Popes, Cardinals and War The Military Church in Renaissance and Early Modern Europe |
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| Author:
| Chambers, D. S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85771-581-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $36.00 |
Book Description:
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Can Christian clergy - supposedly men of peace - also be warriors? In this lively and compelling history D.S. Chambers examines popes and cardinals over several centuries who not only preached war but also put it into practice as military leaders. Satirised by Erasmus, the most notorious - Julius II - was even refused entrance to heaven because he was 'bristling and clanking with bloodstained armour'. Engaging and stimulating, and using references to scripture and canon law as well as...
More DescriptionCan Christian clergy - supposedly men of peace - also be warriors? In this lively and compelling history D.S. Chambers examines popes and cardinals over several centuries who not only preached war but also put it into practice as military leaders. Satirised by Erasmus, the most notorious - Julius II - was even refused entrance to heaven because he was 'bristling and clanking with bloodstained armour'. Engaging and stimulating, and using references to scripture and canon law as well as a large range of historical sources, Popes, Cardinals and War throws light on these extraordinary and paradoxical figures - men who were peaceful by vocation but contributed to the process of war with surprising directness and brutality- as well as illuminating many aspects of the political history of the Church.