Rome's Age of Revolution - Tim Whitmarsh - książka

Opis

The rise of Christianity from a small Jewish sect to a global religion that has significantly influenced world history is often misunderstood. In "Rome’s Age of Revolution," commonly held beliefs suggesting that Christianity's message was inherently so compelling that it naturally overshadowed pagan faiths are reconsidered. Tim Whitmarsh contends that the spread of Christianity was heavily reliant on the Roman Empire's existing infrastructure and cultural milieu. He elucidates how the empire's influence, particularly the ideas and traditions of the Hellenistic Greek-speaking East, profoundly transformed Christianity itself. According to Whitmarsh, this profound change was nothing short of a revolution, the effects of which continue to resonate throughout modern society.