Christian Persecution: A Global Survey

The shocking extent of Christian persecution worldwide—and why it’s happening.

Christians are the world’s most persecuted religious group: Nearly 400 million Christians have suffered for their faith, and every year thousands of Christians are killed for it. In this urgently needed and eye-opening book, historian and Islam expert Robert Spencer unveils the astonishing full extent of the persecution of Christian worldwide, explains the causes and justifications for this persecution, and outlines how it can—and must—be combated.

The global discrimination against and persecution of Christians is not a tragedy that concerns Christians alone. Anyone who understands the value of the freedom of conscience and of the right of every human being to profess the religious faith he or she believes to be true, or no religious faith at all, should read and reread this book carefully, and absorb its sobering lessons.

In these days when authoritarianism is once again on the rise, it is vital for all lovers of freedom to stand with Christians wherever and whenever they are oppressed. Only with that understanding can the victimization of Christians be combated realistically. Only with that knowledge can other vulnerable groups such as Jews, Hindus, and believers of all minority faiths in Islamic lands, take the steps they need in order to protect themselves from governments that wield ever-increasing power.

The persecution of Christians today could become the persecution of other groups tomorrow. Once a large enough segment of the public agrees that one group deserves such treatment, every group is vulnerable. That’s why Christian Persecution: A Global Survey is so urgently needed.