RE: Is it strange that I want there to be a God ?
April 2, 2013 at 9:22 pm
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2013 at 9:23 pm by jstrodel.)
(April 2, 2013 at 9:16 pm)Joel Wrote:(April 2, 2013 at 9:11 pm)jstrodel Wrote: Making a correlation between what? It is not as if I am making a controversial argument. Christianity defined the modern world.
I'm not convinced that Christianity was as influential as you say it is - can you direct me to something that would enlighten me with regards to this topic?
Even if it has influenced our societies, today, so what? Why does that matter?
If you have an open mind, you will check this out. It is an authoritative history of Christianity by a professor at Yale. It is long, worth buying though just to flip through. It is not an apologetic for Christianity, it is a serious work of historical scholarship by an established historian.
(A history of Christianity)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1...latourette