101 Questions & Answers on the Crusades and the Inquisition: Disputed Questions

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With regard to the Crusades, the pendulum is swinging back to center from the "Christians as Bad Guys" position, and the picture of Inquisitors as a white-robed army hunting down hordes of women and burning them as witches is also being revealed as a caricature. What was needed for the general market was a comparatively brief, user-friendly book to appeal to the general reader, and even to be used in college classrooms, that would contribute to setting the record straight.

John Vidmar has written such a book. As a historian at Providence College who has researched the Crusades and as archivist of the northeastern USA Province of the Dominicans with access to extensive material of which some relates to the Inquisition, he is eminently qualified to do so. He has considered the latest writing on the subjects and provided a balanced assessment of the situation that takes into account the recent work by such outstanding scholars as Philip Jenkins, Christopher Tyerman, and others, and steers a middle course between the extremes.

The author writes with a flair for narrative history and an obvious love of his subject matter. Noteworthy is the way he draws a connection between the Crusades and the Inquisitions and he points out and explain the difference between the Roman and the Spanish Inquisitions. He brings his treatment of the Crusades up to the present day by reflecting on the timely issues of how this segment of our history impacts Christian-Muslim relations today. To anyone interested in reading something that contributes to setting the record straight on the disputed questions of the Crusades and the Inquisition, I would recommend this book.

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A good introduction to the controversial historical events known as the Crusades and the Inquisition. When one hears critiques concerning the Catholic Church, Christianity, and organized religion often people will cite the Crusades and the Inquisition. Yes, there were abuses that happened in both those events. Yet, there is a lot of mythology surrounding them and Prof.

Vidmar does a good job explaining what really happened historically. Now I should read more books on these subjects because this only covers a small portion of both Crusades and the Inquisition. Get to Know Us. Delivery and Returns see our delivery rates and policies thinking of returning an item? See our Returns Policy. Visit our Help Pages. He has considered the latest writing on the subjects and provided a balanced assessment of the situation that takes into account the recent work by such outstanding scholars as Philip Jenkins, Christopher Tyerman, and others, and steers a middle course between the extremes.

The author writes with a flair for narrative history and an obvious love of his subject matter.

Noteworthy is the way he draws a connection between the Crusades and the Inquisitions and he points out and explain the difference between the Roman and the Spanish Inquisitions. He brings his treatment of the Crusades up to the present day by reflecting on the timely issues of how this segment of our history impacts Christian-Muslim relations today.

To anyone interested in reading something that contributes to setting the record straight on the disputed questions of the Crusades and the Inquisition, I would recommend this book.

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