Dominion

How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

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Ranked #30 in Italian History, Ranked #80 in Church History — see more rankings.

From the crucifixion of Jesus to the birth of modern morals, this "marvelous" account from an award-winning historian shows how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination (The Economist).
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... more
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Dan Snow So proud of my great buddy @holland_tom, his brilliant new book 'Dominion' is published today. To celebrate, last night we visited the limit of the Great Fire, exactly 353 years since it raged across The City. Wild times. https://t.co/iQsNxrceAE (Source)

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