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03235aam a2200361 i 4500 001 CE8ACF84744411E3B32AB1E9DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20200815010218 008 121119t20132013tnu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2012038970 020 $a 1400204410 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781400204410 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)798061689 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d BWX $d HF9 $d CDX $d YUS $d ABF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BR1601.3 $b .M23 2013 082 00 $a 272/.9 $2 23 100 1 $a Marshall, Paul A., $d 1948- 245 10 $a Persecuted : $b the global assault on Christians / $c Paul Marshall, Lela Gilbert, Nina Shea. 264 1 $a Nashville : $b Thomas Nelson, $c [2013] 300 $a x, 405 pages ; $c 22 cm. 505 0 $a The current state of affairs -- Caesar and God: the remaining communist powers. China; Vietnam; Laos; Cuba; North Korea -- Post-communist countries: register, restrict, and ruin. Russia; Uzbekistan; Turkmenistan; Azerbaijan; Tajikistan; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Armenia and Georgia -- South Asia's Christian outcastes. India; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Bhutan -- The Muslim world: a weight of repression. Malaysia; Turkey; Area administered by Turkish Cypriots or Turkish Military in Cyprus; Morocco; Algeria; Jordan; Yemen; Palestinian Territories -- The Muslim world: policies of persecution. Saudi Arabia; Iran -- The Muslim world: spreading repression. Egypt; Pakistan; Afghanistan; Sudan -- The Muslim world: war and terrorism. Iraq; Nigeria; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Somalia -- Cruel and usual abuse. Burma; Ethiopia; Eritrea -- A call to action. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-379) and index. 520 $a The persecution of Christians is widespread and increasing in many areas. In 2010, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the gold standard of contemporary religion statistics, concluded that Christians are the most widely persecuted religious group in the world. In December 2010, the Vatican reported the same conclusion. This timely and well-documented book tells this story well, in a journalistic and lively way, punctuated with compelling stories. Persecuted offers readers an overview of Christian persecution, analyzing patterns of repression, abuse, and violence across the globe. It explores the reasons that specific ideological, religious, and political groups and establishments target Christian believers as enemies. Woven throughout are vivid examples of Christians persecuted and harassed for their faith. These cases illuminate the courage it takes to be a Christian in today's world. The book provides examples of how the church, including the American church, has successfully diminished or halted repression in other countries, and suggests the steps we can take together in the future. 650 0 $a Persecution $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Martyrdom $x History $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Christian martyrs $x History $y 21st century. 700 1 $a Gilbert, Lela. 700 1 $a Shea, Nina, $d 1953- 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180116144022.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202075958.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CE8ACF84744411E3B32AB1E9DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search