Written in the shadow of persecution, The Divine Institutes is one of the earliest and most ambitious attempts to set the Christian faith before the educated world in the language of classical philosophy and rhetoric. Lactantius, a master Latin stylist known as the 'Christian Cicero,' guides readers through the emptiness of the old gods, the errors of the philosophers, and the dawning of true wisdom in Christ. He builds a vision of justice, worship, and the blessed life that speaks as powerfully to our own restless age as to his. This new modern-English edition renders his majestic argument in clear, flowing prose that honors the original's meaning and spirit while inviting today's reader to encounter it with ease. Faithful to the text and alive to its beauty, it opens a door into a timeless classic of Christian thought. Part of The Sacred Wisdom Library.