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Chargement... The Age of Paradise: Christendom from Pentecost to the First Millenniumpar John Strickland
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Large fan of the podcast 'Paradise and Utopia', and this book is essentially the podcast converted into book form. Unsurprisingly, the book (volume one of four to come) is great as well. A pretty familiar historical narrative for anyone who has studied Christian history is elevated by an insightful cultural analysis. Also ties the lines of development of Christian history, and the rise of 'the West' (distinguishing itself from the Byzantine East) to many of our current cultural ailments in a convincing manner. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Before there was a West, there was Christendom. This book tells the story of how both came to be." (from the Introduction) The Age of Paradise is the first of a projected four-volume history of Christendom, a civilization with a supporting culture that gave rise to what we now call the West. At a time of renewed interest in the future of Western culture, author John Strickland-an Orthodox scholar, professor, and priest-offers a vision rooted in the deep past of the first millennium. At the heart of his story is the early Church's "culture of paradise," an experience of the world in which the kingdom of heaven was tangible and familiar. Drawing not only on worship and theology but statecraft and the arts, the author reveals the remarkably affirmative character Western culture once had under the influence of Christianity-in particular, of Eastern Christendom, which served the West not only as a cradle but as a tutor and guardian as well. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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