Catherine Nixey Collection 2 Books Set (Heresy Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God & The Darkening Age The Christian Destruction of the Classical

Titles in this Set: Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of GodThe Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World Condition :BRAND NEWFormat :PaperbackISBN :9789124310264 Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God:Yet in the years after the death of Christ there was not merely one word, nor any consensus as to who Jesus was or why he had mattered. There were many different Jesuses, among them the aggressive Jesus who scorned his parents and crippled those who opposed him, the Jesus who sold his twin into slavery and the Jesus who had someone crucified in his stead.Moreover, in the early years of the first millennium there were many other saviours, many sons of gods who healed the sick and cured the lame. But as Christianity spread, they were pronounced unacceptable – even heretical – and they faded from view. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World: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. About the Author:Catherine Nixey is a British journalist and author, best known for her book The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World. Nixey's work explores the cultural and religious shifts that occurred with the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, particularly focusing on the destruction of temples, art, and literature by early Christians. Her debut book won the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction and the Morris D. Forkosch Book Award from the Council for Secular Humanism.