Dominion : the making of the Western mind / Tom Holland.
By: Holland, Tom
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Publisher: London : Little, Brown, 2019Description: xxix, 594 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), portraits ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781408706954.Subject(s): Church history | Western countries -- History | Western countries -- Religion | Christianity -- Western influences | Civilization, Western -- Roman influences | Western countries -- Religious life and customsDDC classification: 270 Summary: 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 Beverly 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. Even the increasing numbers in the West today pointless superstition remain recognisably its heirs. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Beverly 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. Even the increasing numbers in the West today pointless superstition remain recognisably its heirs. 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.
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