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Christianity Wasn't Always a Western Religion: The Lost 1000-Year Golden Age in the Middle East

The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia--and How It Died

Philip Jenkins

Think Christianity has always been a European faith? Think again. For over a thousand years, the heart of Christianity wasn't in Rome or Constantinople—it was in the Middle East and Asia. In *The Lost History of Christianity*, historian Philip Jenkins reveals a forgotten world where Syrian, Persian, and Egyptian Christians led the globe in theology, science, and translation. This video uncovers how these vibrant communities were systematically erased by war, climate change, and genocide, and why their story matters today. Discover the shocking truth about the church's lost golden age and the forces that destroyed it.