Project Gutenberg 2008-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 281 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.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Inquisition -- History BX Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 371100 2025-06-11T04:52:18.626733 text/html 370921 2025-01-11T07:58:41.555099 text/html 202910 2025-06-11T04:52:25.775799 application/epub+zip 207824 2025-06-11T04:52:20.916745 application/epub+zip 207823 2025-06-11T04:52:19.504767 application/epub+zip 391365 2025-06-11T04:52:29.416709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368014 2025-06-11T04:52:24.979714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361103 2022-09-12T08:55:36.303328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340779 2025-06-11T04:52:18.233788 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 21886 2025-06-11T04:52:29.566689 application/rdf+xml 13273 2025-06-11T04:52:20.213752 image/jpeg 3457 2025-06-11T04:52:19.931752 image/jpeg 201726 2025-06-11T04:52:18.658732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia