Meghan Diluzio

Cultural Christians in the Early Church

History & Biography

“transformed Roman society, early Christ followers struggled to resist the surrounding culture as much as believers do today. The author combines vivid stories of “cultural Christians” in the early church with expert analysis of the social, cultural, and historical context that shaped their worldview. The result is a nuanced account of the early church and the sinners who filled it. Williams calls on contemporary Christians to stop idealizing people in the past and challenges us to renew our efforts to resist sin in all its forms, from the familiar vice of avarice to the more insidious idolatry of Christian nationalism.”