As a result of Islamic terrorism many people - including some in high places- have quickly come to the conclusion that Islam is a religion of violence and,as such, is the sworn enemy of Christianity and the Western way of life. Thismay be understandable, but the matter is not quite so simple.This book provides the necessary historical background to the problem, andit does so by supplying a wealth of documentation which powerfully recordsthe amicable and fruitful relations which, over the centuries, have repeatedlymanifested themselves between Christianity and Islam.What has gone wrong now? Is it possible that this spirit, once so frequent, canagain be recovered - in whole or even in part? On the evidence presented inthis book, this would seem to be more than just a pious hope.The Old Testament says: "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee." This book copiouslysupplies the background knowledge that is needed for our understandingin this age of absurd, cruel, and apparently unending wars.