Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World

An account of how the Christian Revolution shaped Western civilization over the last 2,000 years. The book explores how Christians came to worship Jesus, an obscure provincial victim of crucifixion, as a god—a shocking conviction to Romans, who reserved crucifixion as the worst punishment for slaves. Dominion traces the implications of this belief throughout history. Holland argues that Western morals and ethics are not universal but stem from a distinctive Christian civilization. Concepts including secularism, liberalism, science, and attitudes toward homosexuality have roots in Christian thought. The book spans from Babylon to the Beatles and from Saint Michael to #MeToo, examining how Christianity transformed the modern world.