Taming the gods : religion and democracy on three continents / Ian Buruma.

"For eight years the president of the United States was a born-again Christian, backed by well-organized evangelicals who often seemed intent on erasing the church-state divide. In Europe, the increasing number of radicalized Muslims is creating widespread fear that Islam is undermining Western...

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Main Author: Buruma, Ian
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Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
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