Christopher Tyerman News Today

Raymond Ibrahim, an author and expert in Islamic history and doctrine, says the most misunderstood aspect of the Crusades is the notion that they were offensive wars of aggression. 

(RNS) — Floor tiles from Chertsey Abbey in England, the subject of a new exhibition, resemble Muslim and Byzantine silks that crusaders brought back as souvenirs. 

But there is a difference between the courageous and heroic Church and the hyper-masculinized, even militarized Church.