Eliza Griswold Libri

A riveting investigation of the jagged fault line between the Christian and Muslim worlds unfolds along the tenth parallel, a geographical and ideological front line where these two religions collide. This line, seven hundred miles north of the equator, is home to over half of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims and sixty percent of the 2 billion Christians. In the bustling megacities and dense jungles of Africa and Asia, their encounters are shaping the future of both faiths and entire societies. Award-winning investigative journalist and poet Eliza Griswold has spent seven years traveling through regions like Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The narratives she shares reveal that religious conflicts often stem from struggles over land, water, oil, and other natural resources, with local and tribal issues frequently influenced by religious beliefs. Griswold emphasizes that for the people she encounters, one's understanding of God is deeply intertwined with their geographical location; along the tenth parallel, faith is both geographic and demographic. This urgent examination of the interplay between faith and worldly power highlights the conflicts over religion, nationhood, and resources that will reshape the world in the years ahead.

A Pulitzer Prize winner's intimate portrait of a church, its radical mission, and its riveting crisis.