What About Notorious Blemishes in Christian History? Pt 2 The Crusades

The Crusades are often thought of as justifying the conclusion that Christianity is harmful to human flourishing. This episode shows that the Crusades were not unprovoked, but were a call for help from a besieged people. However, we will also see that the Crusades mixed God with torture, and mixed noble aspirations with some of the worst excesses of war, including recruiting Crusaders with promises of forgiveness for their sins.