The Glory of the Crusades

The Glory of the Crusades

How can the Crusades be called â€œgloriousâ€? Our modern mindset says they were ugly wars of greed and religious intoleranceâ€”a big reason why Christians and Muslims today canâ€™t coexist peacefully.
Historian Steve Weidenkopf challenges this received narrative with The Glory of the Crusades. Drawing on the latest and most authentic medieval scholarship, he presents a compelling case for understanding the Crusades as they were when they happened: â€œarmed pilgrimagesâ€ driven by a holy zeal to recover conquered Christian lands. Without whitewashing their failures and even crimes, he debunks the numerous myths about the Crusades that our secular culture uses as clubs to attack the Church.
In place of these myths he offers men and women of faith and valor who pledged their lives for the honor of Christâ€™s holy places. With a storytellerâ€™s gift, Weidenkopf relates the Crusadesâ€™ many dramasâ€”their heroes and villains, battles and sieges, intrigues and coincidencesâ€”offering a vivid and engrossing account of events that, though centuries old, have profoundly affected the course of our world to the present day.
Country USA
Manufacturer Catholic Answers Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-10-29
Format Kindle eBook

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