The jesus effect

we've all heard it: "i'm not religious, but i believe in being a good person."sure. but where did that idea of good come from?in the jesus effect, writer and entrepreneur frank dappah argues that the moral software running modern life - compassion, fairness, forgiveness, dignity - was coded in long before hashtags and culture wars. it came from scripture. from the sermon on the mount. from a carpenter's son who told people to love their enemies and forgive their debtors - and somehow rewired the entire moral dna of western civilization.through history, humor, and sharp cultural commentary, dappah traces how the christian message got lost, hijacked, and rebranded - from politicians quoting jesus to raise campaign money to churches that forgot what grace even looks like.this isn't a sermon. it's a reality check - one that asks, with both curiosity and conviction: can a civilization keep its soul once it forgets where it came from?