The Global War on Christians: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Anti-Christian Persecution

The bestselling author of The Future Church uses his unparalleled knowledge and insight to investigate the troubling worldwide persecution of Christians.

From Iraq and Egypt to Sudan and Nigeria, from Indonesia to the Indian subcontinent, Christians in the early twenty-first century are the world's most

persecuted religious group. According to the secular International Society for

Human Rights, 80 percent of violations of religious freedom in the world today are

directed against Christians. In effect, our era is witnessing the rise of a new

generation of martyrs. Underlying the global war on Christians is the demographic

reality that more than two-thirds of the world's 2.3 billion Christians now live

outside the West, often as a beleaguered minority up against a hostile

majority--whether it's Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and parts of

Africa and Asia, Hindu radicalism in India, or state-imposed atheism in China and

North Korea. In Europe and North America, Christians face political and legal

challenges to religious freedom. Allen exposes the deadly threats and offers

investigative insight into what is, and can be, done to stop these atrocities.