{"product_id":"cristiada-the-mexican-peoples-war-for-religious-liberty-9780757003158","title":"Cristiada: The Mexican People's War for Religious Liberty","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a world filled with constant religious intolerance and strife  it is easy to overlook a little known twentieth-century religious war that was fought on the shores of North America. Taking place in Mexico in the 1920s  La Cristiadathe Cristero Warwas the result of repressive anti-religious laws directed at the Catholic Church.  After the Mexican Revolution of 1916  the newly drafted Mexican Constitution greatly restricted the function of the Church. It halted Church control of schools  banned monastic orders  and eliminated religious processions and outdoor masses. By 1926  the government had pushed these laws to the limit and created a rebellion. While the KKK pressed the Mexican Government to crush the rebels  the Knights of Columbus sought to end the struggle by peaceful means. In 1929  the American ambassador to Mexico finally helped arrange a nonviolent end to a conflict that had taken the lives of over 90 000 people.  In La Cristiada  historian Dr. Jean Meyer weaves informative text with hundreds of photographs and illustrations to provide a unique perspective of this terrible period in Mexicos history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665821786165,"sku":"ByrdShop_075700315X","price":55.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780757003158.jpg?v=1782408579","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/cristiada-the-mexican-peoples-war-for-religious-liberty-9780757003158","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}