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Where God was born : a journey by land to the roots of religion / Bruce Feiler.

Summary:

Investigates the historical origins of, and commonalities between, the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions, in a historical tour that visits the locales of key events and considers the role of religion in peacemaking efforts between cultures.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060574879
  • ISBN: 9780060574871
  • Physical Description: x, 405 pages : color maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, [2005]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Col. maps on lining papers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-390) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Be Strong and Very Courageous 1 -- Book I Land -- 1 Man of Blood 35 -- 2 Your Throne Shall Be Established Forever 60 -- 3 House of the Lord 91 -- Book II Exile -- 1 In the Garden of Eden 125 -- 2 Come, Let Us Build Us a City 157 -- 3 By the Rivers of Babylon 181 -- 4 City of Peace 210 -- 5 A Future with Hope 239 -- Book III Diaspora -- 1 Let There Be Light 267 -- 2 His Anointed One 294 -- 3 A Crown of Beauty 320 -- Conclusion: With Gladness and Joy 343 -- O Give Thanks 383 -- Words of Peace and Truth 387.
Subject: Feiler, Bruce, 1964- > Travel > Middle East.
Bible. Old Testament > History of Biblical events.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Palestine > Description and travel.
Iraq > Description and travel.
Iran > Description and travel.

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