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title: 'Christianity and the Fall of the Roman Empire'
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authors:
- 'Thomas Verner Moore'
date: 1854-01-01
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topics:
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- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Mark 16'
- 'Romans 13'
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# Christianity and the Fall of the Roman Empire

Argues against Gibbon: Christianity did not cause Rome's fall. Collapse arose from moral, social and economic decay, taxation, slavery and barbarian invasion; Christianity strengthened family and virtue.

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