How Christianity invented modernity

Numerous metaphysical systems flourished in antiquity, of which Platonism is only one of the better known. Most have perished; Christianity is among the very few survivors. For all the limitations of its representatives, it forms the richest expression of culture in history, even though you’re unlikely to find even a mention of it on many a Cultural Studies course. It offers unrivalled resources for ­promoting the common good well beyond the visible Church.