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The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey
The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion deliberately attacked and suppressed the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in centuries of unquestioning adherence to 'one true faith'. Despite the long-held notion that the early Christians were meek and mild, going to their martyr's deaths singing hymns of love and praise, the truth, as4/5. Nov 29, · Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World, (Macmillan, ) blogger.com publisher’s blurb informs us that Nixey’s book tells “the largely unknown – and deeply shocking – story” of how a militant Christianity “extinguished the teachings of the Classical world” and was “violent, ruthless and intolerant” in an orgy of destruction and. A dramatic dive into ancient Christianity, well-written but lacking nuance.
The darkening age pdf download
In The Darkening AgeCatherine The darkening age pdf download tells the little-known - and deeply shocking - story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'.
The Roman Empire had been generous in embracing and absorbing new creeds. But with the coming of Christianity, everything changed. This new faith, despite preaching peace, was violent, ruthless and intolerant. And once it became the darkening age pdf download religion of empire, its zealous adherents set about the destruction of the old gods.
Their altars were upturned, their temples demolished and their statues hacked to pieces. Books, including great works of philosophy and science, were consigned to the pyre. It was an annihilation. See more book details 14 June This book uncovers what was lost when Christianity won…, the darkening age pdf download.
Nixey combines the authority of a serious academic with the expressive style of a good journalist. With considerable courage, she challenges the wisdom of history and manages to prevail. Comfortable assumptions about Christian progress come tumbling down. The Times Catherine Nixey has written a bold, dazzling and provocative book that challenges ideas about early Christianity and both how — and why — it spread so far and fast in its early days.
Nixey is a witty and iconoclastic guide to a world that will be unfamiliar, surprising and troubling to many. Nixey writes up a storm. Each sentence is rich, textured, evocative, felt. Nixey delivers this ballista-bolt of a book with her eyes wide open and in an attempt to bring light as well as heat to the sad story of intellectual monoculture and religious intolerance Bettany Hughes - New York Times.
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Jul 06, · The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World [Catherine Nixey] on blogger.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A New York Times Notable Book of “Searingly passionate Nixey writes up a storm. Each sentence is rich/5(). The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion deliberately attacked and suppressed the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in centuries of unquestioning adherence to 'one true faith'. Despite the long-held notion that the early Christians were meek and mild, going to their martyr's deaths singing hymns of love and praise, the truth, as4/5. May 24, · The coming Dark Age. by Vacca, Roberto, Publication date Borrow this book to access EPUB and PDF files. IN COLLECTIONS. Books to Borrow. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Internet Archive Books. Scanned in China. Uploaded by Lotu Tii on May 24, SIMILAR ITEMS (based on metadata) Pages:
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