Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World
Written by James Carroll
Narrated by Mel Foster
3.5/5
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James Carroll
James Carroll was raised in Washington, D.C., and ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1969. He served as a chaplain at Boston University from 1969 to 1974, then left the priesthood to become a writer. A distinguished scholar- in-residence at Suffolk University, he is a columnist for the Boston Globe and a regular contributor to the Daily Beast. His critically admired books include Practicing Catholic, the National Book Award–winning An American Requiem, House of War, which won the first PEN/Galbraith Award, and the New York Times bestseller Constantine’s Sword, now an acclaimed documentary.
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Reviews for Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is a very good book, but I ran out of time to read this library book. James Carroll writes well and this is a very engrossing story. Jerusalem has a history of violence and fierce competition for control, but as the subtitle states, it has "ignited our modern world."
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Instead of history about Jerusalem, got long rambling mess of a book focusing on the nature of religions and violence. I suppose that may be my fault for not reading the subtitle thoroughly, but oh well. The book in itself was still somewhat interesting.
As for the city itself, I may read Montefiore's new book, which is due to be released in October of this year.