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Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews: A History (2001) is a book by James Carroll, a former priest, which documents the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the long European history of religious antisemitism as a precursor to racial antisemitism. The primary source of anti-Jewish violence is the perennial obsession with converting the ...
- James Carroll
- 2001
Apr 1, 2002 · Other books include the National Book Award winning An American Requiem; the New York Times bestselling Constantine's Sword, now an acclaimed documentary; House of War, which won the first PEN-John Kenneth Galbraith Award; and Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which was named a 2011 Best Book by Publishers Weekly.
- James Carroll
- $12.49
- Mariner Books
Constantine's Sword. Carroll wrote a history of Christianity, specifically Roman Catholicism, anti-Semitism, and treatment of Jews, titled Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews (2001). In this book, he recounts—beginning with the Gospels—the long history of anti-Jewish contempt and argues that Christian anti-Judaism spawned racial ...
Jan 10, 2001 · Thus, while Constantine's Sword is a truly fascinating amalgamation of theology, memoir, and history, it definitely could have expanded a lot on the latter count and excised most of the former; I am content with the quantity of memoir in the book. Thus the 4-star rather than a 5-star rating.
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Feb 25, 2021 · Paul, the Martyr of Shalom 135 -- 14. Parting of the Ways 144 -- 15. The Lachrymose Tradition: A Cautionary Note 150 -- PART THREE -- Constantine, Augustine, and the Jews -- 16. The Heart of This Story Is a Place 155 -- 17. The Story of Constantine 165 -- 18. The Cross and the Religious Imagination 172 -- 19. The Vision of Constantine 178 -- 20.
Constantine's Sword is a brave and affecting reckoning with difficult truths that will touch every reader. REVIEWS FOR Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews "A deeply religious book written at levels of understanding and with clarity of insights rarely–if ever–reached in the telling of this painful story."
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Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, A History. by James Carroll. Publisher: Mariner Books. , 2020. ISBN: 9780547348889. Be the first to rate this. Ebook. Ebooks are designed for reading and have few connections to your library.
