Unbelievable Classic: Tom Holland: Christianity, persecution and the meaning of the cross

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🗓️ 15 October 2024

⏱️ 58 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. Titled 'Invisible Fire: Christianity in a post-western world', this 'Perspectives' lecture was recorded in Nov 2021 at the British Library for Christian persecution charity Open Doors with audience Q&A. Used with permission. https://www.opendoorsuk.org ---- Originally aired: Nov 2021 • Get our 'Confident Christianity' course: http://www.premier.org.uk/courseierchristianradio.com/... • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:55.0	Hello and welcome to another unbelievable classic replay.
1:01.0	I'm Ruth Jackson and this week we're delving back into the
1:04.3	archives. Let's jump in on today's discussion.
1:08.6	I am so thrilled to introduce Tom Holland as our guest speaker tonight.
1:15.0	Tom is a historian of antiquity.
1:20.0	Actually, I just asked Tom how he wanted me to describe him, and he just said, just say that I'm lovely.
1:27.0	You are lovely, Tom. I can tell that. But he is also also let me tell you a historian of antiquity he writes and
1:38.0	speaks on a wide range of subjects including classical and medieval history, Greece and Rome especially, the origins
1:47.7	of Islam, Christianity and secularism, and I understand cricket.
1:55.2	Most importantly for us, Tom is helping both Christians
2:00.0	and non-Christians to appreciate the historical role that Christian faith has had and
2:07.1	continues to have in shaping society.
2:11.8	His work is both an education and an encouragement.
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