By Saad Sirop Hanna
The ebook charts Hanna’s twenty-eight days in captivity as he struggles via threats, torture, and the unknown to piece jointly what little info he has in a bid for survival. all through this time, he questions what a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq skill for the longer term, in addition to the occasions that lead the rustic on that course. via severe complication, the younger priest profits a better wisdom either one of his religion and of final precise to himself.
This riveting narrative displays the adventure of persecuted Christians around the globe this day, specifically the plight of Iraqi Christians who proceed to dwell and carry their religion opposed to super odds, and it sheds mild at the complicated political and non secular state of affairs that Catholics face in predominantly non-Christian international locations. greater than only a own tale, Abducted in Iraq can be Hanna’s portrayal of what has occurred to the traditional church buildings of 1 of the oldest Christian groups and the way the West’s response and state of no activity have affected Iraqi Christians. greater than only a tale of 1 guy, it's also the tale of a discomfort and persecuted humans. As such, this e-book may be of significant curiosity to these desirous to research extra in regards to the violence within the center East and the threats dealing with Christians there, in addition all these trying to boost their very own faith.
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