For better or worse: How has Christianity impacted the intellectual heritage of the West?
Apologist Joel Furches explores Christian history and its impact today
If one were to consider and list all of the things that make Western society so successful, the list might include things such as the education system, literature, art and science. While science and the humanities both pre-existed the rise of Christianity in the 1st Century, we have Christianity to thank for their preservation, refinement and development in their modern form. Here, I intend to explore the rise of Christianity… (Register to read the rest of the article for free)
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