weirdness of early christians halsall murray fordham edu paul halsall writes but recently i read peter brown s body and society it is very well researched and well written but is raises some very upsetting questions the early christians were weird even more so than today s carzy fundies they had odd views on sex odder views on the body totally ludicrous views about demons and distinctly uncharitable views about other human beings if possible last i heard it was out of print but they were considering reprinting read barbara hambly s search the seven hills it is historical fiction set in rome at the time of the early church she captures the weirdness of the early christians and yet gives glimpses of the holiness too some of their odd views make a lot more sense in the context of the society they lived in i found it a remarkably positive view of christianity considering that the author is not a christian herself another plus is that each chapter begins with an original source quote so that it makes a good starting point for serious research jayne kulikauskas jayne mmalt guild org
