When Jesus became God: the epic fight over Christ’s divinity in the last days of Rome

by Richard E Rubenstein.

New York : Harcourt Brace & Co., c.1999.

Three hundred years after Jesus’ crucifixion, the Roman Empire witnessed the first major turning point in the history of Christianity. The violent debate, now known as the Arian Controversy, lasted more than sixty years, dividing the Roman Empire and forever changing the face of the Christian Church.

Rubenstein brings us into the debates of religious leaders and politicians and the struggles of commoners as we witness the battle over the true identity of Jesus Christ and the meaning of his mission on earth.