Rescuing Constantine.- 5 Stars (a Book Review)
Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom Peter J. Leithhart InterVarsity Press P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1426 http://www.ivpress.com/ Copyright: 2010 ISBN: 978-0-8308-2722-0; $27.00 Reviewed by: Rev. Dr. Michael Philliber (This was submitted to Touchstone Magazine and may be published soon) In case you’ve missed it, the pressure is on to toss Constantine and his program into the rubbish bin and to disinfect our hands of his infectious disease. The push has been coming from several different arenas for some time, from Anabaptists to Anglicans to Academicians. With all the punches and jabs, it appeared that it was going to be a smashing knockout. But the match is not over just yet. Into the ring has stepped a new reading of Constantine that may very well turn the bout into overtime! Peter J. Leithart has thrown into the match a stirring piece that will likely unsettle the presumed success of the anti-Constantinians for years to