Lord of the World

Chapter 2: Dedication

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A near-future dystopia depicts a global secular order consolidated under a charismatic, technocratic authority that marginalizes traditional religion. The narrative follows religious leaders, political actors, and believers as they respond to social engineering, political repression, and mounting international crises that move toward catastrophic, apocalyptic outcomes. Interwoven episodes trace institutional struggle, personal devotion, and moral compromise, while the work examines tensions between faith and materialist ideology, the ethical costs of centralised power, and the prophetic implications of a society that discards transcendence for utilitarian control.

Dedication

CLAVI DOMUS DAVID

PREFACE

I am perfectly aware that this is a terribly sensational book, and open to innumerable criticisms on that account, as well as on many others. But I did not know how else to express the principles I desired (and which I passionately believe to be true) except by producing their lines to a sensational point. I have tried, however, not to scream unduly loud, and to retain, so far as possible, reverence and consideration for the opinions of other people. Whether I have succeeded in that attempt is quite another matter.

Robert Hugh Benson.

CAMBRIDGE 1907.