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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.
Apr 1, 2002 · From Gospel accounts of the death of Jesus on the cross, to Constantine’s transformation of the cross into a sword, to the rise of blood libels, scapegoating, and modern anti-Semitism, Carroll reconstructs the dramatic story of the Church’s conflict not only with Judaism but with itself.
Constantine's Sword: Directed by Oren Jacoby. With Liev Schreiber, Philip Bosco, Natasha Richardson, Eli Wallach. An exploration of the dark side of Christianity, following acclaimed author and former priest James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning.
James Carroll's Constantine's Sword, or Constantine's Sword, is a 2007 premised documentary film on the relationship between the Catholic Church and Jews. Directed and produced by Oscar -nominated filmmaker Oren Jacoby, the film is inspired by former priest James P. Carroll 's 2001 book Constantine's Sword. [1] [2] Synopsis.
Jan 10, 2001 · It's the central tragedy of Western civilization, its fault lines reaching deep into our culture to create “a deeply felt work” (San Francisco Chronicle) as Carroll wrangles with centuries of strife & tragedy to reach a courageous & affecting reckoning with difficult truths.
Adapted by Oscar-nominated documentarian Oren Jacoby, Constantine’s Sword is an astonishing exploration of the dark side of Christianity, following acclaimed author and former priest James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning.
From Gospel accounts of the death of Jesus on the cross, to Constantine’s transformation of the cross into a sword, to the rise of blood libels, scapegoating, and modern anti-Semitism, Carroll reconstructs the dramatic story of the Church’s conflict not only with Jews but with itself.