Vincent Farino Church

Where did this theory or idea of church being held in a building come from? Viola and Barna state, “Emperor Constantine was the father of the church building. He did so to promote the popularity and acceptance of Christianity. Constantine’s thinking was dominated by superstition and pagan magic. Even after he became emperor, he allowed the old pagan institutions to remain as they were” (18). Many believed that Constantine granted freedom of worship and expanded Christian’s rights, but he was actually the beginning model of what the “church” has become. This model of church was taken from several pagan religions to “legitimize” Christianity, as Emperor Constantine would put it.