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Originally Posted by jammies
The quaint version that believes all Western progress is due to Christianity, and all important Western thought is Christian-derived.
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In the mega-thread awhile back, I just argued that the ascendancy of Christianity was tied to the rise of humanist values. This is not controversial.
I used to get made fun of all the time around these parts for quoting Plato and Nietzsche - two very non-Christian thinkers.
I am inspired by Kierkegaard, a very unorthodox Christian.
I am with you that culture is complicated, and I certainly do not believe that Christianity is or should be a monochromatic blanket that sweeps up diverse, bad feelings, and replaces them with some drugged out peace and charity.
Rather, I see it as a complex challenge for us to solve our existential anxieties by following the Gospel. This is more than just Sunday liturgy, although that is very important as well.