Description: A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one particular victim of crucifixion -- an obscure provincial by the name of Jesus -- was to be worshipped as a god. Dominion explores the implications of this shocking conviction as they have reverberated throughout history. Today, the West remains utterly saturated by Christian assumptions. As Tom Holland demonstrates, our morals and ethics are not universal but are instead the fruits of a very distinctive civilization. Concepts such as secularism, liberalism, science, and homosexuality are deeply r Book and Mortar Record Store Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World -- Tom Holland A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How astonishing it was, then, that people should have come to believe that one particular victim of crucifixion -- an obscure provincial by the name of Jesus -- was to be worshipped as a god. Dominion explores the implications of this shocking conviction as they have reverberated throughout history. Today, the West remains utterly saturated by Christian assumptions. As Tom Holland demonstrates, our morals and ethics are not universal but are instead the fruits of a very distinctive civilization. Concepts such as secularism, liberalism, science, and homosexuality are deeply rooted in a Christian seedbed. From Babylon to the Beatles, Saint Michael to #MeToo, Dominion tells the story of how Christianity transformed the modern world. Author: Tom Holland Publisher: Basic Books Published: 03/23/2021 Pages: 640 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 1.19lbs Size: 8.25h x 5.45w x 1.50d ISBN: 9781541675599 About the Author Tom Holland is an award-winning historian of the ancient world and the author of six previous books, including Rubicon, recipient of the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History and shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, and Persian Fire, winner of the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award. He lives in London.
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Label: Basic Books
Artist: Holland, Tom
Album: Dominion
Book Title: Dominion : How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
Number of Pages: 640 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Year: 2021
Item Height: 2 in
Topic: Europe / Italy, Christianity / History, Ancient, World
Genre: Religion, History
Item Weight: 19.9 Oz
Author: Tom Holland
Item Length: 8.3 in
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback