A Vanished World: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. Chris Lowney chairs the board of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation’s largest healthcare/hospital systems. He formerly served as a Managing Director of J.P. Morgan & Co in New York, Tokyo, Singapore and London until leaving the firm in 2001. He has lectured in more than two-dozen countries on on leadership, business ethics, and other related topics. He is the author of five books. His most recent work, "Everyone Leads: How to Revitalize the Catholic Church," has been hailed as an "invaluable contribution" and a "must read." His first book, "Heroic Leadership," a # 1 ranked bestseller of the CBPA, was named a finalist for a Book of the Year Award from ForeWord magazine and has been translated into eleven languages. He is also author of "Heroic Living," and "A Vanished World"-- Chris was featured in the PBS-aired documentary, "Cities of Light," which echoed many of that book’s key themes. His book, Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads," was called "a book for the ages" and became the # 1 bestseller on Amazon's "Popes and the Vatican" list. He founded Pilgrimage for Our Children’s Future, which funds education and healthcare projects in the developing world. He also served as volunteer founding president of Jesuit Commons, an innovative collaboration which offers online university education in refugee camps in Africa and elsewhere. He is a one-time Jesuit seminarian, and a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University, where he also received his M.A. He is holder of five honorary Doctoral degrees. Read more about this author Read less about this author Read more about this author Read less about this author