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The Sword And The Cross
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Author : Fergus Fleming
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2007-12-01
The Sword And The Cross written by Fergus Fleming and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“[A] searing story of France’s attempt to colonize the vast Sahara desert and of two unforgettable men who dedicated their lives to the effort.” —Rob Mitchell, The Boston Herald Whether writing of the Alps, the high seas, or the North Pole, Fergus Fleming has won acclaim as one of today’s most vivid and engaging historians of adventure and exploration. The Sword and the Cross takes us to the Sahara at the end of the nineteenth century, when France had designs on a hostile wilderness dominated by deadly Tuareg nomads. Two fanatical adventurers, Charles de Foucauld and Henri Laperrine, rose to the cause of their country’s national honor. Abandoning his decadent lifestyle as a sensualist and womanizer, Foucauld founded a monastic order so severe that during his lifetime it never had a membership of more than one. Yet he remained a committed imperialist and from his remote hermitage continued to assist the military. The stern career soldier Laperrine, meanwhile, founded a camel corps whose exploits became legendary. During World War I the Sahara’s fragile peace crumbled. In the desert mountains Foucauld paid a tragic price for his role as imperial pawn. Laperrine, by then recalled to the Western Front, returned to avenge his friend. “Fleming captures the hopelessness of the French efforts to conquer the Saharan expanse . . . Provides a vital lesson about the limits of power.” —Zachary Karabell, Los Angeles Times
The Sword And The Cross
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Author : Robert M. Grant
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2009-03-30
The Sword And The Cross written by Robert M. Grant and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-30 with Religion categories.
Throughout the early centuries of Christianity, the Roman government continually tried to suppress the new religion. Ultimately it failed, but only after a long period of struggle, misunderstanding, and persecution. Grant has placed this clash between government and Christianity in the context of the entire history of the policy of Roman rulers concerning religion. Tracing the government's attitude toward foreign religions from the early days of the republic on through the empire, Grant shows how Rome tried to preserve its religious and cultural traditions from all external influences. Thus, there was a long series of legal and judicial precedents for treating Christianity as subversive. The author analyzes these precedents and the particular teachings of Christianity which set the state against it. This is a scholarly study, but it is written with clarity and conciseness. Within its scope is a broad sweep of a dramatic period in religious history, a period which contains many fascinating parallels to the fight for freedom and human rights in the world today.
The Cross And The Sword
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Author : Manuel de Jesús Galván
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Cross And The Sword written by Manuel de Jesús Galván and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Fiction categories.
The Sword And The Cross 2 Poems
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Author : John Osmond Dakeyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853
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The Helm The Sword And The Cross
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Author : Alfred M. Lorrain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862
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The Sword And The Cross In Verse
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Author : John Osmond DAKEYNE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853
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The Sword And The Cross
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Author : Robert McQueen Grant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-01-01
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The Sword And The Cross
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Author : Warwick Deeping
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
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The Sword And The Cross
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Author : Richard Holloway
language : en
Publisher: St Andrew Press
Release Date : 2003
The Sword And The Cross written by Richard Holloway and has been published by St Andrew Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Religion and politics categories.
The lavishly illustrated book of the critically acclaimed BBC Scotland television series This entertaining and highly informative book is based on a major BBC Scotland history series that explores the enormous impact of Christianity on Scotland. Original research, carried out by many of Scotland's most respected academics, shows Scottish history in a new light. The often violent, often progressive history of Christianity continues to influence the character and culture of the Scots, and this book highlights the ways in which Scottish culture is deeply influenced by its Christian history.
The Cross On The Sword
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Author : Michael H. Abraham D'Assemani
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944
The Cross On The Sword written by Michael H. Abraham D'Assemani and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1944 with Equestrian order (Rome) categories.