My main thesis in this essay is that Christianity was a Greco-Roman religion in a way which Islam never was or could be. Islam was founded outside of the Greco-Roman world. Christianity was founded within this world, and gradually grew accustomed to Greco-Roman culture. This had a major long-term impact on how the adherents of these two religions treated the Greco-Roman legacy. Before I explain this, let me first say something about Roman civilization and why it was possible for Christianity to take over the Roman Empire.Why Christians Accepted Greek Natural Philosophy, But Muslims Did Not
From the desk of Fjordman on Mon, 2009-05-25 06:53
Monday, 25 May 2009
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