The Battleground: Syria and Palestine, the Seed Plot of Religion

by Hilaire Belloc

In this religious-biblical oriented history, Belloc provides a full and fair treatment of the ancient Jews and other Middle Eastern cultures and their impact in history, and in today's world. He affirms a special divine design in the story of Syria and particularly of Israel, reaching a climax in the event of the Crucifixion of Christ. His famous motto, Europe is the Faith, the Faith is Europe has been interpreted as a form of religious ethnocentrism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586172352
• ISBN13: 9781586172350
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"