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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

Martyr or evangelical revival circuit faith healer. Just saying. My last read (God is Not Great) has me wanting to watch the documentary “Marjoe” now.
#TheDarkeningAge #CatherineNixey

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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

I think there are American lawmakers that would recreate this law, and a surprising number of citizens that would support it, if they were smart enough to word it in a way that kept it constitutional. Religious freedom has NEVER been a Christian idea.
#catherinenixey #thedarkeningage #christianity #religiousfreedom #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #angryandreligious #christiansarewhatswronghere #christiandestructionoftheclassicalworld

GingerAntics Notice, you can find a christian school in every flavour, you can find a classical school, but you can never find a christian classical school. Gee, I wonder why? 12mo

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

#7days7books that had an impact on me. A two for one deal, because... (no explanations allowed, just read them and you‘ll figure it out).
#CatherineNixey #TheDarkeningAge #StephenGreenblatt #TheSwerve

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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

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Just imagine what western society sacrificed - physical and mental health, healthy relationships, healthy sexuality - all for the sake of a philosophy.
After reading this book, I now understand why so many Christians fear history, and how so many Christians actively choose ignorance to their own religious heritage. The history, the facts, the truth is not pretty. It is reminiscent of other regions‘ extremists we now refer to terrorists.

GingerAntics It is amazingly reminiscent of what life is like for non-Christians in America today. Nixey does a wonderful job of bringing this moment in time into stark relief. Her personal antidotes at the beginning really help to paint the picture of her own process of learning these misunderstood, misrepresented, and downright lied about facts. 6y

GingerAntics If you‘re into the Medieval period, religious history in the West, or the Classical World, this book is a must read. Lovely. Readable. Approachable. Worth the time. At first I didn‘t really like this book. It felt like The Swerve and seemed to only rehash what I recently read in that book. 6y

GingerAntics After the initial introductory portion of the book, it took its own turn and focused entirely on Christianity‘s violent rise and it‘s persecution of anyone who was not, or would not become, Christian. If you‘ve ever read Stephen Greenblatt‘s The Swerve you know the structure of this book. It is very similar and yet completely different. The two books are almost like historical bookends that mirror each other. 6y

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GingerAntics The Darkening Age sets out to explain the rise of Christianity and the loss of everything linked to the Classical World. The Swerve talks about the rediscovery of the Classical World. Read both. You get the whole picture that way, and you come away with a strong sense of all that was lost and a great appreciation for the little bits we have left.

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

GingerAntics I read them backwards in the chronological order of the periods they cover. I would recommend Nixey‘s book first, then Greenblatt‘s. 6y

GingerAntics #catherinenixey #thedarkeningage #theclassicalworld #classicalhumanism #religioushistory #philosophy #whyhistorymatters 6y

LA1 Went looking for this immediately 👍🏽👍🏽 6y

blank Do I really wanna read another book that will make me hate religion even more? Yes. 6y

GingerAntics @laurenslibrary 🤣😂🤣 it‘s like a train wreck. You just can‘t look away. 6y

GingerAntics @LA1 I hope you enjoy it. 6y

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

The end is back at the beginning.
#catherinenixey #thedarkeningage #theclassicalworld #classicalhumanism #religioushistory #philosophy #whyhistorymatters

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

What a tragic ending, and loss, for every single person on this planet.
#catherinenixey #thedarkeningage #theclassicalworld #classicalhumanism #religioushistory #philosophy #whyhistorymatters

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

This is interesting. I don‘t know if they purposely did this to give themselves deniability, or if it was just the way it happened. Nixey suggests it was on purpose because the term “Christian” was just too disturbing for them because of the actions perpetrated in its name.
#catherinenixey #thedarkeningage #theclassicalworld #classicalhumanism #religioushistory #philosophy #whyhistorymatters

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

The fall of academia, in one edict.
#catherinenixey #thedarkeningage #academia #teaching #education #freethought #religioushistory #whyhistorymatters #legalism

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey

FIFTY SHADES OF MONASTIC LIFE!!!
#catherinenixey #thedarkeningage #kinky #religioushistory #whyhistorymatters

Weaponxgirl Omg! The imagery ! 6y

Weaponxgirl Yes I have a confession mr monk 6y

GingerAntics @Weaponxgirl I‘ve been very bad, mr monk. 6y

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GingerAntics @Weaponxgirl although she goes into similar but different detail about the violence inflicted upon monks by other monks so I doubt anyone was planning on confessing. 6y

Weaponxgirl Damn, now I feel bad. 6y

GingerAntics @Weaponxgirl these people were straight up TWISTED!!! Christianity invented the concept of sado-masochism and BDSM. No lie. Read Greenblatt and Nixey and find me evidence of something different, because I doubt there is any. 6y

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Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World | Catherine Nixey