After I read your recent review of the book about the popes, I recommended The First Three Thousand Years of Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch, but didn't have a chance to attach this comment to it. It's the third year text for the University of the South's EfM program I'm taking. We joke that's it's even heavier than the Bible, but I'm finding it utterly fascinating & thought it might appeal to you as well. You have an inquiring mind, and he covers things in a way that connects a lot of dots for me, all with a leavening bit of snark! Anyway, if you haven't come across this book, I think it might be worth looking into for you. It was originally published in 2009, & was a New York Times Notable Book of 2010.
Hope all is well with you, & I enjoyed your latest blog.
After I read your recent review of the book about the popes, I recommended The First Three Thousand Years of Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch, but didn't have a chance to attach this comment to it. It's the third year text for the University of the South's EfM program I'm taking. We joke that's it's even heavier than the Bible, but I'm finding it utterly fascinating & thought it might appeal to you as well. You have an inquiring mind, and he covers things in a way that connects a lot of dots for me, all with a leavening bit of snark! Anyway, if you haven't come across this book, I think it might be worth looking into for you. It was originally published in 2009, & was a New York Times Notable Book of 2010.
Hope all is well with you, & I enjoyed your latest blog.
Peggy Chittum