Christian jihad : two former Muslims look at the Crusades and killing in the name of Christ
Ergun Mehmet Caner (Author), Emir Fethi Caner (Author)
Two former Muslims examine the Crusades and offer practical and relevant insights into the modern relationship between Christianity and Islam. The authors examine the impact of Christian atrocities on modern personal, cultural, and even international relations, question popular views of just war, and challenge each of us to face our past and redeem our future
History
240 pages ; 22 cm
9780825424038, 0825424038
54959723
We shed no blood but our own : the early church and warfare (A.D. 30/300)
The thundering legion : how the slaughtered saints became sporadic soldiers (A.D. 150/325)
The unholy marriage : when the church became a mistress (A.D. 476/1087)
God wills it! : when Christ commanded a jihad (November 27, 1095/July 17, 1099)
Sanctified slaughter : when the body of Christ became the army of God
Pyrrhic victory : the disintegration of Crusades into defeat (1099/1291)
Ask and you shall receive : the inquisitions of the Middle Ages
Magisterial mayhem : when a state-run church leads to blood-filled streets
Let the heathen worship! A struggle from within
The call of the Crusaders : learning from history
Appendix A : the just war criteria
Appendix B : comparison of the speeches of Pope Urban II (1095) and Usamah bin Laden (1998)
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