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Suggested Reading

The following are contemporary books—many of them best-sellers—recommended by the religious leaders who have organized interfaith pilgrimages. They are offered as a starting point for those intending to learn maore about each others' faith prior to pilgrimage.

Interfaith Book Recommendations

Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths, Bruce Feiler (HarperCollins, 2002)
A History of Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths, Karen Armstrong (Knopf, 1996)
At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew's Search for Hope with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land, Yosi Klein Halevi (HarperCollins, 2002)
The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism, Karen Armstrong (Ballantine Books, 2001)
A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Karen Armstrong (Ballantine Books, 1994)
Holy War: The Crusdaes and Their Impact on Today's World, Karen Armstrong (Anchor, 2001)

Judaism Book Recommendations

The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels, Thomas Cahill (Doubleday, 1998)
The Sabbath, Abraham Joshua Heschel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979)
The Prophets, Abraham Joshua Heschel (Perennial Classics, 2001)

Christianity Book Recommendations

Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis (many editions)
A Portrait of Jesus, Joseph F. Girzone (Image Books/Doubleday, 1999)
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus, Thomas Cahill (Random House, 2001)

Islam Book Recommendations

Reading the Muslim Mind, Hassan Hathout (American Trust Publications, 2003)
Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Karen Armstrong (HarperSanFrancisco, 1993)
Islam: The Straight Path, John L. Esposito (Oxford University Press, 1991)