Name: Dominion
ISBN: 9780349141206

Tom Holland

The Making of the Western Mind

Dominion

A historian of antiquity shows how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable. It was this that rendered it so suitable a punishment 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-had been 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. Our morals and ethics are not universal. Instead, they are 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 world.

How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

A Fantastically written and interesting book digging into the history of the western world, and how Christianity in particular shapes the western mind. It is unsurprisingly quite difficult to get through, even to someone with experience reading books about theology. It's a great read though, just take it slow.

Alistair Shepherd

Daniel Lauzon

This thoughtful and sweeping retelling of the West's cultural heritage leaves me with more questions than answers, as I suspect is it's insight.
Well worth the read.

Dominion The Making of the Western Mind

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