Book Review
The Vanishing
By
Janine Di Giovanni
Public Affairs. 2021
“The Vanishing” is an excellent journalistic account about the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The book examines the plight of Christians in Iraq, Gaza, Syria, and Egypt. This is excellent journalism with great interviews of Christians in all of the above mentioned countries.
There is also a great deal of historical background and an examination of the differing views on authoritarian regimes such as Syria and Iraq. Christians interviewed in these countries were overwhelmingly pro regime and condemned western efforts to overthrow those governments. An examination was undertaken to examine the undemocratic nature of these regimes.
Undemocratic as they are, they are tolerant of Christianity and the author made it clear why Christians support these governments. This is a very good survey and examination about the plight of middle eastern Christians.