Christian Sahner: 2 books
Among the Ruins
Syria Past and Present
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
As a civil war shatters a country and consumes its people, historian Christian C. Sahner offers a poignant account of Syria, where the past profoundly shapes its dreadful present. Among the Ruins blends history, memoir and reportage, drawing on the author's extensive knowledge of Syria in ancient,...
Christian Martyrs under Islam
Religious Violence and the Making of the Muslim World
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
How did the medieval Middle East transform from a majority-Christian world to a majority-Muslim world, and what role did violence play in this process? Christian Martyrs under Islam explains how Christians across the early Islamic caliphate slowly converted to the faith of the Arab conquerors and...