Let's have a little faith in Christmas; REVIEW.(Column) From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | Date: December 22, 2002| Author: Steven, Stewart | COPYRIGHT 2002 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: STEWART STEVEN

William of Rubruck, a Franciscan friar, arrived in the city of Karakorum in 1254. Karakorum, on the banks of the Orhon River in Mongolia, was the seat of the fearsome Tartar rulers.

Brother William's intention was to convert the Tartars to Christianity, but it is hard to imagine any missionary entering territory less propitious.

He wrote in his journals: 'When we entered among them it seemed to me at once that we had entered ...

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