Tom Holland has spoken movingly about the profound impact of witnessing firsthand the suffering of Christians in other parts of the world.

The historian and “Dominion” author was guest speaker at the inaugural ‘Perspectives’ lecture held by Open Doors, a charity supporting persecuted Christians, at the British Library on Wednesday night.

Asked about how Christians in the West could “de-Westernise”, he said one way was to “think about Christians in lands beyond the West” and “the perspectives on Christianity they may be able to offer us”