Dominion (Holland - paperback)

Author: Tom Holland

ISBN: 9781541675599

Binding: paperback

Section: History

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. As Tom Holland demonstrates, our morals and ethics are not universal but are instead the fruits of a very distinctive civilization.