Book on Inquisition

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Weeks ago I’d stumbled across an author who has done numerous works on the Inquisition and other aspects of the Medieval church, perhaps the crusades included, and the gist of his work was that the Inquisition wasn’t the thought-police nightmare it’s made out to be. I don’t know if the author was Catholic or just sympathetic; I believe his first name was Thomas. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I’d take thoughtful examinations of the Inquisition in general, really. I’ve recently begun to realize how much of my early European history has been shaped by Protestant bias.
 
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Weeks ago I’d stumbled across an author who has done numerous works on the Inquisition and other aspects of the Medieval church, perhaps the crusades included, and the gist of his work was that the Inquisition wasn’t the thought-police nightmare it’s made out to be. I don’t know if the author was Catholic or just sympathetic; I believe his first name was Thomas. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I’d take thoughtful examinations of the Inquisition in general, really. I’ve recently begun to realize how much of my early European history has been shaped by Protestant bias.
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Maybe you are thinking of Steve Weidenkopf “the Glory of the Crusades”. IIRC, there’s also a book out by Ignatius Press.

Blessings,
Stephie
 
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Maybe you are thinking of Steve Weidenkopf “the Glory of the Crusades”. IIRC, there’s also a book out by Ignatius Press.

Blessings,
Stephie
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hadulzo said:
catholicity.com/commentary/madden/03481.html
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Although The Glory isn’t the book, its review on Crisis magazine’s website did remind me to look for this one. On a hunch I searched Crisis’ archives and found a post from Thomas Madden on the Inquisition, the crossposted at hadulzo’s source. Perhaps I confused Madden’s post with the fact that he was an author, and imagined a full history of the Inquisition. It seems likeliest now, but is there any reputable history of it? Thank you both for your responses. 🙂
 
You may be thinking William Thomas Walsh. He wrote a few books on medieval Spain and he was considered a highly esteemed historian.
 
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Weeks ago I’d stumbled across an author who has done numerous works on the Inquisition and other aspects of the Medieval church, perhaps the crusades included, and the gist of his work was that the Inquisition wasn’t the thought-police nightmare it’s made out to be. I don’t know if the author was Catholic or just sympathetic; I believe his first name was Thomas. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I’d take thoughtful examinations of the Inquisition in general, really. I’ve recently begun to realize how much of my early European history has been shaped by Protestant bias.
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It’s likely that Thomas Madden of St Louis University is the historian you came across. He is an expert on the Crusades and the Inquisition and his work is first class.

And yes, much of the history that is taught in schools in shaped by a Protestant bias - including that of the Crusades and the Inquisition.
 
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