Product Description

"[This] searing account of the atrocities in Burma lifts the lid off our ignorance and leaves us without excuse. How we respond will be the measure of our faith and our humanity." —Os Guinness, Senior Fellow, The Trinity Forum (20050201)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #449103 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 321 pages

Review
"This is a thoroughly documented military record and political treatise more than a missionary book, but the power of the gospel is evident. Here is important reading for those who are involved in ministry in that part of the world." (Dr. Bill Smallman Baptist Mid-Missions )

About the Author
Benedict Rogers is a freelance journalist and human rights campaigner. Currently he lives in Washington, DC, where he is developing the American base for Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Benedict has visited the Karen people on both sides of the Thai-Burmese border multiple times in the last five years.

Customer Reviews

Not a Complete Anything
This is not a complete story, not a complete documentary, not a complete analysis, not a complete history, not a complete anything. The author doesn't seem to have a purpose except to write a book about the Karen people. It includes brief excerpts from some of their history; it includes brief descriptions about some of their culture; it includes brief descriptions about some Karen people and some people who work with and for them.

It's not even a summary of history or culture or their situation. It's merely brief snapshots of parts, and like the blindman who merely feels the elephant's trunk, one cannot get a complete grasp on what is the Karen people.

Nevertheless, these snapshots are awesome and tremendously interesting. The author paints the Karen people as a very interesting minority culture in Burma. It leaves the reader with an admiration if not love of these people and a desire to know more but also a desire to visit this land.

So many history books are written by the powerful and tell the story of the powerful. We know about Napolean, Washington, kings and queens. This book tells the story of regular old folks who live, love and unfortunately suffer in a beautiful land.