two former Muslims look at the Crusades and killing in the name of Christ Caner, Ergun Mehmet. creator Caner, Emir Fethi. text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, MI Kregel Publications c2004 2004 monographic eng

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240 p. ; 22 cm. 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). by Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner. Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240). War Religious aspects Christianity History Crusades BT736.2 .C27 2004 270.4/CAN 0825424038 2004007563 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0416/2004007563.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0416/2004007563.html DLC 040330 20170404154016.0 13543107