Where God Was Born: A Daring Adventure Through the Bible's Greatest Stories
by:
Bruce Feiler (author)
Bruce Feiler's 10,000-mile quest for the roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam took him to some of the bloodiest trouble spots in the Middle East. In Iraq, he writes, "By far the most dangerous thing we did on any day was drive. One doesn't quite realize how fragile law and order is until one...
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Bruce Feiler's 10,000-mile quest for the roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam took him to some of the bloodiest trouble spots in the Middle East. In Iraq, he writes, "By far the most dangerous thing we did on any day was drive. One doesn't quite realize how fragile law and order is until one tries to get from one place to another." Part wartime chronicle, part archaeological detective story, Where God Was Born explores the wisdom of faith in the very region where it seems to be source of all conflict.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060574895 (0060574895)
Publish date: February 6th 2007
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
History,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Christian,
Spirituality,
Theology,
Judaism
We know Feiler from his best-selling Abraham and Walking the Bible. Feiler is a Jew from the South and sees himself as more secular than religions, but he has acquired a taste for the Holy Land and continues his exploration there, seeking not only familiarity with the physical history of the area bu...