A Glorious Disaster: A.D. 1100 to 1300 : the Crusades : Blood, Valor, Iniquity, Reason, FaithThe Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before. - Back cover. |
Contents
ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS | vii |
ILLUSTRATIONS | 12 |
Be it past or present Christian warriors face a terrible dilemma | 26 |
CHAPTER 2 | 39 |
A paradox of history | 52 |
The Second Crusade | 70 |
Eleanor of Aquitaine the twelfth centurys liveliest lady scandalizes Europe | 72 |
CHAPTER 4 | 89 |
CHAPTER 6 | 147 |
A key Christian victory foretells the end of Muslim Spain | 170 |
The Reconquista | 171 |
The rise and fall of Peter Abelardlove pride disaster surrender finally peace | 188 |
The definitive list of sins and virtues that help define Christian life | 202 |
The Kingdom of Sicily at the Time of the Sicilian Vespers | 218 |
The Knights Templar once Europes heroes meet an inglorious finale | 224 |
The Mongol Empire | 237 |
Cities of Lombardy | 91 |
CHAPTER 5 | 117 |
The Routes of the Later Crusades | 127 |
The horrific story of starving children in a tragedy that never happened | 132 |
CHAPTER 9 | 244 |
CHAPTER 10 | 259 |
The Canticle of the Sun | 279 |
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