‘Even Death on a Cross’: How Christian Humility Upended the World – ABC Religion and Ethics June 18, 2018 by Fulcrum In antiquity, the cross was an instrument of Rome's brutalizing power to humiliate. Now it stands as a symbol of true greatness. Whereas the ancients draw a straight line between greatness and honour, the West draws a line between greatness and humility. John Dickson ABC Religion and Ethics. 13 June 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare