25 nov. 2017

Feeling Guilty About Drinking? Well, Ask the Saints


Each year the holidays bring with them an increase in both the consumption of alcohol and concern about drinking’s harmful effects. Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinful to drink and make merry, moderately and responsibly, during a holy season or at any other time? As a historical theologian , I researched the role that pious Christians played in developing and producing alcohol. What I discovered was an astonishing history.

-Ancient Origins