Op-Ed: Civilization belongs to no one tradition

Op-Ed: Civilization belongs to no one tradition

By George Cassidy Payne I recently came across another one of those confident social media posts claiming that Western civilization is essentially the product of Christianity. Hospitals, universities, charity, marriage, human rights, all presented as though they emerged fully formed from a single religious tradition. The appeal of that story is understandable. It offers certainty in a fragmented world. It gives people a sense of moral grounding …