Bernard Lewis Quote

During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later became involved. From the lifetime of its founder, Islam was the state, and the identity of religion and government is indelibly stamped on the memories and awareness of the faithful from their own sacred writings, history, and experience.

Islam and the West (ed. Oxford University Press, 1994) - ISBN: 9780190282387

During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later ...

During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later ...

During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later ...

During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later ...