Title: Always Remember the Source
Review: While the good Abbott does strive to be genuinely historical in his work, one has to wonder at the comment in the publisher's preface by Thomas Nelson. "Apostasy from the Truth Faith always has dire consequences because one loses the special blessings and guidance from Almighty God." The Catholics, of course, have labeled the Emperor Julian as an "Apostate" because he attempted to slow the rise of Christianity while trying to rekindle interest and devotion to a more polytheistic approach to religion. He also quotes, "What if he had not lost The True Faith? How would history then have read?" Why not ask What if he had lived and succeeded? Maybe there would have been no Christian Crusades, no Inquisition, etc.Really, if you want to more about Julian and his attempt to restore balance to the way people worshiped in the 4th Century, CE, try Gore Vidal's "Julian" and/or Adrian Murdoch's "The Last Pagan: Julian the Apostate and the Death of the World".
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