Constantine's Sword - by James Carroll (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this "rare book that combines searing passion . . . with a subject that has affected all of our lives" ("Chicago Tribune"), novelist and cultural critic James Carroll maps the 2,000-year course of the Church's battle against Judaism and faces the crisis of faith it has sparked in his own life as a Catholic.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><strong>A bold and moving book tracing the two-thousand-year course of the Church's battle against Judaism by National Book Award-winning author James Carroll.<br/><br/></strong> More than a chronicle of religion, this dark history is the central tragedy of Western civilization. The Church's failure to protest the Holocaust--the infamous "silence" of Pius XII--is only part of the story: the death camps, Carroll shows, are the culmination of a long, entrenched tradition of anti-Judaism. From Gospel accounts of the death of Jesus on the cross, to Constantine's transformation of the cross into a sword, to the rise of blood libels, scapegoating, and modern anti-Semitism, Carroll reconstructs the dramatic story of the Church's conflict not only with Jews but with itself. <em>Constantine's Sword </em> is a brave and affecting reckoning with difficult truths that will touch every reader.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Whatever the solution, in the end, unsderstanding the conflict is half the battle. It's a battle Carroll wins in this historical tome. Boston Magazine <p/>Carroll, whose love for the catholic church...is not only matched by a lovingly critical eye...but an urgent plea that Rome set another course. Boston Globe <p/>A triumph, a tragic tale beautifully told. . .a welcome throwback to an age when history was a branch of literature. . .--Charles R. Morris Atlantic Monthly <p/>Fascinating, brave and sometimes infuriating. Time Magazine <p/>This searingly honest book is Augustinian in the way Carroll searches his own soul. . .--Garry Wills, author of Saint Augustine and Papal Sin <p/>This book is a history written to change the way people live.--Talk <p/>A deeply religious book.--Bishop Krister Stendahl, former Dean of Harvard Divinity School <p/>For two thousand years Jews have been longing for a Christian who would understand their experience.--Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College <p/>Sweeping. . . This magisterial work will satisfy Jewish and Christian readers alike, challenging both to a renewed conversation. Publishers Weekly, Starred<br>
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