Catherine Nixey 2 Books Collection Set (Heresy & The Darkening Age) - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781529040395 (Heresy) / 9781509816071 (The Darkening Age). Publisher: Picador (Heresy) / Pan, Pan Macmillan (The Darkening Age). Age Range: Adult. Overview. This Catherine Nixey 2 books collection set brings together two of the most talked-about works of popular religious and classical history of recent years. Together, Heresy and The Darkening Age trace the turbulent birth of Christianity and its collision with the pagan world it eventually supplanted. Sharp, meticulously researched and vividly written, both titles challenge comfortable assumptions about the early Church, making this paperback set an essential addition to any serious non-fiction reader's shelf.. About the Books. In Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God, Nixey dismantles the idea that early Christianity spoke with one voice, uncovering the many rival "Jesuses" and saviour figures who circulated before orthodoxy settled on a single accepted narrative and rival tellings were branded heretical and erased.. The Darkening Age, her acclaimed debut, tells the far less familiar story of what followed: how, once Christianity became the religion of empire, it moved swiftly against the old gods, with temples demolished, statues smashed and centuries of Classical learning deliberately extinguished.. Read together, the two books form a compelling arc: the fracturing of early belief in Heresy, followed by the enforcement of a single orthodoxy in The Darkening Age. Both combine rigorous scholarship with the pace of narrative non-fiction, and both have sparked lively debate about how Christianity's rise has traditionally been told.. Key Benefits. Two acclaimed Catherine Nixey titles in one brand-new paperback set. Engaging, narrative-driven approach to early Christian and Classical history. Ideal gift for readers of history,