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Righteous Persecution: Inquisition, Dominicans, and Christianity in the Middle Ages

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Righteous Persecution: Inquisition, Dominicans, and Christianity in the Middle Ages - Ames, Christine Caldwell
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Inquisitors from the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, crafted and promoted Christian meanings for their persecution of heresy in medieval Europe. With a mixture of existing religious beliefs, new interpretations, and responses to criticism, Dominicans shaped a medieval Christianity that permitted--or demanded--inquisitorial repression.

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Righteous Persecution: Inquisition, Dominicans, and Christianity in the Middle Ages 2008, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia

ISBN-13: 9780812241334

Hardcover