Your paper should be 9 pages, typed and double-spaced.
Page 10 is your required bibliography, including two ancient and two modern sources.
Analyze how Augustine’s journey to ascetic Christianity leads you to agree or disagree with Gibbon’s idea that Christianity weakened the fourth century Roman empire. In other words, what are the social and political implications of men – like Augustine – taking up ascetic Christianity? Be sure to include the following in your paper: