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Inside the revolution, how the followers of jihad, Jefferson, and Jesus are battling to dominate the Middle East and transform the world, Joel C. Rosenberg.

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Inside the revolution

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Joel C. Rosenberg.

how the followers of jihad, Jefferson, and Jesus are battling to dominate the Middle East and transform the world

The New York Times best seller Inside the Revolution takes you inside the winner-take-all battle for the hearts, minds, and souls of the people of the Middle East. It includes never-before-seen profiles of the Radicals, the Reformers, and the Revivalists. It explains the implications of each movement and the importance of each leader, not only through the lenses of politics and economics, but through the third lens of Scripture as well. Today, wars and revolutions define the modern Middle East, and many believe the worst is yet to come

Part One. The radicals: Worst-case scenario -- "Islam is the answer, jihad is the way" -- The theology of the radicals -- "We were asleep" -- Tragedy at Desert One -- "We must export our revolution" -- Christmas in Kabul -- Declaring war on America -- Unleashing the Islamic bomb -- Terror high -- Revolution 2.0 -- Making way for the Mahdi -- The road ahead -- Part Two. The reformers: "Islam is the answer, but jihad is not the way" -- The theology of the reformers -- The defector -- Meet Hamid Karzai -- Karzai's mission -- "We are fighting Islamic fascists" -- Meet Jalal Talabani -- Talabani's test -- The king and I -- The Moroccan model -- Part Three. The revivalists: "Islam is not the answer, and jihad is not the way; Jesus is the way" -- The big, untold story: part one -- The big, untold story: part two -- The air war -- The ground war: part one -- The ground war: part two -- The theology of the revivalists -- Making way for the Messiah -- Join the revolution -- Appendix: 20 terror plots against America FOILED since 9/11