbruch - Kurt Piesslinger

#piesslinger #bible #history #sweden #lightoutofmidnight Part 3/5 The ecclesiastical policies of Emperor Constantine initiated an epochal transformation of the Christian communities. Political consolidation and theological unification went hand in hand to transform the formerly persecuted church into a pillar of the state. In the tension between apostolic tradition and imperial dogma, the question of the original form of the early church comes to the fore once again. Through critical reflection on historical sources, continuities and ruptures can be identified that continue to shape the spiritual self-understanding of the Roman Catholic Church to this day. Keywords: Reformation Sweden, monastic life, nun's experience, Olaf Petri, Bible and Church, Eucharist, purgatory, veneration of saints, Reformation history, Martin Luther, Protestant doctrine, Sabbath Sunday, church criticism, historical theology