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![The Real History of the Crusades The Real History of the Crusades](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/53991.jpg?h=168&w=300)
A series of holy wars against Islam led by power-mad popes and fought by religious fanatics? Think again.
![Why the World Is Becoming More Violent Why the World Is Becoming More Violent](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/39021.jpg?h=169&w=300)
Sociologist Rodney Stark unearths why global religious hostility is on the rise.
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