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Europe and the Faith Chapter 2 - (Cont. 1)
In which we observe the daily life and social concerns of a Roman Senator amidst a pagan society that is becoming increasingly aware of the Catholic Church, a distinctive and growing community with firm doctrines and organisation contrasted against a world of opinions and skepticism. The chapter elucidates how the early Church viewed itself not as a mere set of beliefs but as a concrete, disciplined body, distinct from the various philosophical schools of the time and from the modern notion of "Christianity" as mere opinion.
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