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“Christians were regarded as separated from society and therefore destructive of the Greco-Roman way of life.”

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Kenneth Scott Latourette

Kenneth Scott Latourette, born on August 6, 1884, and died on December 26, 1968, was an American historian renowned for his extensive research on the history of Christianity. more

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Book:A History of Christianity

Source: A History of Christianity