Problem
How did Christianity both unite and divide the Roman Empire?
In answering this broad question, please answer the following sub-questions:
1) Why were Christians viewed as a threat to the Roman Empire at the end of the third century?
2) How did Emperor Constantine's "Edict of Milan" ("Primary Source Analysis" on page 241 in The Making of the West, Seventh Edition) both unite and divide the Empire?
3) How did the struggle of Christian authorities to define the nature of Christ affect the Empire?
4) What role did women play in the development of Christianity?
5) How did monks living in monasteries change the understanding of Christian devotion?