{"product_id":"holy-war-the-crusades-and-their-impact-on-todays-world-paperback","title":"Holy War: The Crusades and Their Impact on Today's World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA History of God\u003c\/i\u003e skillfully narrates the history of the Crusades with a view toward their profound and continuing influence. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHoly War\u003c\/i\u003e brings compassion, objectivity, breadth, and imagination to the most urgent crisis of our time.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Phoenix\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In 1095 Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and reconquer the Holy Land. Thus began the holy wars that would focus the power of Europe against a common enemy and become the stuff of romantic legend. In reality the Crusades were a series of rabidly savage conflicts in the name of piety. And, as Armstrong demonstrates in this fascinating book, their legacy of religious violence continues today in the Middle East, where the age-old conflict of Christians, Jews, and Muslims persists.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Armstrong, bestselling author of A History of God,\" skillfully narrates this history of the Crusades with a view toward their profound and continuing influence. \u003cbr\u003eIn 1095 Pope Urban II summoned Christian warriors to take up the cross and reconquer the Holy Land. Thus began the holy wars that would focus the power of Europe against a common enemy and become the stuff of romantic legend. In reality the Crusades were a series of rabidly savage conflicts in the name of piety. And, as Armstrong demonstrates in this fascinating book, their legacy of religious violence continues today in the Middle East, where the age-old conflict of Christians, Jews, and Muslims persists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKAREN ARMSTRONG is the author of numerous other books on religious affairs--including \u003ci\u003eA History of God, The Battle for God, The Case for God, Islam, Buddha, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Transformation--\u003c\/i\u003eand two memoirs, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Narrow Gate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spiral Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into forty-five languages. She has addressed members of the U.S. Congress on three occasions; lectured to policy makers at the U.S. State Department; participated in the World Economic Forum in New York, Jordan, and Davos; addressed the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington and New York; is increasingly invited to speak in Muslim countries; and is now an ambassador for the UN Alliance of Civilizations. In February 2008 she was awarded the TED Prize and recently launched with TED a Charter for Compassion, created online by the general public and crafted by leading thinkers in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 7.9 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755681513760,"sku":"9780385721400","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1365c29acd418bc268e9b7986cae28db.webp?v=1780065708","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/holy-war-the-crusades-and-their-impact-on-todays-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}