The Other Face of Janus: the Eastern Christian (Byzantine) World

Ever since 16th century, the expression "Christian world" had increasingly been associated with western Europe and its offshoots as if it had always been that Christianity, and the civilisation associated with it, was the “western” normality. What this western mentality fails to understand is the integrity of Eastern Christianity, and more importantly, its impact on the western world itself. Geographically, the eastern Christian world is not only where Christianity, but also where the whole western civilisation started. This world, though often obscure, has a story of its own to tell, and it is my wish to tell it in terms of culture, history, as well as modern politics.