Project Gutenberg 2008-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 68 Vacandard, E. (Elphège) 1849 1927 Vacandard, E. (Elphege) Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis) 1872 1959 Conway, Bertrand Louis The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church Produced by David McClamrock "The Inquisition" by E. Vacandard is a critical and historical study of the coercive power of the Church, written in the early 20th century. This scholarly work delves into the history of the Inquisition, providing an examination of its origins, development, and ethical considerations from the perspective of Christianity, particularly in relation to heresy. Vacandard aims to approach the subject with objectivity, moving beyond the judgments of contemporary Catholic apologists. The opening of the work lays the groundwork for a thorough exploration of the Inquisition, starting with a preface that emphasizes the need for honest and unflinching historical analysis. Vacandard articulates the challenge of addressing the controversial nature of the Inquisition while critiquing previous historical accounts that were biased. He highlights the responsibility to assess the institution from a moral and religious standpoint, aiming to set the narrative straight by identifying the origins and rationale behind the Church's actions against heresy from the early days of Christianity through to the Renaissance. This opening portion indicates that the book will present an academic and critical evaluation of how the Inquisition evolved and its implications on religious practice and societal order. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inquisition -- History BX Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 370920 370866 2024-09-11T08:53:33.582818 2023-09-11T11:55:21.419800 text/html text/html 370913 370859 2024-09-11T08:53:33.784864 2023-09-11T11:55:21.576750 text/html text/html 181086 2024-09-11T08:53:39.698790 application/epub+zip 186236 2024-09-11T08:53:35.386822 application/epub+zip 186235 2024-09-11T08:53:34.318820 application/epub+zip 365604 2024-09-11T08:53:43.027776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342279 2024-09-11T08:53:39.141787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361103 2022-09-12T08:55:36.303328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340779 2024-09-11T08:53:33.276851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340771 2008-08-16T14:10:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 126943 2008-08-16T14:10:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 340544 2008-08-16T14:10:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 126781 2008-08-16T14:10:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 340633 2008-08-16T14:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126603 2008-08-16T14:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21208 2024-09-11T08:53:43.161776 application/rdf+xml 13307 2024-09-11T08:53:34.901805 image/jpeg 3473 2024-09-11T08:53:34.734804 image/jpeg 180877 2024-09-11T08:53:33.814836 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog