When debates on Christianity's origins rage around you, do you get lost in strange names and stranger-sounding teachings? When you look these up, do you feel overwhelmed by long sentences and countless details? Just now there is a need for a simple, non-denominational explanation of what is important in the early Church. "Trinity, Canon, and Constantine: Clear Light on the Early Church" is a clear, brief, affordable guide to characters, councils, and controversies that shaped the Church still alive today You'll even learn of such hot topics as the Church and the Jews, the Church and the Gnostics, the Church and the Empire, and the role of Church and Empire in setting the stage for the rise of Islam.