{"product_id":"the-last-christians-stories-of-persecution-flight-and-resilience-in-the-middle-east-9780874860627","title":"The Last Christians: Stories of Persecution, Flight, and Resilience in the Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Westerner's travels among the persecuted and displaced Christian remnant in Iraq and Syria teach him much about faith under fire.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold Medal Winner, \u003c\/b\u003e 2018 IPPY Book of the Year Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilver Medal Winner, \u003c\/b\u003e2018 Benjamin Franklin Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, \u003c\/b\u003e2018 ECPA Christian Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside Syria and Iraq, \u003c\/b\u003e and even along the refugee trail, they're a religious minority persecuted for their Christian faith. Outside the Middle East, they're suspect because of their nationality. A small remnant of Christians is on the run from the Islamic State. If they are wiped out, or scattered to the corners of the earth, the language that Jesus spoke may be lost forever - along with the witness of a church that has modeled Jesus' way of nonviolence and enemy-love for two millennia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe kidnapping, enslavement, torture, and murder of Christians\u003c\/b\u003e by the Islamic State, or ISIS, have been detailed by journalists, as have the jihadists' deliberate efforts to destroy the cultural heritage of a region that is the cradle of Christianity. But some stories run deep, and without a better understanding of the religious and historical roots of the present conflict, history will keep repeating itself century after century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndreas Knapp, \u003c\/b\u003e a priest who works with refugees in Germany, travelled to camps for displaced people in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq to collect stories of survivors - and to seek answers to troubling questions about the link between religion and violence. He found Christians who today still speak Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus. The uprooted remnant of ancient churches, they doggedly continue to practice their faith despite the odds. Their devastating eyewitness reports make it clear why millions are fleeing the Middle East. Yet, remarkably, though these last Christians hold little hope of ever returning to their homes, they also harbor no thirst for revenge. Could it be that they - along with the Christians of the West, whose interest will determine their fate - hold the key to breaking the cycle of violence in the region? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes sixteen pages of color photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Knapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plough Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874860627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnapp, Andreas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA poet, priest, and popular author in Germany, \u003c\/b\u003e Andreas Knapp left a secure position as head of Freiburg Seminary to live and work among the poor as a member of the Little Brothers of the Gospel, a religious order inspired by Charles de Foucauld. Today he shares an apartment with three brothers in Leipzig's largest housing project, and ministers to prisoners and refugees. His latest book, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Christians, \u003c\/i\u003e recounts the stories of refugees in his neighborhood and of displaced people in camps in Kurdistan, northern Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plough Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40226873114739,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_410e13ec-23cd-4df9-9ad6-9eb1f4b36f8b.jpg?v=1656768796","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-last-christians-stories-of-persecution-flight-and-resilience-in-the-middle-east-9780874860627","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}