Jason Porterfield
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Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The Islamic empire arose spectacularly in the 7th century and exercised influence over a large geographic area until its fall to Mongol invaders in the 13th century. The rulers, called caliphs, ushered in a new Islamic civilization with customs and practices both distinct from and partially influenced by those of the areas it conquered. The reigns of these caliphates, including the Abbasid caliphate, which presided at the time of the Islamic Golden...
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Publisher
MennoMedia
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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WINNER of the 2022 American Book Fest's Best Book award: Religion, Christianity
Throughout Holy Week, two competing approaches to peacemaking collide. What if we've embraced the wrong one?
At the start of Holy Week, tears streamed down Jesus' face as he cried out, "If only you knew the things that make for peace." From that moment, until a week later when he triumphantly declared, "Peace be with you," Jesus spent each day confronting...
Throughout Holy Week, two competing approaches to peacemaking collide. What if we've embraced the wrong one?
At the start of Holy Week, tears streamed down Jesus' face as he cried out, "If only you knew the things that make for peace." From that moment, until a week later when he triumphantly declared, "Peace be with you," Jesus spent each day confronting...