The popular doctrine of an immediate millennium, inculcated by a succession of early fathers, took the place of ancient fable; and a Golden Age was placed in advance to animate the hope and perseverance of the faithful.
Sumner notes how early Christian teachings replaced ancient myths with a vision of a hopeful future.
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