Question on Christianity’s historical contribution to culture and society?
Query by Randy Licious: Query on Christianity’s historical contribution to culture and society?
in a family members guy episode, a entire world was shown wherever christianity did not exist, the darkish ages did not come about, thus the entire world was hyper advanced. though it was mentioned that there was absolutely nothing to inspire artists so there was no renaissance painting, there surely have been far more wonderful points christianity has contributed to western society and tradition (though some may possibly hate to confess it) what do you feel they are? do you believe these contributions are or have been undervalued?
secondly, wouldn’t the globe not be as sophisticated, wouldn’t we even now be pagan then?
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Reply by Gene F
If christianity by no means existed indeed we would even now be pagan nevertheless I do not see how that has something to do with our technological advancement.
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about 1 year ago
The “Dark Ages” were caused by the fall of the Roman Empire and centuries of “barbarian” invasions, not by Christianity. It was Christianity that preserved as much of civilization as possible.
The “Dark Ages” is a derogatory term for the European Middle Ages used by Protestants to trivialize and demonize the Catholic Church of the time.
A few things (in addition to leading millions upon millions to Christ) where the Catholic Church has made the world a better and brighter place are:
+ Relief from the Barbarian invasions of the early middle ages
+ Rescued Christian and pre-christian literature
+ Condemned slavery since 1435
+ Spread agricultural and animal husbandry knowledge
+ Started and protected universities
+ Sponsored and supported science and medicine
+ Created International Law theory
+ Developed and sponsored modern economic theory
+ Invented charity as we know it
+ Codified, expanded, and improved Western Law
+ Developed Western Morality
+ Created just war theory
+ Sponsored and influenced music, art and architecture
+ Developed the concept of inalienable rights
I suggest you read the book “How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization” by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/world/wh0101.html
Here is an article that also addresses learning, literature, medical advances, and art of the middle ages:http://www.catholicapologetics.net/dark_ages.htm
Here is what G. K.Chesterton (one of my favorite authors) says about the “Dark Ages” in his book “Orthodoxy”:
And in history I found that Christianity, so far from belonging to the dark ages, was the one path across the dark ages that was not dark. It was a shining bridge connecting two shining civilisations. If any one says that the faith arose in ignorance and savagery the answer is simple: it didn’t. … How can we say that the Church wishes to bring us back into the Dark Ages? The Church was the only thing that ever brought us out of them.
With love in Christ.