Blake Huggins Reviews ‘A People’s History of Christianity’
Blake Huggins has gotten a a head start in reading and thinking about our next Theology Book Club’s selection – Diana Butler Bass’s A People’s History of Christianity. He won’t give away the ending, but it is worth a read whether you plan on reading the book or not (and you really should.)
I like it. Because all history, like all reading, is always an interpretation. There is no objective, neutral, unbiased or untainted account of “the way things really were.” There just isn’t. Too many histories are written in such a way. I’m glad that Butler Bass admits that up front and I’m excited that she is attempting to tell a side of the story that jettisons the hegemony of historical “orthodoxy” and opts for the story of those on the underbelly of power.
A People’s History of Christianity [1] | (Ir)Religious
A People’s History of Christianity [2] | (Ir)Religious
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