The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East addresses the domestic and international politics that have created conditions for contemporary religious cleansing in the Middle East. It provides a platform for a host of distinguished scholars, journalists, human rights activists, and political practitioners. The contributors come from diverse political, cultural, and religious backgrounds; each one drawing on a deep wellspring of scholarship, experience, sobriety, and passion. Colle...

To a certain extent, our intellectual lives resemble Jonah’s experience in the belly of a great fish. We find ourselves in a kind of intellectual darkness as we are unable to discern the true character of ourselves and our world. People around us tend to oversimplify complex matters and rush to surface level characterizations of social and political issues, Christian scripture, and natural phenomena. Fortunately, we can effectively resist the pull of this human tendency. We can adopt the f...