The Evil That Men Do
Faith, Injustice and the Church
Published on 15. February 2016
266 pages
978-1-908381-97-2 (ISBN)
Description
At a time when barbarous acts of terrorism are being committed globally and society ponders whether the perpetrators are legitimate religious adherents, Marcus Paul makes an unflinching and counter-cultural examination of some of the worst periods in the Church's history.Were the crusades entirely inexcusable religious wars? Was the Inquisition the bloody and sadistic "e;Black Legend"e; of popular imagination? How can we understand the goodness of God after two brutalising world wars?In a refreshingly frank treatment of the Church's past failings, this book fills a gap in our understanding of what it is to be Christian in the twenty-first century.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Durham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
File size
0,82 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-908381-97-2 (9781908381972)
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Sacristy Press
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Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Clearing the Air
- Foundations
- Very Odd and Rather Beastly
- The Not-So-Dark Ages
- Crusaders and Conquistadors (The Really Dark Ages)
- The World of the Crusades
- The Concept and Causes of the Crusades
- The Conduct of the Crusades
- The Results of the Crusades
- Some Conclusions
- Note on the Conquistadors
- Postscript
- Inquisitors, Heretics and Witches
- Witchcraft
- Cromwell, Commonwealth and Restoration
- Midnight Streets and Revolution
- The Social Impact of Song and Charles Wesley's Hymns: An Aside
- Positively Victorian
- Religious Humbug?
- The Beginning of the End?
- Commercial Travellers?
- Wilberforce and Abolition
- Social and Political Reform
- Global War and the Abridgement of Hope
- The Sorrow Of God: A Sermon In A Billet
- Woodbine Willie
- Tyranny, Secularism and Dystopia
- World War II
- Secularism and its Consequences
- Alcohol Abuse
- The Decline of the Family Unit
- Further Consequences of Secularity
- Cure or Disease?
- Education Again
- Growth of the Church World-Wide
- Epilogue?
- Notes
