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Looks at Christianity between the third and sixth centuries as it moved into a new era with its adoption by Romans as the 'official' state religion, and the church began to go hand-in-glove with politics, becoming involved in the power and privilege of both. By way of contrast it looks at the first monks who rejected this way of life.

This film was first broadcast: 09 Aug 1977

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