Christianity brought a sense of humanity—of kindness, mercy, and forgiveness—into the world as liberals traditionally understand that word. Jesus was the first democrat in history, the first champion of the welfare ordinary human beings. By contrast, the world of the Greeks and Romans was a world without pity.
Christianity brought a sense of humanity—of kindness, mercy, and forgiveness—into the world as liberals traditionally understand that word. Jesus was the first democrat in history, the first champion of the welfare ordinary human beings. By contrast, the world of the Greeks and Romans was a world without pity.