Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home (Biblia.com)

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People often talk about worldview when describing the philosophy that guides their lives. But how have we come by our worldviews, and what impact did Christianity have on those that are common to Western civilization? This authoritative, accessible survey traces the development of the worldviews that underpin the Western world. It demonstrates the decisive impact that the growth of Christianity...

interconnectedness so profound, that under the right circumstances, beings could transform from one to another. This does not mean, of course, that everything on the hierarchy of being was equal; it was, after all, a hierarchy. The closer you were to the One, a being of pure spirit, the higher your status in the cosmic order. Spirit was superior to matter (a concept called dualism), and spiritual beings were higher than material beings. Thus the gods were superior to nymphs, who were connected to

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