Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? - Softcover

Bailey, Betty Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802810209 ISBN 13: 9780802810205

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2003

Synopsis

The Middle East continues to dominate international news and global politics. From the perspective of religion, however, many Americans think of that area only in terms of Muslims and Israeli Jews and are unaware of the extensive Christian communities that still exist there. Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? chronicles the history and current state of Christianity in this highly volatile region of the world. Based on personal experience, official church documents, and extensive interviews, Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? looks at the conflicted Middle East region from a perspective that has received scant attention in the mainstream media.

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With the world's attention focused on ongoing conflicts in Israel, journalists, authors and scholars have examined the long-standing hostility between Jews and Muslims there. One group that is often omitted from the story, however, is the region's Christians, who constitute a historic minority not only in Israel but also in Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and other nations. In Who Are the Christians in the Middle East? Betty Jane and J. Martin Bailey explore the history of the region's various Christian groups, which include many different Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant traditions. This is a very practical reference book, with one section describing each denomination and another explaining the situation of Christians on a country-by-country basis. The format makes for some repetition of information, but the material is accessibly written and well researched.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802810209
• ISBN 13: 9780802810205
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 229