I haven't read Sowell's book, but in the same vein you have Paul Johnson's "Intellectuals" and "Creators" (two different books), which IMO tell the tale. I'll give Sowell's book a look (rhyme NOT deliberate!!), and recommend (highly!) the other two.
Thanks, I looked up Paul Johnson’s works at our local library, and there are a bunch that I’d like to look at. Thanks for the recommendation.
Sowell doesn’t write from a Christian perspective, but it looks like Johnson does.