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Guest: Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. She is the author of The Darkening Age, and her latest, Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God. Letters & Politics Winter Book Collection Includes: Heretic by Catherine Nixey The Trial of Socrates by I. F. Stone The Rise of Athens by Anthony Everitt Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant Bodhisattva of Compassion by John Blofeld Kuan Yin by Maya van der Meer, Illustrated by Wen Hsu L&P Ancient History Audio Collection with 40+ interviews. The post Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey appeared first on KPFA.

We celebrate the release from prison of Nigerian humanist Mubarak Bala who was convicted of the "crime" of blasphemy. FFRF Senior Litigation Counsel Sam Grover updates us on our lawsuit challenging the law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana public schools. Then, we hear some shocking stories about early Christianity from Catherine Nixey, author of the book Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God.

Hablamos con Elisa Ferrer, editora de Una navidad así (Ed. Tusquets), volumen que recoge ocho cuentos de autores españoles que se han propuesto mostrarnos las múltiples formas en que se pueden vivir estas fiestas más allá del tópico. Eso incluye los rifirrafes familiares, claro, pero también algunos momentos de tregua en la guerra, historias que apuestan por la ciencia ficción y hasta alguna en la que aparecen extraterrestres. En Peligro en La estación nuestro colaborador Sergio C. Fanjul reflexiona sobre la paulatina desaparición de la figura de Jesucristo en las celebraciones navideñas a propósito de Herejía, las vidas de Jesucristo y otros salvadores del mundo antiguo (Ed. Taurus), un ensayo de la periodista Catherine Nixey que expone las diferentes (y curiosisimas) versiones de Jesús que se han difundido a lo largo de la historia y por qué algunas han prevalecido sobre otras. Además, Javier Lostalé hace sus recomendaciones: el estuche preparado por la editorial Ya lo dijo Casimiro Parker con toda la poesía de Lorca, Meditaciones del lugar (Ed. Pre-Textos), antología poética del extremeño Álvaro Valverde, Frío Polar (Ed. Tusquets), poemario de Isabel Bono escrito al hilo de la muerte de su amigo Antonio Muñoz Quintana y Memoria y no (Ed. Huerga y Fierro), el título más reciente de Rafael Soler. En su sección, Ignacio Elguero nos sugiere otros títulos: A vuelo de pájaro (Ed. Alfaguara), dietario en el que la escritora chilena Marcela Serrano anotó sus aventuras cotidianas durante varios años, Por un puñado de prólogos (Ed. Reino de Cordelia), libro en el que José Luis Garci reúne los textos que escribió a lo largo de su vida tanto para sus obras como para las de otros, Historia universal de la infamia (Ed. Lumen), reedición del clásico de Borges que ve la luz en el 125 aniversario del nacimiento del escritor argentino, La Tierra y su satélite (Ed. Pre-Textos), un curioso artefacto de prosa ensayístico-narrativa del italiano Matteo Terzaghi y Conquistas prohibidas, españoles en Borneo y Camboya durante el siglo XVI (Ed. Biblioetca Castro), textos de Fray Gabriel de San Antonio editados por el académico Juan Gil para lectores muy interesados en historia.  Terminamos el programa en compañía de Mariano Peyrou, que esta vez nos habla de Sillas vacías (Ed. Libros de la resistencia), un libro de la poeta china Liu Xia que, sin hablar directamente de la Navidad, trabaja con un sentimiento muy vinculado a ella: la esperanza.Escuchar audio

Guest: Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. She is the author of The Darkening Age and her latest, Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God. A Timeless Triptych includes Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey; Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny by Edward J. Watts; and Letters & Politics Ancient History Audio Collection with more than 40 interviews.   The post Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. She is the author of The Darkening Age and her latest, Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God.   The post Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey appeared first on KPFA.

Tema de discuție în emisiunea Metope de astăzi este cartea „Epoca întunecării: cum a distrus creștinismul lumea clasică” de Catherine Nixey. Joshua Pandele, gazda acestei ediții, îl are ca invitat pe Liviu Damian, lector universitar la Facultatea de Istorie din cadrul Universității București, specialist în istorie bizantină și Antichitatea Tîrzie.

Book Club #99 - Heresy - Richard talks to journalist and author and daughter of a nun and a monk, Catherine Nixey about her witty and informative book about the early days of Christianity, Heresy. They chat about what the word Heresy really means, the extraordinary gospels that didn't make it into the New Testament which show Jesus' murderous side and the magical powers of the Virgin Mary's anatomy, the varying beliefs of early Christian sects, including one that said he hated kids and their parents, the many magical holy men who performed very similar miracles to Jesus and even provided dressing when they magicked up food, the Romans who couldn't understand how you'd choose between them and how in spite of this the religion was adopted by the empire. Did Jesus have a twin? Did he persuade someone else to get on the cross for him and how close did Life of Brian get to the truth?Buy the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/heretic-the-many-lives-of-jesus-christ-and-the-other-saviours-of-the-ancient-world-catherine-nixey/6452719?ean=9781529040357And the audiobook here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretic-Lives-Christ-Saviours-Ancient/dp/B09LJXMH46See Rich's stand-up tour Can I Have My Ball Back - https://richardherring.com/ballback/ Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/rhlstp. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This new book is terrific - its a revelation. Catherine has studied texts written around the same time as the writings we know as the gospels.  Some of these ancient documents tell the story of the bible characters we are familiar with in a totally different way. Listen to Catherine talk about her research and you will be surprised ..... probably very surprised!!

Seriah is joined by Amber, a hedge witch who resides in Noccalula AL. Topics include history, religion vs spirituality, The Satanic Temple (TST), separation of church and state, Anton LaVey, self-responsibility and accountability, pop culture demons, “The Darkening Age” by Catherine Nixey, “The Myth of Persecution” by Candida Moss, “Lords of the Left-Hand Path” by Stephen Flowers, Lucien Greaves, left-hand and right-hand spirituality, philosophies around the world, psychic energy imbedded in the land, biodiversity, the “desert fathers” in early Christianity, Hypatia of Alexandria, the evils done by humans, ancient Rome, crimes of the Christian Churches, the documentary “Satan Wants You”, the 80's and 90's Satanic panic, hypnotic regression, cosmic morality, definitions of evil, hidden knowledge, Gnosticism, Cathars, light-bringers, sundown towns, Ku Klux Klan activity, the Vulgate (Latin) Bible, typology of demons, Goetic entities, ceremonial magick, Aleister Crowley, a high school scandal and its aftermath, a complicated situation with a former friend, boundaries in personal relationships, intervention by spirits, internal vs external encounters, atheism vs materialism, one-off monsters, anecdotal experiences, humanoid beings, angels, the “Tower 4” podcast, dream walking/astral projection, an intense lucid dreaming experience, the owl totem, omens, Walter Cruttenden, binary star system theory, Seriah's intense experience with an offer of knowledge, electric universe theory, simulation theory, “The Universe Solved” and “Digital Consciousness” by Jim Elvidge, “The Holographic Universe” by Michael Talbot, , liminal places, a video game analogy, digital vs analog reality, an encounter with a human-sized black cat being and a fascinating alternate reality, experiences with a “Bell Witch” entity, the Bell Witch legend, a strange singing experience, ghost cats, Coby Michael and occult herbalism, an intense dream experience with a massive black wolf, and much more! This is a truly unique conversation!

In the modern world we have a relatively narrow idea of who Jesus was, but things were quite different in the early years of Christianity. Many alternative versions of his life and personality proliferated, while at the same time, several other saviours also competed for attention. These stories are at the centre of a new book Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by the classicist and author Catherine Nixey, who is joined in conversation for this episode by Rob Attar. (Ad) Catherine Nixey is the author of Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God (Picador, 2024). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heretic-Lives-Christ-Saviours-Ancient/dp/1529040353/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seriah is joined by Amber, a self-described witch who resides in Noccalula AL. Topics include history, religion vs spirituality, The Satanic Temple (TST), separation of church and state, Anton LaVey, self-responsibility and accountability, pop culture demons, “The Darkening Age” by Catherine Nixey, “The Myth of Persecution” by Candida Moss, “Lords of the Left-Hand Path” by Stephen Flowers, Lucien Greaves, left-hand and right-hand spirituality, philosophies around the world, psychic energy imbedded in the land, biodiversity, the “desert fathers” in early Christianity, Hypatia of Alexandria, the evils done by humans, ancient Rome, crimes of the Christian Churches, the documentary “Satan Wants You”, the 80's and 90's Satanic panic, hypnotic regression, cosmic morality, definitions of evil, hidden knowledge, Gnosticism, Cathars, light-bringers, sundown towns, Ku Klux Klan activity, the Vulgate (Latin) Bible, typology of demons, Goetic entities, ceremonial magick, Aleister Crowley, a high school scandal and its aftermath, a complicated situation with a former friend, boundaries in personal relationships, intervention by spirits, internal vs external encounters, atheism vs materialism, one-off monsters, anecdotal experiences, humanoid beings, angels, the “Tower 4” podcast, dream walking/astral projection, an intense lucid dreaming experience, the owl totem, omens, Walter Cruttenden, binary star system theory, Seriah's intense experience with an offer of knowledge, electric universe theory, simulation theory, “The Universe Solved” and “Digital Consciousness” by Jim Elvidge, “The Holographic Universe” by Michael Talbot, , liminal places, a video game analogy, digital vs analog reality, an encounter with a human-sized black cat being and a fascinating alternate reality, experiences with a “Bell Witch” entity, the Bell Witch legend, a strange singing experience, ghost cats, Coby Michael and occult herbalism, an intense dream experience with a massive black wolf, and much more! This is a truly unique conversation! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is Everyone Talks about the Weather by Lightning in a Twilight Hour Download

Religionshistorien har präglats av ikonoklasm, förstörandet av bilder. Det väcker så klart avsky, men kanske finns det något annat att ta fasta på i kritiken mot avbilden? Mattias Hagberg förklarar. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Ett erkännande: Jag är en bildstormare. Jag skriver under på den famösa formuleringen i Andra Mosebok: ”Du skall inte göra dig någon bildstod eller avbild av någonting…”. Men jag är det inte i någon traditionell bemärkelse. Jag vill inte förbjuda, förstöra eller förgöra. Jag vill inte låta Herrens svartsjuka drabba den otrogne i tre generationer. Nej, jag är en bildstormare i en mycket bildlig bemärkelse. Det är inte bilden i sig jag vill åt, inte återgivningen som sådan, utan föreställningen om bilden – dess laddning om man så vill, dess förmåga att lura mitt intellekt och dra in mig i ändlösa diskussioner om representation och autenticitet. För att fullt ut förstå vad jag menar tror jag att det krävs en omväg – en omväg över tid och genom rum. I maj 2018, medan Ryssland fortfarande är någorlunda öppet, står jag på Tretjakovgalleriet i centrala Moskva. Det är första gången jag ser Kazimir Malevitjs målning ”Svart kvadrat” i original, och jag är förvånad. Inte över tavlan i sig, utan över min reaktion. Om det inte hade varit en sliten kliché skulle jag vilja påstå att jag darrade. Sällan har ett konstverk berört mig så starkt. Malevitjs ”Svarta kvadrat” från 1915 är en omvälvande upplevelse – att stå där i galleriet och se den helt svarta tavlan är som att stå inför något absolut, inför en nollpunkt från vilken konsten vände sig från verkligheten i snäv bemärkelse mot något transcendent. Malevitj avbildade inte – han öppnade världen för det okända. Några år efter att han målat sin första svarta kvadrat skulle han uttrycka denna vilja att överskrida den avbildande konsten med några poetiska rader: ”Inga 'avbilder av verkligheten' –, inga ideala föreställningar – inget annat än öken. Men öknen är fylld av den föremålslösa förnimmelsens ande, som genomtränger allt. [–-] Det jag ställde ut var ingen 'tom kvadrat' utan en förnimmelse av föremålslösheten.” Nästan samtidigt som Malevitj fann sin väg genom öknen utvecklade Vasilij Kandinskij liknande tankegångar om det abstrakta måleriets väsen. I texten ”Om det andliga i konsten” från 1911 försökte han formulera en ny syn på bildens möjligheter. För Kandinskij var konsten inte en spegel av världen, utan ett fönster mot en annan verklighet: ”På ett fördolt, gåtfullt och mystiskt vis uppstår det sanna konstverket ur 'konstnären'. Lösgjort från honom erhåller det sitt eget liv, blir en personlighet, ett självständigt av ande levande subjekt som även i materiellt avseende lever ett verkligt liv – som ett väsen.” Språkbruket, såväl Kandinskijs som Malevitjs, är dunkelt, närmast religiöst i sin stil. Den abstrakta konstens utveckling under början av 1900-talet bär tydliga spår av östkyrkans mystik. Den ortodoxa ikonen var en förebild, eller åtminstone ett förebud. Både Kandinskij och Malevitj växte upp med den ortodoxa kyrkans bilder i sin absoluta närhet. Min upplevelse på Tretjakovgalleriet i maj 2018 hade rottrådar långt tillbaka i tiden. Kristendomens triumf var en omvälvande, ibland brutal, kulturrevolution. En hel värld ersattes av en annan. Eller rättare sagt, en kultur föll – den grekisk-romerska – och en ny formades ur dess ruiner. Den brittiska författaren Catherine Nixey har beskrivit århundradena då kristendomen segrade som en våldsam tid. I den uppmärksammade boken ”The Darkening Age” – på svenska med titeln ”Skymningens tid: Kristendomens förstörelse av den antika världen” – ger hon en mörk bild av den tidiga kristendomens förstörelselusta. Böcker bränns, byggnader rivs och statyer slås i spillror. Det är på sätt och vis en realistisk bild, men också begränsad. Visst var kristendomens triumf en våldsam omvälvning. Men Catherine Nixey missar de subtila och många gånger klargörande diskussioner som också pågick under dessa århundraden. De kristna hade sina skäl – precis som judar och muslimer – att misstro bilden, eller rättar sagt: avbilden. Den som läser bildförbudet i Andra Mosebok noggrant upptäcker att det innehåller en subtil språklig glidning. Det hebreiska ordet, temonha, som i svenska översätts med avbild, bär på flera olika betydelser, men står inte i första hand för bild eller avbild, utan för likhet. Det är alltså inte bilden i sig som är farlig, utan föreställningen om att det mellan bild och verklighet står ett lika-med-tecken. Det vill säga att bilden är en sann återgivning av något annat än sig själv. I väst dog frågan om bilder ut – och det antika bruket att avbilda växte samman med kristendomen. Men i öst levde frågan vidare, skapade stridigheter och avancerade estetiska diskussioner. Lösningen blev ikonen – en bild som inte var en avbild utan något annat, något mycket mer avancerat och frigörande. Jag brukar tänka att ikonen vänder på perspektivet, både bildligt och bokstavligt. Bildligt eftersom ikonen aldrig utger sig för att återge verkligheten, utan alltid pekar bortom sig själv, mot något okänt och ännu inte upptäckt. Den är inte en spegel utan en portal, en gräns mot en annan värld – en fantasi. Bokstavligt eftersom ikonen vänder på centralperspektivet och inte låter bildens linjer löpa mot horisonten i bakgrunden, utan mot betraktaren framför och utanför kompositionen. Den postmoderne teologen Jean-Luc Marion har fångat ikonens väsen i en enda mening: ”Ikonen uppkommer inte ur en vision, utan framkallar den.” Kanske var det just detta jag förnam framför Malevitj svarta kvadrat i maj 2018 – en vision, en öppning mot något nytt och okänt, mot det dolda, osynliga och oändliga – mot det oprövade. För ett ögonblick befann jag mig i Malevitj öken – i förnimmelsen av föremålslösheten. Ja, vad Malevitj såg, och vad ikonmålarna och deras teoretiker hade förstått redan under senantiken, var att föreställningen om konst som representation, som avbildning, var en återvändsgränd. När de insåg att det gudomliga inte gick att återge kom hela deras föreställning om konstens uppgift i rörelse. Den gick från representation till vision. Från idol, i bemärkelsen avbild, till ikon, i bemärkelsen ren bild. Den blev, för att uttrycka det med ett modernt och sekulärt språkbruk, performativ – en händelse som införde något nytt, och ännu okänt i världen.Ja, jag är en bildstormare. Jag vill inte ha likhet. Jag vill ha nya möjligheter. Nya verkligheter. Nya sanningar. Mattias Hagbergförfattare och journalist

The story of motherhood is strangely absent from a lot of literature. After her own experience of childbirth, Catherine Nixey takes on millennia of canonical literature and asks: why the start of the story is never fully told?To find out more about Tortoise:Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalistsSubscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentBecome a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ibsen referred to Emperor and Galilean as his "major work". The play describes the life of Julian, who ruled the Roman empire from AD361-363. Julian attempted to abolish the recently established state religion of Christianity and replace it with the worship of the ancient, pagan gods. The play is brimming with action and ideas, but is rarely performed. Rana Mitter discusses Ibsen's play and the history and religious ideas behind it with theatre critic and writer, Mark Lawson; historian and author of Pax, Tom Holland; Nicholas Baker-Brian, a theologian; and, Catherine Nixey, a journalist at the Economist and author of The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World. Producer: Ruth Watts Emperor and Galilean will be broadcast as the Drama on 3 in July on BBC Radio 3 and available on BBC Sounds You can find another conversation about Ibsen's dramas available as an episode of Free Thinking and on BBC Sounds and a collection on the programme website exploring religious belief

Stanisław Obirek, Zbigniew Mikołejko i Jarosław Kuisz dyskutują o tym, jak pierwsi chrześcijanie rozprawili się z cywilizacją i dziedzictwem antyku. Rozmawiamy wokół książki Catherine Nixey "Ciemniejący Wiek. O niszczeniu świata klasycznego przez chrześcijan" wydanej przez Wydawnictwo Filtry.

From books delving into hidden histories to eye-opening global stories and epic World War Two blockbusters, 2022 has been an excellent year for history books. Rhiannon Davies is joined by historians Michael Wood, Rana Mitter and Catherine Nixey to discuss some of their top picks.Subscribe to BBC History Magazine or BBC History Revealed this season and receive a book of your choice worth up to £30* at https://www.buysubscriptions.com/subscribe2022Listeners from outside the UK can also subscribe*Book promotion only available for UK residents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Britain: Beginning the Carolean Monarchy with questions to be answered. Catherine Nixey, @TheEconomist. https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/09/15/what-sort-of-king-will-charles-iii-be https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/09/14/the-monarchys-secret-weapon-insincerity

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Britain: The surprising monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Catherine Nixey, @TheEconomist. https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/09/08/britains-longest-serving-ruler-strengthened-the-monarchy

Endlich sind wir wieder da! Jawohl! In dieser kurzen und knackigen Episode stellen wir euch einige Bücher vor, die es sich lohnt genauer anzuschauen und vielleicht auch anzuschaffen um sich die Abende schöner zu machen! Bücher aus dieser Episode: Peter Tichatschek, Rolf Rüdiger – Das Cremeschnitten-geheimnis Catherine Nixey, Heiliger Zorn: Wie die frühen Christen die Antike zerstörten Barbara Nadel, Belsazars Tochter ( Ein Ikmen Krimi Bd 1) Sarah Hilary, Herzenskalt (Die Marnie-Rome-Reihe 1) Lucy Lakestone, Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries : Band 1 Risky Whiskey Englischer Kanal: anchor.fm/ez-fiction2 Wenn euch gefällt was wir tun, würden wir uns über eine Einladung zum Kaffee freuen: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/booklovercom oder hier: https://ko-fi.com/bookcompanion Ihr könnt uns auch über Paypal ein Trinkgeld zukommen lassen: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bookcompanion oder uns via Patreon unterstützen: https://www.patreon.com/bookcompanion Folgt uns: Web: https://book-lovers-companion.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/book_companion Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ez.fiction.7/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/book_companion/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vyAyrh3zzsxNeexfyU0uA Rückmeldungen sind immer willkommen: bookcompanioncontact@gmail.com Musik: English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny Video Link: https://youtu.be/mDcADD4oS5E --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ez-fiction/message

La edad de la penumbra es la historia, en gran parte desconocida, de cómo una religión militante sometió y aniquiló deliberadamente las enseñanzas del mundo clásico, lo que abrió paso a siglos de adhesión incondicional a «una sola fe verdadera». El Imperio romano se había mostrado generoso acogiendo nuevas creencias, pero la llegada del cristianismo lo cambió todo. Esta nueva religión, pese a predicar la paz, era violenta, despiadada y decididamente intolerante. Al volverse oficial, sus fervientes seguidores emprendieron la aniquilación de quienes no estuvieran en sintonía con sus creencias. Derribaron sus altares y templos, quemaron sus libros -incluidas grandes obras filosóficas y científicas-, hicieron añicos sus estatuas y asesinaron a sus sacerdotes.

The rise of Christianity in the first few centuries AD is one of the most significant stories in world history. But it's also an incredibly turbulent one. It's a story filled with (in)famous episodes of conflict with the Roman state. It's a story of co-existence, but also one of intolerance and of violence.From martyrdom to monasticism; from Celsus to Hypatia; from the Emperor Constantine hedging his divine bets to early Christians burning down one of the greatest architectural wonders of the ancient Mediterranean World. In today's episode Tristan chats to author and journalist Catherine Nixey about the rise of Christianity and the sometimes-violent interactions that early Christians had with the Classical World.This episode contains mentions of religious violence.For more Ancients content, subscribe to our Ancients newsletter here.If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today!To download, go to Android or Apple store. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bookishthoughts Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/thatsancient And check out our website: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/podcast Check out host Jean's book on greek myths: https://amzn.to/3oVrqKv And discover more about antiquity in video format on her YouTube channel: https://www.jeanmenzies.com/ancient-history-videos And tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeansthoughts In this week's episode Jean Menzies and regular guest Jill Scott welcome back the podcast for a new season by finding out what the most googled questions about Ancient Greece are and have a go at answering them. Books recommended: The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey: https://amzn.to/3aveXF3 Democracy by Paul Cartledge: https://amzn.to/2YN8mTY The Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek by G.E.M. De Ste Croix: https://amzn.to/3iTkcCX Greek Myths by Jean Menzies: https://amzn.to/3oVrqKv

THE DARKENING AGE: THE CHRISTIAN DESTRUCTION OF THE CLASSICAL WORLDThe Roman Empire had been generous in embracing and absorbing new creeds. But with the coming of Christianity, everything changed. This new faith, despite preaching peace, was violent, ruthless and intolerant. Catherine Nixey paints a dark but riveting picture of life at the time of the ‘triumph' of Christianity and gives a gripping account of how the early Christians annihilated the teachings of the Classical world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Spencer McDaniel from the Tales of Times Forgotten Blog joins us for a rebuttal of sorts aimed towards a controversial work by Catherine Nixey titled "The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World." We begin with Spencer explaining how his religious and educational background differs from Nixey's and how this might be influencing this perspective. Spencer continues with where, on a general level, they disagree with Nixey's framing. We explore if it's true that early Christians did try to destroy certain kinds of writings and, if so, what kinds of writings did they target? I ask why, if Christian attempts at censorship were so limited and generally unsuccessful, so many writings from antiquity have been lost? We discuss if it's true that early Christians did, in some cases, destroy works of Greek and Roman art? We then approach the Christian desecration and destruction of "Pagan" temples.... did it happed? If so, to what extent? Lastly I ask a question involving a subject that the history world is obsessed with and that is if it's true that Christians deliberately destroyed the Library of Alexandria? The answer is a definite no, but Spencer will gladly and thoroughly explain why. For those not familiar with this subject "The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World," is a book published in 2018 by Catherine Nixey. In the work itself, she argues that early Christians deliberately destroyed classical Greek and Roman cultures including art, sources, architecture and in some cases mass murder and caused the Dark Ages. It enjoyed popular publishing success (I myself own a copy and I did enjoy it but I acknowledge certain issues) but it has received major criticism from certain religious communities and many historians in general. To support our guest, check out these links below! Website : https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpenceMcDaniel Original article titled : What Was the Conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity Really Like? https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/04/11/what-was-the-conversion-of-the-roman-empire-to-christianity-really-like/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antiquity-middlages/support

Wolfgang Wee Uncut #126: Jan-Ove Tuv er kunstner, podcaster, instruktør og tidligere elev av Odd Nerdrum. Sammen med Bork S. Nerdrum, driver han også Youtube-kanalen og podcasten: @Cave of Apelles I denne podcasten snakker vi om: Woke, Kritisk Teori, Dekolonisering, Hybris, Sløserikommisjonen, Moby Dick, Gud, Døden, Jesus og Det Nye Testamentet, Evigheten, Kulturrådet, Og Har Kirken Lagt Seg På Rygg?Se hele episoden her: https://youtu.be/HTPntzc4Zy0----------------------------------------------Bokliste:Herman Melvilles «Moby Dick» Charles Dickens «Bleak House»Cynical Theories, av James Lindsay og Helen Pluckrose: https://www.tanum.no/_cynical-theories-james-lindsay-helen-pluckrose-9781800750043Europe's Inner Demons (Heftet) The Demonization of Christians in Medieval Christendom Norman Cohn https://www.tanum.no/_europes-inner-demons-norman-cohn-9780226113074The Darkening Age (Heftet)The Christian Destruction of the Classical WorldCatherine Nixeyhttps://www.tanum.no/_the-darkening-age-catherine-nixey-9781509816071Joseph Campbell, Helten med tusen ansikter: https://www.tanum.no/_helten-med-tusen-ansikter-joseph-campbell-9788243010017Herbert Marcuses essay «Repressive Tolerance»: https://www.marcuse.org/herbert/publications/1960s/1965-repressive-tolerance-fulltext.htmlKoronasertifikat: https://steigan.no/2021/05/stans-koronasertifikatet/?fbclid=IwAR0Gn_K4vsQufI8fAEr6OHfkUH1eEQirLbBWuk2UehbUeHv8_URGy_FvTNIJames Lindsays nettside: newdiscourses.comRobert McKee - StoryFenrik Ståls segner», av J. L. Runeberg. Diktet «Brødrene» , side 259.https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010070206038?page=258--------------------------------------------------------------------Webshop: https://www.pod-cast.no/webshop/HjemmesideInstagramFacebookTwitterHør Wolfgang Wee Uncut (Høydepunkter) i Spotify Hør Wolfgang Wee Uncut i SpotifyHør Wolfgang Wee Uncut i Apple PodcastSe Wolfgang Wee Uncut på Youtube See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this journey Catherine Nixey takes us into the early Church and to the very heart of the Roman Empire. From fanatical zealots attacking and destroying temples to harsh laws put in place by theocratic officials we see the origin and destruction of not just the classical world, but classical civilization itself. In Harran, the locals refused to convert. They were dismembered, their limbs hung along the town's main street. In Alexandria, zealots pulled the elderly philosopher-mathematician Hypatia from her chariot and flayed her to death with shards of broken pottery. Not long before, their fellow Christians had invaded the city's greatest temple, smashing its world-famous statues and destroying all that was left of Alexandria's Great Library. Today we refer to Christianity's conquest of the West as a “triumph.” But this victory entailed an orgy of destruction in which Jesus's followers attacked and suppressed classical culture, helping to pitch Western civilization into a thousand-year-long decline. From exploring her work and research to discussing how her work was received we cover a vast array of topics and viewpoints. Support our guest at these links below! Get a copy of her book : https://www.amazon.com/Darkening-Age-Christian-Destruction-Classical/dp/0544800885 Follow her writings: https://muckrack.com/catherine-nixey/articles Twitter: https://twitter.com/CatherineNixey Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/The-Darkening-Age-The-Christian-Destruction-of-the-Classical-World-271456116807945 About the author : CATHERINE NIXEY is a journalist and a classicist. Her mother was a nun, her father was a monk, and she was brought up Catholic. She studied classics at Cambridge and taught the subject for several years before becoming a journalist on the arts desk at the Times (UK), where she still works. Author of The Darkening Age, which won the Jerwood Award from the Royal Society of Literature, she lives in London with her husband (the journalist and author Tom Whipple) and their two children. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antiquity-middlages/support

In Sweden, a student group called «Brown Island» feels the presence of a majority of middle class, white students is «problematic». Its members are also traumatized by the name of the exhibition space at The Art Academy. As it turns out, the white walls of «The White Sea» are soaked in racism (a lot of white people have been in the room throughout the years). A «sin of the skin» easily proven by swapping empiricism, reason and rational arguments for emotional and subjective interpretations. In Denmark, a group lead by a professor threw a cast of a former king in the harbour, protesting past slave trade. Though fired from her job, the professor is supported by art world representatives. To understand this phenomenon, Jan-Ove Tuv turns to Catherine Nixey´s book «The Darkening Age. The Christian Destruction of The Classical World». What began as «political activism» gradually turned into state politics, and the destruction of culture. If we do not push back, we are indeed (re)entering a darkening age. Do you have tips of culture news Tuv should cover? Or can you recommend sites, media (etc) he should follow to be informed of the culture field? Please write to talk@caveofapelles.com SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Dean Anthony Michael Irish Shaun Roberts Jared Fountain Anders Berge Christensen Stacey Evangelista Alastair Blain Erik Lasky Fergus Ryan Would you like to get previews, bonus material and other benefits? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Make sure to subscribe to our channel over at BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/caveofapelles/ For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com

The Darkening Age tells the story of how, between the 2nd and 6th centuries AD, the Christians of the late Roman Empire set out deliberately to destroy all the books, knowledge and temples of the ancient Roman and Greek worlds, killing pagan priests, burning libraries and erasing the wisdom of ages. All the great works that survived and prompted the Renaissance had to be translated back into European languages many centuries later from Arabic libraries. The Darkening Age brilliantly illuminates a dark and murky period of ancient history.Catherine Nixey is a critic and commissioning editor on the arts desk at The Times of London.Zuleika Rodgers is Director of the Herzog Centre in Trinity College Dublin's Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies.The episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 30th September 2017. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Darkening Age tells the story of how, between the 2nd and 6th centuries AD, the Christians of the late Roman Empire set out deliberately to destroy all the books, knowledge and temples of the ancient Roman and Greek worlds, killing pagan priests, burning libraries and erasing the wisdom of ages. All the great works that survived and prompted the Renaissance had to be translated back into European languages many centuries later from Arabic libraries. The Darkening Age brilliantly illuminates a dark and murky period of ancient history.Catherine Nixey is a critic and commissioning editor on the arts desk at The Times of London.Zuleika Rodgers is Director of the Herzog Centre in Trinity College Dublin’s Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies.The episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 30th September 2017. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the first segment [1:11-16:30], hosts Eric Jaffe and Vanessa Quirk discuss this week's top stories: Why we’re no longer pursuing the Quayside project in Toronto (Dan Doctoroff, Sidewalk Talk) https://bit.ly/2L4Ntcz The death of the office? (Catherine Nixey, 1843) https://bit.ly/2LatRng The startup trying to crack safe autonomous driving (Alex Davies, Wired) https://bit.ly/2zqXOwL In the second segment [16:52 - 23:21], the hosts bring on Sidewalk Labs’ Director of Mobility for Streets, Willa Ng, to answer a listener question about a controversial road diet in Alexandria, Virginia. (Hat tip to these reporters: Jordan Pascuale for WAMU https://bit.ly/2WCayIV / Beth Lawton for Alexandria Living Magazine https://bit.ly/3fz3Mw6 / Canaan Merchant for Greater Greater Washington https://bit.ly/2zhgZct) And in the final segment [23:24 - 26:01], the hosts share what made them smile this week. “Yuppie” turns 40 (Phoebe Mogharei, Chicago Mag) https://bit.ly/3dkL4GS Quarantine Bolero (Tim Teeman, Daily Beast) https://bit.ly/2ywKlUm

In this episode of Travels Through Time, Catherine Nixey, author of the international bestseller The Darkening Age, guides Violet Moller back to the ancient city of Alexandria in the year 415. They talk about the simmering tensions between Christians, Jews and Pagans at that time. Among the characters they meet is the gifted, beautiful and powerful Hypatia of Alexandria. ~ Hypatia of Alexandria has always been a compelling figure. Her glittering life and brutal death have inspired writers, poets and film makers for centuries. But what lies behind the myth and speculation? Hypatia’s murder was a particularly horrific episode in the gradual triumph of Christianity over classical culture, a slow and painful process that was played out across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. In this episode Catherine Nixey isolates and analyses 415, one dramatic year in this complex story. Catherine Nixey is a journalist and author. The Darkening Age won an award from the Royal Society of Literature and was an international bestseller. Her journalism has appeared in The Economist, The Financial Times, The Times and The New York Times. The Darkening Age is available from MacMillan now. Show notes: Scene 1: Cyril becomes Bishop of Alexandria and begins to impose his policy on the city. He regulates theatrical entertainment and the Jews react, killing a Christian in the process. Scene 2: Cyril orders his followers to attack the synagogues and seize Jewish property. Orestes, secular ruler of the city, is attacked by Christians (even though he is one himself) but manages to escape. Scene 3: The violence escalates. Hypatia is rumoured to have cast a spell on Orestes, public feeling against her is stirred up. She is pulled from her coach and murdered. Memento: One of Hypatia's astrolabes. People/Social Presenter: Artemis Irvine Interview: Violet Moller Guest: Catherine Nixey Producer: Maria Nolan Titles: Jon O

Catherine Nixey “Pimeduse aja algus. Kuidas kristlased hävitasid klassikalise maailma.” Kirjastus Argo. Kristluse levikut läänemaailmas oleme harjunud pidama tõeliseks triumfiks. Paraku kaasnes sellega metsik vandalism: Jeesuse jüngrid ründasid armutult klassikalist kultuuri, tõugates lääne tsivilisatsiooni tuhande aasta pikkusse vaikellu. Raamatus „Pimeduse aja algus“ äratab Catherine Nixey ellu unustusse vajunud ajaloo ning toob lugeja ette kristluse tormilise algusaja ja sellega kaasnenud hävingu. Raamatut tutvustab Marek Strandberg.

Catherine Nixey “Pimeduse aja algus. Kuidas kristlased hävitasid klassikalise maailma.” Kirjastus Argo. Kristluse levikut läänemaailmas oleme harjunud pidama tõeliseks triumfiks. Paraku kaasnes sellega metsik vandalism: Jeesuse jüngrid ründasid armutult klassikalist kultuuri, tõugates lääne tsivilisatsiooni tuhande aasta pikkusse vaikellu. Raamatus „Pimeduse aja algus“ äratab Catherine Nixey ellu unustusse vajunud ajaloo ning toob lugeja ette kristluse tormilise algusaja […]

¿Quieres escuchar el audiolibro completo? Muy pronto en www.megustaescuchar.com«Fascinante. Tratándose de la biografía introductoria de la que a todas luces puede considerarse la figura más influyente de todos los tiempos, resulta sin duda interesante.»Catherine Nixey, The Sunday TimesCon la habilidad a la que nos tiene acostumbrados, Reza Aslan nos narra la historia de la religión para mostrarnos cómo esta ha estado marcada por nuestra insistencia en darle a Dios rasgos y emociones humanos. Según Aslan, esta tendencia a crear una versión divina de nosotros mismos es innata: está programada en nuestro cerebro, de ahí que sea una característica central de casi todas las tradiciones religiosas. Y esta proyección tiene consecuencias, pues le otorgamos a Dios no solo todo lo bueno de la naturaleza humana -nuestra compasión, nuestro afán de justicia - , sino también todo lo malo: nuestra avaricia, nuestro fanatismo, nuestra inclinación a la violencia. Todas estas cualidades informan nuestras religiones, culturas y gobiernos.Este libro es mucho más que una historia sobre la comprensión de Dios: es un intento de llegar a la raíz de este impulso humanizador para desarrollar una espiritualidad más universal. Creamos en un Dios, en muchos o en ninguno, este libro valiente, ambicioso y provocador transforma el modo en que pensamos en la religión, así como nuestra relación con la vida, la muerte, lo espiritual y, en definitiva, la esencia misma de la existencia humana. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 1940s, Frances Glessner Lee brought new rigor to crime scene analysis with a curiously quaint tool: She designed 20 miniature scenes of puzzling deaths and challenged her students to investigate them analytically. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death and their importance to modern investigations. We'll also appreciate an overlooked sled dog and puzzle over a shrunken state. Intro: In a lecture at Cornell, Vladimir Nabokov considered Gregor Samsa's new species. Siren Elise Wilhelmsen taught a clock to knit a scarf. Flickr and the Smithsonian American Art Museum have image galleries of Frances Glessner Lee's nutshell studies. Sources for our story: Corinne May Botz, The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, 2004. Frances Glessner Lee, "Legal Medicine at Harvard University," Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science 42:5 (January-February 1952), 674-678. M. Uebel, "Corpus Delicti: Frances Glessner Lee and the Art of Suspicion," Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 27:2 (2018), 124-126. Jacquelyn A.D. Jones, "The Value and Potential of Forensic Models," Forensics Journal 8 (2017), 58-65. Katherine Ramsland, "The Truth in a Nutshell," Forensic Examiner 17:2 (2008), 1620. "Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death," Forensic Magazine, Sept. 8, 2017. Jimmy Stamp, "How a Chicago Heiress Trained Homicide Detectives With an Unusual Tool: Dollhouses," Smithsonian.com, March 6, 2014. Sarah Zhang, "How a Gilded-Age Heiress Became the 'Mother of Forensic Science,'" Atlantic, Oct. 14, 2017. Nicole Cooley, "Death and Feminism in a Nutshell," Paris Review, Feb. 5, 2018. Nigel Richardson, "Murder She Built," Telegraph Magazine, Jan. 31, 2015, 36. Catherine Nixey, "Who Shot Barbie?", Times, Nov. 10, 2014, 9. Jessica Snyder Sachs, "Welcome to the Dollhouses of Death," Popular Science 262:5 (May 2003), 38. William L. Hamilton, "Heiress Plotted 19 Grisly Crimes. Investigation Underway," New York Times, Jan. 10, 2018. Ariella Budick, "Bring Up the Bodies: Dioramas," Financial Times, Dec. 30, 2017, 14. "The Art of Murder: Miniature Dioramas of Unexplained Deaths – In Pictures," Guardian, Oct. 27, 2017. Maura Judkis, "Homicide Sweet Homicide," Washington Post, Oct. 27, 2017, T19. "These Miniature Murder Scenes Have Shown Detectives How to Study Homicides for 70 Years," Washington Post, Sept. 17, 2017, A.24. Chris Hewitt, "Crime-Scene Replicas Still Have Tale to Tell in Minneapolis Filmmaker's Documentary," Saint Paul Pioneer Press, March 18, 2013. Michael Sragow, "Murder in a Nutshell," Baltimore Sun, June 3, 2012, E.1. "Visible Proofs: Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death," New York Times, May 11, 2009. Amanda Schaffer, "Solving Puzzles With Body Parts as the Pieces," New York Times, Feb. 28, 2006. 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Corinne May Botz, "The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death" (accessed Nov. 10, 2019). Gabrielle Alberts, "This Is Where I Leave You: Unsettling Realities of a Miniature," dissertation, University of Cape Town, 2013. Ferdinand Demara as "Hospital Doctor" in The Hypnotic Eye (1960). Sources for our listener mail segment: Wikipedia, "Ferdinand Waldo Demara: Films/TV" (accessed Nov. 13, 2019). IMDb, "The Hypnotic Eye" (accessed Nov. 13, 2019). IMDb, "Fred Demara: Biography" (accessed Nov. 16, 2019). Wikipedia, "M*A*S*H (TV series)" (accessed Nov. 13, 2019). "Captain Adam Casey," The Monster M*A*S*H Wiki (accessed Nov. 13, 2019). "Dear Dad ... Again (TV series episode)," The Monster M*A*S*H Wiki (accessed Nov. 13, 2019). Brendan Michael, "Check Out Willem Dafoe Mushing in First Look Image of Disney+’s 'Togo,'" Collider, Oct. 24, 2019. IMDb, "Togo (2019)" (accessed Nov. 16, 2019). Wikipedia, "Togo (film)" (accessed Nov. 14, 2019). "'The Great Alaskan Race' Review: A Historic Sled Rescue Turned to Mush," New York Times, Oct. 24, 2019. IMDb, "The Great Alaskan Race (2019)" (accessed Nov. 16, 2019). Dennis Harvey, "Film Review: 'The Great Alaskan Race,'" Variety, Oct. 24, 2019. It Happens Every Thursday, 1953. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Dianna Gabbard. Here are two corroborating links (warning -- these spoil the puzzle). We're very sorry to have to say that we recently had to say goodbye to Sasha. We feel very grateful that we got to share our lives with her for over 18 years, but several days ago we learned that she had advanced bone cancer. Until quite recently she had been very active, alert, and engaged in life, so the news was rather a shock to us. The cancer wasn't treatable, and after a few days we realized that the time had come for us to have to say goodbye. 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In “The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World” (2017, auf Deutsch: Heiliger Zorn: Wie die frühen Christen die Antike zerstörten) beschreibt Catherine Nixey eindrucksvoll die Entwicklung des Christentums von einer Sekte von Spinnern zu einer Sekte von Spinnern als Staatsreligion. Damit bildet das Buch einen guten Kontrapunkt zu Manfred Lütz’ einseitigem Buch “Der Skandal der Skandale: Die geheime Geschichte des Christentums” (Folge 69.4).http://audio.ketzerpodcast.de/72.3_Der_Anti-Luetz_Heiliger_Zorn_von_Catherine_Nixey.mp3

Mit dem Sieg des Christentums begann das finstere Mittelalter.Rezension von Barbara Dobrick.Aus dem Englischen von Cornelius HartzDeutsche Verlags-AnstaltISBN 978-3-421-04775-5397 Seiten25 Euro

In “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” 18th-century historian Edward Gibbon blames Rome's demise, at least in part, on Christianity. He wrote, “The clergy successfully preached the doctrines of patience and pusillanimity; the active virtues of society were discouraged, and the last remains of military spirit were buried in the cloister [and] a large portion of public and private wealth was consecrated to the specious demands of charity and devotion . . .” Gibbon was making the same argument that the pagan critic Celsus made more than 1,500 years earlier. Arguments which most historians have largely rejected. Still, like zombies in “The Walking Dead,” the idea that Christianity destroyed the classical world and ushered in the “Dark Ages” is a notion that refuses to stay dead. In fact, a recent book, “The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World,” by Catherine Nixey resurrects this notion that the “Triumph of Christianity” was really the “annihilation” of the classical world,  including its literature, philosophy, science, and art. In the book, Nixey not only depicts Christianity as a “savage tyrant,” she insists on the goodness of the Roman civilization it had “annihilated.” Historical silliness abounds in this book. For example, Nixey claims, “For two and a half centuries the Roman imperial government left Christianity alone.” All those stories of Christian persecution? Well, according to Nixey, those are “less that the Romans wanted to kill -- and more that the Christians wanted to die.” Nixey even claims that “Christian belief, if anything, led to a lowering of moral standards in the community.” So let me get this straight, the ideas of Roman philosopher Seneca, that “Unnatural progeny we destroy; we drown even children who at birth are weak or abnormal,” is morally superior to the Christian author of the Didache, who wrote that one should “not murder a child by abortion, nor kill it at birth.” Throw in Roman slavery and the absolute subjugation of women, regardless of social class, and an obvious question I have for Nixey is whether she would really prefer to live in the classical world whose passing she laments, or the one we live in now that's been shaped by Christianity. Another important but less obvious question would be, “How do we know so much about the lamented classical world?” The answer is “Christianity.” As a prime example of the “savage tyranny” of Christianity, Nixey points to the murder of a fifth-century pagan philosopher Hypatia by a Christian mob, which was an outrage and a black mark against the Christian faith. That's not just Nixey's opinion. The Christian Emperor Theodosius launched an investigation into her murder. And most of what we know about Hypatia comes from sympathetic Christian sources. The same is true of the above-mentioned Celsus. The only reason we know of his scathing criticisms of Christianity is because they were faithfully preserved by the Church Father Origen. While some Christians did destroy pagan art and repress pagan literature, they came nowhere near to destroying the Classical World. On the contrary, Christianity preserved its greatest achievements, not only in philosophy but also in science and literature. As Jeremiah Johnston documents in his book, “Unimaginable,” Christianity made the world that we all take for granted today possible. It wasn't always pretty, and certainly there was plenty to regret in Christian history. But thank God Christian morality did supplant classical pagan morality. The very idea that human beings are created equal, that we share a common dignity, that we possess “inalienable” rights would have been laughable to the ancient Romans. These ideas owe their cultural existence only to Christianity. The fact that people think otherwise only proves that the real zombies out there are arguments and historically-revised assertions.

FFRF attorneys sent more than a thousand letters to public school districts warning of the dangers of bible classes. We complain about an Appleton, Wisconsin, school board member who is a pastor who is flagrantly mixing religion and government. We talk with FFRF lead attorney Rebecca Markert about the disappointing decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing a large Christian cross to remain on public land. Then we interview, by phone from London, journalist and author Catherine Nixey, about her book The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World.

Oggi parliamo dell'ascesa del Cristianesimo nella sua accezione più inquietante. Analizziamo il libro "Nel nome della croce" di Catherine Nixey per affrontare il tema dal punto di vista della cultura classica, evidenziando i tratti più cupi della vicenda.

L’actualité culturelle à New York avec Emmanuel Kattan. Littérature jeunesse avec Monique Polak et Catherine Trudeau. Pourquoi j’écris? Les réponses de Louise Tremblay-d’Essiambre. Pierre-Luc Brisson a lu pour nous The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World, de Catherine Nixey. Entrevue avec Denyse Baillargeon pour Repenser la nation: L’histoire du suffrage féminin au Québec. Parlons sports avec Olivier Paradis-Lemieux et Richard Labbé; Indentured. The Battle to End the Exploitation of College Athletes, de Joe Nocera et Ben Strauss.

I interview Catherine Nixey about her new book The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World, which explores how the early Christians, once they gained power, did everything they could to eliminate the architectural, artistic and literary heritage of the non-Christian Roman Empire. Also recommend on the same subject matter: Bart Ehrman's The Triumph of Christianity. Plus: More developments in what shouldn't be a controversy: attempts by Democratic House committee leaders to omit the phrase "so help you God" from the oath required of those testifying in hearings. Theme music courtesy of Body Found. Follow American Freethought on the intertubes: Website: AmericanFreethought.com  Podcast Page: http://americanfreethought.libsyn.com  Twitter: @AMERFREETHOUGHT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/ Libsyn Classic Feed: https://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss Find out how to support the show here and here. Contact: john@americanfreethought.com

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Letters and Politics is offering the 5 best books we have reviewed in 2018 Pack for $500. Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics by Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University professor, and a world-renowned Shakespeare scholar. Stephen Greenblatt illuminates the ways in which William Shakespeare delved into the lust for absolute power and the catastrophic consequences of its execution. In his book, Greenblatt delivers his own critique of the current occupant of the White House, amazingly, he doesn't even have to mention his name. We all know it! The parallels seem obvious. How Fascism Works by Jason Stanley, is Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World by Catherine Nixey.  Barracon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston, Deborah G. Plant, Alice Walker (Foreword). A Radical History of the World by Neil Faulkner. MP3 CD Best of Letters & Politics 2018 Pack $100 Letters & Politics Mondo Pack (Includes all L+P Packs) USB$200 Best of Letters and Politics 2018 Book Collection + USB$650 The post Fun Drive Special – Top 2018 Book Collection appeared first on KPFA.

¡Bienvenidos a Fronteras de lo imposible! Con el libro 'La edad de la penumbra', de Catherine Nixey, como telón de fondo, hoy analizo el impacto que supuso la instauración del cristianismo y la progresiva destrucción del mundo clásico y la cultura grecorromana. ¿Te atreves a conocer una versión alternativa de aquello que nos han contado? Adelante, dale al play. Vías de contacto: TWITTER: @frontimposible FACEBOOK: Fronteras de lo imposible MAIL: fronterasdeloimposible@gmail.com

Lewis H. Lapham talks with Catherine Nixey, author of “The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World.” Thanks to our generous donors. Lead support for this podcast has been provided by Elizabeth “Lisette” Prince. Additional support was provided by James J. “Jimmy” Coleman Jr.

Show notes are here: http://tparkatheist.blogspot.com/2018/05/episode-0198-tuckers-choice.html In this episode, I talk about what's been happening with my landlord, the cats, and discuss the book, "The Darkening Age" by Catherine Nixey.

The Northern Irish author of Cal and Grace Notes, Bernard MacLaverty talks to Anne McElvoy about his novel Midwinter Break plus Clair Wills on her research into post war immigration to Britain and the differing expectations and experience of migrants and European refugees. The daughter of Irish immigrants - she now teaches at Princeton University in USA. Joining in the discussion Will Jones, who researches the politics of migration and is working on developing the idea of matching markets which would match refugee preferences with state priorities. Anne also hears from Catherine Nixey a young historian with a tale to tell of who did for the pagans. Nixey claims that the old story of Roman paganism dying of its own accord and Christianity moving into a void is one told by the victors. The Christians in fact annihilated belief systems across the Empire in a concerted attack on their philosophy, buildings and artworks. Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty is out now in hardback. Clair Wills book is called Lovers and Strangers: An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain. William Jones, Centre of International Public Policy, Royal Holloway University of London The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey out now in hardback. Producer: Jacqueline Smith

Classicist and journalist Catherine Nixey talks about her new book The Darkening Age with Professor Edith Hall. Their discussion explores the momentous changes that occurred when Christianity became the dominant faith of the Roman empire See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.