The Future of Faith (Cox, Harvey) As we have seen, these early Christian “historians” were neither critical nor neutral. They were not even historians. They were churchmen who aspired to become the leaders of the next generation of Christians. They were anything but disinterested, and they had an agenda that was not particularly hidden. Looking for a potent way to establish their own authority, they seized upon a very compelling idea. A historian is supposed to be a person that is critical of stated history but remains neutral as to the results. Some of the early church  “historians” were as … Continue reading Early Church Historians…