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Bullies and Saints : An Honest look at the good and evil of Christian History
Outline : Is the world better off without Christianity?
Is religion a pernicious force in the world? Many believe so. Having spent the last decade reflecting on this question, historian John Dickson concludes: the skeptics, are right. Christian history reveals many dark things - violence, bigotry, greed, child abuse, and more. Christian have been bullies. But the critics are only partly right: this is not what Christianity was at its foundation or on its many good days. Jesus of Nazareth gave the world a beautiful melody - of charity, humility, and human dignity - and while many of his followers have been tone-deaf, many others have sung this tune and transformed the world. Dickson asks skeptics to listen again to that melody, and he urges Christians to reflect soberly on their own participation in the tragic inconsistencies of Christendom. Now in softcover, this new edition provides an additional chapter on the conversion of the Vikings.
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