I found when I came to writing about Christianity in dominion is a study of the entire sweep of Christianity. And there was very rarely a chapter that I wrote where I didn't think I wish I could stay here and continue to read about it. But equally getting to the Reformation, I felt the power of the Protestant Reformance as well. This morning I spent recording three episodes of the rest of history on what's erroneously called the Cathars. The objects of perhaps the most brutal and bloody of all the crusades waged not against Muslim enemies but against Christians themselves in the 13th century.
Historian Tom Holland joined Tyler to discuss in what ways his Christianity is influenced by Lord Byron, how the Book of Revelation precipitated a revolutionary tradition, which book of the Bible is most foundational for Western liberalism, the political differences between Paul and Jesus, why America is more pro-technology than Europe, why Herodotus is his favorite writer, why the Greeks and Persians didn’t industrialize despite having advanced technology, how he feels about devolution in the United Kingdom and the potential of Irish unification, what existential problem the Church of England faces, how the music of Ennio Morricone helps him write for a popular audience, why Jurassic Park is his favorite movie, and more.
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Recorded February 1st, 2023
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