Socrates Scholasticus presents seven books of ecclesiastical history covering 140 years from Constantine to Theodosius the Younger. Distinguishing his method from Eusebius’s account of Constantine, he emphasizes documents and eyewitness testimony while combining imperial events, ecclesial disputes, missionary expansion, exemplary bishops and monks, miracles, and natural or political occurrences. The narrative follows Constantine’s conversion and patronage of Christianity, the building of Constantinople, Helena’s discovery of the Cross, and the Council of Nicaea’s condemnation of Arius. It then traces the controversies surrounding Athanasius, the councils and accusations used against Nicene leaders, Julian’s return to paganism and persecution, and Jovian’s restoration of Nicene support. The reigns of Valentinian and Arian-supporting Valens bring exiles, violence, confiscations, and attacks on orthodox clergy and Egyptian monks, alongside the work of figures such as Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, Didymus, and Ambrose. The concluding books describe Theodosius the Younger, Persian and Jewish-Christian conflicts, charitable ransom of captives, and Constantinople’s episcopal controversies. Nestorius’s persecution and the Council of Ephesus’s debate over Mary as Theotokos receive particular attention. Accounts of conversions, persecutions, episcopal appointments, and reconciliations lead toward the author’s desired conclusion: ecclesial peace.