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

Vidmar OP, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809148048 ISBN 13: 9780809148042

Publisher: Paulist Press, 2013

Synopsis

The Crusades and the Inquisition, two separate historical events, are more closely related than most people realize. It is no accident that the Inquisition followed quickly on the heels of the Crusades, just as it is no coincidence that the Crusades as well as the Inquisition have been greatly misunderstood over the centuries, with popular historians focusing on and, indeed, exaggerating the “atrocities” committed by Christian armies and Inquisitors. Recent research has reversed many of these misconceptions, and the results will be enlightening to anyone curious about this much-disputed period in Christian history. In this unique book, which combines discussion of both events and shows how they are related, Fr. John Vidmar, OP, offers a magisterial synthesis of the latest research and brings his own extensive knowledge as a historian of this era to provide an accessible, eminently readable book that will be indispensable to students and average readers alike. †

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About the Author

Fr. John Vidmar, OP, has a doctorate in theology from the University of St. Thomas in Rome and an M.Phil in ecclesiastical history from the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Catholic Church Through the Ages (Paulist Press), Praying with the Dominicans (Paulist Press), a bicentennial history of his Dominican province, and coauthor of 101 Q&A on The Da Vinci Code and the Catholic Tradition (Paulist Press). He is currently associate professor of history at Providence College and the archivist for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809148048
• ISBN 13: 9780809148042
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128