Religious Freedom in the World: A Global Report on Freedom and Persecution (Paperback)

~ Paul A. Marshall (Editor)

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Product Description

From the Center for Religious Freedom comes this authoritative description of religious freedom and religious persecution from nearly eighty countries representative of most world cultures. Each country is profiled following a standard format and set of criteria, and each country is ranked for comparison. Also discussed are current trends in world religious freedoms. These combined elements make this volume the standard reference on the subject of international religious freedom.

About the Author

Paul Marshall is an award-winning, best-selling author of Their Blood Cries Out who has an international reputation in the area of religious freedom. He makes his home in Washington, DC where he is a senior fellow at Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom and an adjunct professor at the Free University of Amsterdam, the Claremont Institute, and Fuller Theological Seminary.

Product Details

• Paperback: 335 pages
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805423680
• ISBN-13: 978-0805423686
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,969,913 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best handy reference on global religious persecution, December 13, 2002

By A Customer

Though this book covers only roughly 80 countries and 90% of the world's population, it is an excellent reference guide for understanding religious persecution for everyone from beginners to academics. The ranking system is critical in being able to compare drastically different countries in respect to their attitudes toward religious freedom. I hope the second edition includes more countries and more essays as those included are very insightful and many of the points raised have become reality in the recent year.

4 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very incomplete book, November 13, 2000

By	Bruce Robinson (Kingston, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I do not rate this book highly because it is incomplete and lacking in objectivity. For example, it does not have any information on the status of religious freedom in such countries as Canada and Australia. When discussing freedom in the USA, the author does not mention major ocurrances of religious hatred and discrimination such as the suppression of Native American spirituality, mob murder of Mormons in the early years of the LDS church, anti-Catholic riots of the 19th century, and present-day lynching, firebombing and threats which victimize Wiccans and other Neopagans.

I would suggest a rewrite that would include more countries, and would treat all countries with greater objectivity.