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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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780465093502 |
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Publisher: | Basic Books |
Publication date: | 10/29/2019 |
Pages: | 624 |
Sales rank: | 51,187 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.30(h) x 2.10(d) |
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Table of Contents
Preface 1
Part I Antiquity
1 Athens 479 BC: The Hellespont 21
2 Jerusalem 63 BC: Jerusalem 47
3 Mission ad 19: Galatia 80
4 Belief AD 177: Lyon 107
5 Charity ad 362: Pessinus 137
6 Heaven 492: Mount Gargano 159
7 Exodus 632: Carthage 179
Part II Christendom
8 Conversion 754: Frisia 201
9 Revolution 1076: Cambrai 222
10 Persecution 1229: Marburg 247
11 Flesh 1300: Milan 271
12 Apocalypse 1420: Tabor 292
13 Reformation 1520: Wittenberg 314
14 Cosmos 1620: Leiden 338
Part III Modernitas
15 Spirit 1649: St George's Hill 363
16 Enlightenment 1762: Toulouse 387
17 Religion 1825: Baroda 413
18 Science 1876: The Judith River 435
19 Shadow 1916: The Somme 459
20 Love 1967: Abbey Road 488
21 Woke 2015: Rostock 515
Acknowledgements 543
Notes 545
Bibliography 575
Index 593