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The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual by Jonathan Kirsch

The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual

A History of Terror in the Name of God

Jonathan Kirsch

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 1, 2009

Christian HistoryMedieval HistoryReligious Persecution & ConflictHistory
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Who it’s for
Readers interested in the Inquisition and religious persecution
Themes
The Inquisition and church terror, Religious persecution, Torture in God's name
Genres
Medieval History, Religious Persecution & Conflict, Christian History

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About this book

The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual by nationally bestselling author Jonathan Kirsch is a provocative popular history of the Inquisition, the 12th century reign of church-sanctioned terror.

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Ranging from the Knights Templar to the first Protestants, from Joan of Arc to Galileo, The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual is a fascinating and sobering study of the torture and murder of hundreds of thousands of “heretics” in God’s name—the original blueprints for persecution originally drafted in the Middle Ages but followed for centuries afterwards, up to and including the “advanced interrogation methods” recently employed at Guantanamo Bay.

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Religious Persecution & Conflict62%
Medieval History43%
Christian History37%

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Authors
Jonathan Kirsch
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 1, 2009
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
The Inquisition and church terror · Religious persecution · Torture in God's name
Reading lane
History