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From Eliade's perspective, Christianity's " trans-historical message " may be the most important help that modern man could have in confronting the terror of history.

In his book Mito (" Myth "), Italian researcher Furio Jesi argues that Eliade denies man the position of a true protagonist in history: for Eliade, true human experience lies not in intellectually " making history ", but in man's experiences of joy and grief.

Thus, from Eliade's perspective, the Christ story becomes the perfect myth for modern man.

In Christianity, God willingly entered historical time by being born as Christ, and accepted the suffering that followed.

By identifying with Christ, modern man can learn to confront painful historical events.

Ultimately, according to Jesi, Eliade sees Christianity as the only religion that can save man from the " Terror of history ".