Holy Lands- One Place, Three Faiths

by LIFE, Robert Sullivan (Editor), Thomas Cahill (Contributor)

A photographic tour of the Holy Land takes a close-up look at the sites sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, tracing the history of the three faiths from their origins to the present day and profiling the key historical figures of each religion. 35,000 first printing.

Genres: Religion, History, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002

About the author

Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general interest magazine known for the quality of its photography.

Reviews

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

An informative read and a good starting off point to learning more about the Holy Land and the people that live there.

[Mr. Kovach · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these Life magazine special issues, which read like picture/text books. This one is a look at the three different world religions that all have holy sites and rich history in the middle east, and how conflicting claims to this land have led to religious and civil strife over the centuries and down to today. One land, three beautiful faiths; it's a pity people can't get along better there. The pictures and information about this land and these three important faiths is very interesting and well-depicted here. There's nothing in great depth, but that's OK, it's a fascinating study.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

I adamantly disagree with the author's theology regarding Christianity which makes me doubt his credibly on the other two faiths discussed and really in general. However the photographs were beautiful and it gave an interesting look at the modern day conflict and what helped lead up to it.

[Rick Ludwig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice photography, Interesting narrative, but a bit dated now.