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“Nixey argues that the tremendous learning of the classical world was destroyed by Christians, claiming Christianity was responsible for a darkening age.”
Sentiment: Critical Analysis
Trigger: destruction of the library
For: Historians and readers interested in religious history
Key quote: “she basically argued, all this tremendous learning of the classical world was destroyed by the Christians, that Christianity was responsible for plunging the world into a darkening age, as she calls it.”
The host references 'The Darkening Age' to critique the narrative that Christianity was solely responsible for the decline of classical learning. The book is mentioned as part of a broader discussion on historical interpretations of the destruction of knowledge during the transition to Christianity.