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How Christianity Ended the Dark Ages | EP 6
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How Christianity Ended the Dark Ages | EP 6

And the true cause of the Dark Ages

Christianity didn’t cause the Dark Ages. It ended them.

Christianity is often blamed for the so-called “Dark Ages”. But when the true causes of the darkness of this period are explored, Christianity instead rises as a champion for a new age of recovery and rebuilding.

The unifying spirit of the Church and the preservation of ancient learning and literature by monastics were two key factors that helped reorganize Europe after the fall of Rome.

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