Tom Holland on Christianity, persecution and the cross

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🗓️ 31 December 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Historian Tom Holland tells how his experiences among persecuted Christians and Yazidis in Iraq impacted his own intellectual and personal journey with Christianity. A 'Perspectives' lecture recorded in Nov 2021 at the British Library for Christian persecution charity Open Doors with audience Q&A. Used with permission For Open Doors: https://www.opendoorsuk.org/ End of Year giving (USA): http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow End of year giving (Rest of World): https://my.premier.org.uk/donate/unbelievable-eoy-30th-december Big Conversation Survey: https://survey-star.net/bigconversation2022 --- For exclusive resources and to support us: • Confident Christianity apologetics course: http://www.premier.org.uk/getconfident • Support (USA): http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support (rest of the world): https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable • For our newsletter https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter • For our blog: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievable-the-blog • For the podcast: http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PremierUnbelievable • Twitter https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb • Insta https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley

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0:00.0	It was kind of profound to them that it was realising the reality of a world in which
0:14.6	the cross serves as a symbol of the power of the powerful to torture and torment and
0:22.9	kill the powerless.
0:25.9	And instinctively to me as someone who grown up in a fundamentally Christian society,
0:34.7	the cross served as the opposite.
0:39.3	You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Breilie.
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0:54.5	and something rather different and special for you today, a lecture by historian Tom Holland
0:59.5	on Christianity, persecution and the cross.
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