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This doesn't directly address the history of the church, but it does have radical implications for how we understand church history.
I'm wondering if any of you saw the recent excerpt from Rodney Stark's new book in World Magazine recently? WORLD | Slaughtering conventional history?s sacred cows | Rodney Stark | April 12, 2014
He's basically arguing that the so-called "Dark Ages" were nothing more than a historical myth perpetuated by the anti-Christian thinkers of the so-called "Enlightenment" period. I'm sympathetic to his basic thesis, but along the way he makes a lot of pretty radical claims about the situation of Europe during the Middle Ages. Is he overstating his case? Are there parts of the excerpt that you would challenge? I would love to hear the thoughts of those more educated than I about this subject.
I'm wondering if any of you saw the recent excerpt from Rodney Stark's new book in World Magazine recently? WORLD | Slaughtering conventional history?s sacred cows | Rodney Stark | April 12, 2014
He's basically arguing that the so-called "Dark Ages" were nothing more than a historical myth perpetuated by the anti-Christian thinkers of the so-called "Enlightenment" period. I'm sympathetic to his basic thesis, but along the way he makes a lot of pretty radical claims about the situation of Europe during the Middle Ages. Is he overstating his case? Are there parts of the excerpt that you would challenge? I would love to hear the thoughts of those more educated than I about this subject.