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'This book will help readers understand English history in a much more rounded way. The author’s fiercely objective approach allows us to understand the profound, and often profoundly beneficial, impact of Christianity on the country for nearly two millennia' - Anthony Seldon ‘Are we prepared for a post-Christian Britain? The enormous questions this raises about national identity are hardly being discussed, but fortunately Bijan Omrani has made an invaluable contribution to this coming debate, which will be upon us surprisingly soon. As we try to lead good lives according to what Omrani proves are often ultimately Christian creeds and assumptions, this scholarly and engagingly written book asks whether we can achieve that without Christianity itself’ - Lord Andrew Roberts 'At last someone is standing up for our Church and its amazing contribution, over centuries, to English life' - Quentin Letts 'Christianity is the golden thread that stitches together England’s history. Yes, it may be fraying now but, as Bijan Omrani brilliantly explains, it is not yet quite broken – and must be repaired' – Harry Mount, author and journalist 'A superb book ... Lively and erudite' - The Telegraph ‘A tremendous book, whatever you happen to believe. The storytelling and characterisation are gripping in themselves and the arguments are truly profound. They undermine the glib scorn that has emptied our churches and depleted our souls. Read it and weep or, perhaps better, think’ - The Spectator 'He writes with colour and clarity, covering a huge canvas to illustrate how profoundly English culture is saturated in Christian teaching and practice ... An affectionate but deeply realistic book, and deserves a wide circulation among those concerned by the deeper reasons for our current malaise' - Church Times ‘A detailed, evocative picture of a nation defined by faith … an edifying account of how every single aspect of English national life owed itself in full or in part, to Christianity’ - The Critic

'This book will help readers understand English history in a much more rounded way. The author’s fiercely objective approach allows us to understand the profound, and often profoundly beneficial, impact of Christianity on the country for nearly two millennia' - Anthony Seldon ‘Are we prepared for a post-Christian Britain? The enormous questions this raises about national identity are hardly being discussed, but fortunately Bijan Omrani has made an invaluable contribution to this coming debate, which will be upon us surprisingly soon. As we try to lead good lives according to what Omrani proves are often ultimately Christian creeds and assumptions, this scholarly and engagingly written book asks whether we can achieve that without Christianity itself’ - Lord Andrew Roberts 'At last someone is standing up for our Church and its amazing contribution, over centuries, to English life' - Quentin Letts 'Christianity is the golden thread that stitches together England’s history. Yes, it may be fraying now but, as Bijan Omrani brilliantly explains, it is not yet quite broken – and must be repaired' – Harry Mount, author and journalist 'A superb book ... Lively and erudite' - The Telegraph ‘A tremendous book, whatever you happen to believe. The storytelling and characterisation are gripping in themselves and the arguments are truly profound. They undermine the glib scorn that has emptied our churches and depleted our souls. Read it and weep or, perhaps better, think’ - The Spectator 'He writes with colour and clarity, covering a huge canvas to illustrate how profoundly English culture is saturated in Christian teaching and practice ... An affectionate but deeply realistic book, and deserves a wide circulation among those concerned by the deeper reasons for our current malaise' - Church Times ‘A detailed, evocative picture of a nation defined by faith … an edifying account of how every single aspect of English national life owed itself in full or in part, to Christianity’ - The Critic 'A finely judged and beautifully written account' - Peter Frankopan, Guardian Books of the Summer ‘England was forged by Christianity – and yet, for no intelligent reason, we’re giving it up. This superb history-cum-polemic argues convincingly that we take our national faith for granted, and that no one is suffering more as a result of its decline than the dazed, confused young’ - Telegraph Books of the Year

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Bijan Omrani's previous books and research have looked at questions of religious history and cultural identity from Ancient Rome and Greece to Afghanistan and the Silk Road. An Oxford-educated barrister, he has taught Classics at Eton College and Westminster School, is a former editor of the Asian Affairs Journal, and is currently a research fellow at the University of Exeter.

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