God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades by Rodney Stark (English) Paperback

Description: God's Battalions by Rodney Stark The truth about the Christian Crusades and Muslim Jihad. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The truth about the Christian Crusades and Muslim Jihad. Author Biography Rodney Stark is the Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University. His thirty books on the history and sociology of religion include The Rise of Christianity, Cities of God, For the Glory of God, Discovering God, and The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. Stark received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Review "GODS BATTALIONS launches a frontal assault on the comfortable myths that scholars have popularized about the crusades. The results are startling. His greatest achievement is to make us see the crusaders on their own terms." -- Philip Jenkins, author of The Lost History of Christianity"At last, a convincing, balanced book on the Crusades, far from the recent unsophisticated and ideological diatribes against them as "A Bad Thing." Rodney Stark demonstrates that the Crusades were neither unprovoked nor colonialist. Here is yet another rich and readable book from this thoughtful and distinguished author." -- Jeffrey Burton Russell, author of A History of Heaven and Paradise Mislaid"An excitingly readable distillation of the new, revisionist Crusades historiography." -- Booklist (starred review)"There is much to be learned here. Filled with fascinating historical glimpses of monks and Templars, priests and pilgrims, kings and contemplatives, Stark pulls it all together and challenges us to reconsider our view of the Crusades." -- Publishers Weekly"[Starks] new book, Gods Battalions: The Case for the Crusades, gives historic and sociological evidence for a fresh assessment of the Crusades." -- United Methodist Reporter"[Stark] wants to challenge the prevailing television pundit-level misunderstanding of the Crusades, and in this, his accessible, enjoyably argued book succeeds." -- Christianity Today"Award-winning author and sociologist Rodney Stark humbly goes to war against the many politically correct myths surrounding the history of the Crusades in this well-researched and easy-to-read academic masterpiece. Stark proves himself once again as a historical myth-buster." -- CBN.com, A+ rating"[Stark] makes the case [for the crusades] with admirable frankness and flair." -- The Catholic Thing"Rodney Stark turns what we know about history on its head." -- Relevant Magazine"Starks style is clear and direct. He sets the pace of narrative masterfully...The result is a good read...Christian readers should welcome Starks affirmation of the best in scholarship, both old and new, and his willingness to argue a controversial position." -- Christian Scholars Review"Starks wonderfully readable prose and politically incorrect conclusions... point us to the question--Will 21st-century infiltration lead to surrender or revival?--on which Europes future hinges." -- The World Magazine"[Gods Battalions] rewards a careful reading, and not only because the story itself is so gripping, with tales of courage and desperation, outsized characters, and fate of cultures hanging in the balance. ...Masterful... sets the record straight." -- National Catholic Register"[Gods Battalions] avoid[s] the black-and-white nonsense of current secular thinkers, who condemn the Crusades as part of their condemnation of the Catholic Church and of much later Western imperialism. ...Stark demonstrate[s] a more sophisticated view of history, religion and culture." -- Catholic San Francisco"Starks clear, factual narrative offers larger-than-life characters.... [his] works are an encouraging corrective to the anti-Western history routinely taught in our schools." -- New Oxford Review"In Gods Battalions, Stark provides an account of the Crusades perfectly fitted for the Fox News audience. Clearly this is not the politically correct version of the Crusades, and that is fine: there is little that was politically correct about the Crusades in the first place." -- Christian Century"In Gods Battalions Princeton sociologist of religion Rodney Stark seeks to dispel myths about the medieval Crusades and replace them with a more factual account...The historiographic arguments made by Stark regarding the antecedents and consequences of the Crusades are very convincing." -- Jack Kilcrease, Historical Society of the Episcopal Church Review Quote There is much to be learned here. Filled with fascinating historical glimpses of monks and Templars, priests and pilgrims, kings and contemplatives, Stark pulls it all together and challenges us to reconsider our view of the Crusades. Description for Teachers/Educators In Gods Battalions, award-winning author Rodney Stark takes on the long-held view that the Crusades were the first round of European colonialism, conducted for land, loot, and converts by barbarian Christians who victimized the cultivated Muslims. Stark reviews the history of the seven major Crusades from 1095-1291, demonstrating that they were precipitated by Islamic provocations, including bloody attempts to colonize the West, and attacks on Christian pilgrims and holy places. Stark corrects widely-held misconceptions about the Crusades, including accusations of atrocities on the part of the Crusaders. He argues that is utterly unreasonable to impose modern notions about proper military conduct on medieval warfare, as both Christians and Muslims observed quite different rules of war. He also responds to claims that Muslims have been harboring bitter resentments about the Crusades for a millennium; Muslim antagonism about the Crusades did not appear until about 1900. Gods Battalions is an important addition to the study of the Crusades and their aftermath; readers will be captivated by this fascinating reconsideration of medieval history. Rodney Stark is professor of Social Sciences at Baylor University. His twenty-six books on the history and sociology of religion include The Rise of Christianity, One True God: Historical Consequences of Monotheism, For the Glory of God, which won the 2004 award of merit for history/biography from Christianity Today, and The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. Rodney Stark turns what we "know" about history on its head. -- Relevant Magazine Details ISBN0061582603 Author Rodney Stark Short Title GODS BATTALIONS Language English ISBN-10 0061582603 ISBN-13 9780061582608 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 909.07 Imprint HarperOne Subtitle The Case for the Crusades Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations Yes Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-11-09 US Release Date 2010-11-09 UK Release Date 2010-11-09 Pages 288 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Alternative 9780061942983 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-01-31 NZ Release Date 2010-12-31 Imprint US HarperOne Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159600680;

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