The hallowed and violent history of Jerusalem

The broken dream of harmony between the three great Abrahamic religions has cast a shadow over the modern world. We can conquer disease, reduce starvation and transgress the physical limitations of our terrestrial boundaries, but we seem unable to accept the common morality that binds together Christian, Jew and Muslim.
The title of the exhibition Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven, which opens on 26 September at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, may lead you to expect a medieval worl