What these studies fail to mention of course is how the Christianization of the world...however much later...changed things. Dramatically. It was the primary civilizing force of Europe.
Uh, no. Civilization is the result of building cities.
“What these studies fail to mention of course is how the Christianization of the world...however much later...changed things. Dramatically. It was the primary civilizing force of Europe.”
You are EXACTLY correct!