The Closing Of The Western Mind

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Only a thousand years later, with the Renaissance and the emergence of modern science, was Europe to begin to free itself from the effects of Constantine's decision. The Church, on the other hand, remains hierarchical and authoritarian, and the effects persist to this day of Constantine's establishment of Christianity as a state religion.

Charles Freeman is the author of The Greek Achievement and Egypt, Greece and Rome- Civilisations of the Ancient Mediterranean. He lives in Suffolk.

An elegant story, engagingly told. Freeman has a talent for narrative history and for encapsulating the more arcane disputes of ancient historians and theologians * Independent * There is much here to admire... It is a panoramic view that Freeman handles with grace, erudition and lucidity * Washington Times * A triumph... Engrossing... Successfully realized... Wholly admirable... Freeman is to be congratulated on a broad-brush approach that throws the main issue into sharp focus... [He] has added a new level of understanding * The Times Higher Education Supplement *