Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition, remain recognisably its heirs. Seen close-up, the division between a sceptic and a believer may seem unbridgeable. Widen the focus, though, and Christianity’s enduring impact upon the West can be seen in the emergence of much that has traditionally been cast as its nemesis: in science, in secularism, and yes, even in atheism. That is why ‘Dominion’ will place the story of how we came to be what we are, and how we think the way that we do, in the broadest historical context.
Dominion
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The Sunday Times bestseller, with a new introduction by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
‘If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed’ Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times History Book of the Year
‘Terrific: bold, ambitious and passionate’ Peter Frankopan
Dominion tells the epic story of how those in the West came to be what they are, and why they think the way they do. Ranging from Moses to Merkel, from Babylon to Beverley Hills, from the emergence of secularism to the abolition of slavery, it explores why, in a society that has become increasingly doubtful of religion’s claims, so many of its instincts remain irredeemably Christian. Christianity’s enduring impact is not confined to churches. It can be seen everywhere in the West: in science, in secularism, in gay rights, even in atheism. It is – to coin a phrase – the greatest story ever told.
PRAISE FOR DOMINION
‘A masterpiece of scholarship and storytelling’ John Gray, New Statesman
‘Filled with vivid portraits, gruesome deaths and moral debates… Holland has all the talents of an accomplished novelist’ Terry Eagleton, Guardian
‘This extraordinary book is vintage Tom Holland: history boldly and elegantly retold’ Diarmaid MacCulloch
Additional information
| Weight | 0.518 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.6 × 12.6 × 4.6 cm |
| Book_author | Holland, Tom |
| Publisher | Abacus |
| Imprint | Abacus |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 624 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | New Edition |
| Dewey | 270 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
