Would the True Christians Please Stand Up? A Review of “Cultural Christians in the Early Church”
<p>I have just finished Nadya Williams’ “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Christians-Early-Church-Introduction/dp/0310147816/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Cultural Christians in the Early Church.”</a> The book is a delightful and thought-provoking romp through a riveting cast of characters in early Christianity, introducing the modern reader to well-known historic figures (Augustine, Cyprian, Pliny the Younger, etc) in a new way, and shining the light on some less-known figures (among Western Protestants at least) for modern readers (Felicity and Perpetua, the Donatists, the Desert Fathers). As an accessible, readable, and eminently interesting introduction to the cultural and personality landscape of Christianity before 500 AD, <em>Cultural Christians in the Early Church </em>succeeds, and I think it will make a wonderful text for young people dabbling their toe in these areas and wanting to know where to start. So I want to begin my review here: I really liked the book, it was a fast read because it was a fun read, and as best I can tell on the history itself Williams is a credible, well-researched, and often insightful illuminator.</p>
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