This month, we’re sharing books that restore our faith in the world and fill us with hope! AMANDA’S PICK: THE CHRISTMAS INN BY PAMELA M. KELLEY When Riley Sanders goes to Cape Cod to help her mother run the inn for the Christmas rush, she finds not only delicious cookies and a crackling fire, but […]
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The Tenth Parallel
It seems like anti-Islam sentiment is at an all-time high since the attacks on the World Trade Center. We can disagree on whether a mosque should be built five feet or five miles from the site of the attacks, but it's plain that inter-relgion relations are a hot topic.
One recent book that provides insight and clarity on the issue is Eliza Griswold's The Tenth Parallel, the title of which refers to a line of latitude that is a front line between Christians and Muslims--a place where those populations come into contact with eachother daily.
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