Every Knee Shall Bow (Constantine’s Empire Book #2): Constantine's Empire
Ebook
Overview
The year is AD 316. Imperial persecution has ended, but Christianity’s future still hangs in the balance. Will churches rise in Rome where pagan temples once stood? Will the true Scriptures replace the myths of the gods? Will Jupiter finally bow the knee to the Lord Jesus?
For the first time in history, the Roman emperor supports the church. Bishop Sylvester sends Flavia from her convent to seek Emperor Constantine’s permission to build great churches and determine the canon of Scripture. But the enemies of God are on the move. Joined by Rex, Flavia’s beloved protector who has fought his way out of exile, the two friends cross the empire by land and sea on an epic quest to free the Roman people from the tyranny of the ancient gods.
Bristling with tension and undergirded by impeccable historical research, this tale of courage, defiance, and humble submission to God continues the captivating saga of two unlikely allies in the age of imperial Christianity.
From the Back Cover
The year is AD 316. Imperial persecution has officially ended. For the first time in history, the Roman emperor supports the church. But the fledgling faith’s future still hangs in the balance.
Flavia, a Roman senator’s daughter, is sent from her convent by Bishop Sylvester to seek Emperor Constantine’s permission to determine the canon of Scripture and build great churches where pagan temples once stood. But God’s enemies are on the move, and the path to the bishop’s goals is fraught with peril.
Flavia’s beloved protector, Germanic barbarian Brandulf Rex, has fought his way out of exile. He and Flavia will cross the empire by land and sea on this epic quest to free the Roman people from the tyranny of the ancient gods.
Will the early Christians receive the Word of God? Will beautiful churches rise in Rome where pagan temples once stood? Or will the world’s greatest empire keep refusing to bow the knee to its true and rightful Lord?
- Title: Every Knee Shall Bow (Constantine’s Empire Book #2): Constantine's Empire
- Author: Bryan Litfin
- Series: Constantine's Empire
- Publisher: Revell
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 496
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781493431892, 9780800738181, 0800738187, 1493431897
- Resource ID: LLS:9781493431892
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-06T11:01:19Z
Bryan Litfin is the author of The Conqueror, Every Knee Shall Bow, and the Chiveis Trilogy, as well as several works of nonfiction, including Early Christian Martyr Stories, After Acts, and Getting to Know the Church Fathers. A former professor of theology at the Moody Bible Institute, Litfin earned his PhD in religious studies from the University of Virginia and his ThM in historical theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Bryan is head of strategy and advancement at Clapham School, a classical Christian school in Wheaton, Illinois. He and his wife have two adult children and live in Wheaton, Illinois. Learn more at www.bryanlitfin.com.