Tom Holland on History, Christianity, and the Value of the Countryside

Conversations with Tyler

Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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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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0:00.0	Conversations with Tyler is produced by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University,
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0:13.5	Learn more at mercatis.org.
0:16.2	For full transcript of every conversation, enhanced with helpful links, visit
0:21.1	ConversationsWithT Tyler.com.
0:27.0	Hello everyone and welcome back to Conversations with Tyler.
0:30.5	Today I'm honored to be chatting with Tom Holland.
0:33.5	I'm a huge fan of Tom.
0:35.4	He is a historian, a public intellectual and author.
0:38.8	He has numerous books including Millennium, Persian Fire, Dynasty, Books on Islam.
0:44.5	His latest is Dominion, has a Christian Revolution Remade the World, which I am a big fan of.
0:50.0	He does with Dominic Sandbrook, one of the best known, perhaps the best known history podcast,
0:54.7	called The Rest Is History.
0:56.5	He is frequently on radio and television, has performed what is the greatest translation
1:01.6	of Herodotus ever.
1:03.0	He is a huge cricket fan and he is fighting to save the hedgehog in England.
1:07.5	Tom, welcome.
1:08.5	Thank you very much and I'm sure the mention of cricket will induce far out browse across
1:12.8	America.
1:14.6	In what ways your interpret of Christianity still influenced by Lord Byron, a writer you
1:20.0	started your career working on.
1:22.4	That's a very, very good question because I'd never thought of the conjunction.
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