Rodney Stark Quote

Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary, he destroyed its most attractive and dynamic aspects, turning a high-intensity, grassroots movement into an arrogant institution controlled by an elite who often managed to be both brutal and lax.

One True God: Historical Consequences of Monotheism (ed. Princeton University Press, 2003) - ISBN: 9780691115009