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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.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern 6y
The Swerve: How the World Became ModernGingerAntics 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
