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A review by alpho
The Triumph of Christianity: How a Small Band of Outcasts Conquered an Empire by George Newburn, Bart D. Ehrman
3.0
It was interesting, but I feel like Ehrman's books always feel slight to me in a frustrating sort of way. They're always a fine read, but they always feel like they could be excellent if he'd just plumbed the depth a little more, but he never is.
And as much as he was trying to be evenhanded about Christianity and very carefully not condemn it, I really found myself thinking how toxic it was early on no matter how much he was telling me it was fine. And I don't know whether to attribute that to my biases (but generally I don't dislike early Christianity, though I am not Christian) or to his writing, but something about the angle he was approaching Christianity on just did not work for me.
And as much as he was trying to be evenhanded about Christianity and very carefully not condemn it, I really found myself thinking how toxic it was early on no matter how much he was telling me it was fine. And I don't know whether to attribute that to my biases (but generally I don't dislike early Christianity, though I am not Christian) or to his writing, but something about the angle he was approaching Christianity on just did not work for me.