Scandal. It derives from the Greek word for “stumbling block.” History is full of them, but theologian Manfred Lütz goes one step further. He claims that even our often distorted perception of the history of Christianity can itself be a stumbling block. Hence his book, “The Scandal of the Scandals: The Secret History of Christianity.”
DR. MANFRED LÜTZ
Author, “The Scandal of the Scandals: The Secret History of Christianity”
“You can see, as a Christian, the Church history as the history of salvation, and this is important to see. And then you do not see that the progress is always the Enlightenment, and that Christianity was against. No!”
The book begins with an in-depth look at Christianity in its early days. It takes the reader through the Crusades, the Inquisition, the witch hunts, Protestant and Catholic missions, the sex abuse scandal and much more.
DR. MANFRED LÜTZ
Author, “The Scandal of the Scandals: The Secret History of Christianity”
“For example, it was a scandal that Christians killed heretics. But did you know that for the first thousand years, Christianity was the only great religion that did not kill heretics?”
Lütz hopes his book will reach both Christians and non-Christians, and help them separate fact from myth.
DR. MANFRED LÜTZ
Author, “The Scandal of the Scandals: The Secret History of Christianity”
“For me it was important that the most known historians in Germany had proofread the book, that all the facts are correct, but also my hairdresser, so that the book is understandable, because I think one difficulty is that the language of theologians often is not understandable, and that's a problem. So this is a book for everyone to know the real history of Christianity.”
With “The Scandal of the Scandals: The Secret History of Christianity,” Lütz presents a more complete picture of factual events in order to debunk common misconceptions contributing to inaccurate perceptions of history as a whole.
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