Flavius Claudius Julianus

Jun 01 2024 11 ep. 28 mins 2

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Pagan wisdom in an era of encroaching Christianity. Flavius Claudius Julianus is a religious history channel with discussions and analysis on the polemics of early pagan critics of Christianity and the counterattacks by Christian writers as well as a critiquing of the early (and real) Christianity of the Christians and Church fathers during the Roman Empire period and beyond. Authors, writers and historians discussed include St. Augustine, Prudentius, Eusebius, Tertullian, Origen and other Church fathers.

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