The Darkening Age

Release on 2018-06-14 | by Catherine Nixey

The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion comprehensively and deliberately extinguished the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in centuries of unquestioning adherence to 'one true faith'.

Author: Catherine Nixey
Publisher: Pan Books
ISBN: 1509816070
Category: Religion
Page: 352
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The Darkening Age

In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey 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 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.

Language: en
Pages: 352

The Darkening Age

Authors: Catherine Nixey

Categories: Religion

Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-06-14 - Publisher: Pan Books

Language: en
Pages: 305

The Darkening Age

Authors: Catherine Nixey

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-21 - Publisher: Pan Macmillan

'A searingly passionate book' - Bettany Hughes In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey 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

Language: en
Pages: 352

Heretic

Authors: Catherine Nixey

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-04-05 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

From a celebrated classicist and author of The Darkening Age ("[a] ballista-bolt of a book"--New York Times Book Review), a group biography of the many, diverse Jesuses who thrived in early Christian traditions--and how they were killed off until just one, "true" Christ survived. Contrary to the teachings of the

Language: en
Pages: 352

Heretic

Authors: Catherine Nixey

Categories: Religion

Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-04-05 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

From a celebrated classicist and author of The Darkening Age ("[a] ballista-bolt of a book"—New York Times Book Review), a group biography of the many, diverse Jesuses who thrived in early Christian traditions—and how they were killed off until just one, "true" Christ survived. Contrary to the teachings of the