The 10th Parallel by Eliza Griswold

Griswold, journalist and daughter of a progressive Episcopal bishop, explores life along the geographical dividing line between Muslim and Christian cultures in Nigeria, eastern Africa and Indonesia. Densely packed with historical information and current interviews with both jihadists and missionaries, this book provides insight into the economic and political effects of religion in these regions. The awareness of how little we know about the history of the conflict and the futility of the current competition for the "souls" of the people dying in this numbers game is crazy making. Can anything good (schools, medical care...) done in the name of any religion be done in a way that does not alter a culture in such a way as to create conflict? What do you know about the current 10/40 missionary plan? So many questions. So few good answers.