Atheist delusions: the Christian revolution and its fashionable enemies

Hart outlines how Christianity transformed the ancient world in ways we may have forgotten: bringing liberation from fatalism, conferring great dignity on human beings, subverting the cruelest aspects of pagan society, and elevating charity above all virtues. He then argues that what we term the &qu...

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Contributors: Hart, David Bentley 1965- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven Yale University Press (c)2009
In:Year: 2009
Further subjects:B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Civilization, Western
B Christianity ; Influence
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology of Religion
B Electronic books
B Church history ; Primitive and early church
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B HISTORY ; World
B Christianity Influence
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Summary:Hart outlines how Christianity transformed the ancient world in ways we may have forgotten: bringing liberation from fatalism, conferring great dignity on human beings, subverting the cruelest aspects of pagan society, and elevating charity above all virtues. He then argues that what we term the "Age of Reason" was in fact the beginning of the eclipse of reason's authority as a cultural value. Hart closes the book in the present, delineating the ominous consequences of the decline of Christendom in a culture that is built upon its moral and spiritual values. --from publisher desciption
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index. - Print version record
ISBN:0300111908