The Scandal of the Scandals: The Secret History of Christianity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781621642619)

Mahatma Gandhi once chided a Christian friend, All you Christians, missionaries and all, must begin to live more like Jesus Christ. And what Christian among us would disagree with him? After the holy wars and witch-hunts, after persecutions and political machinations, there is a broad sense today that the Church, however well-meaning, is on the wrong side of history.

But do we really know our history? In this collaboration with historian Arnold Angenendt, best-selling German author Manfred Lütz dares to show us what contemporary historians actually say about Christianity's track record over the ages.

This detailed overview begins with the ancient pagans, passing through Israel, the early Church martyrs, Constantine's Rome, the reign of Charlemagne, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Reformation, the Borgia popes, the Galileo affair, the conquistadores, the French Revolution, the slave trade, the Holocaust, the sex abuse crisis, and more.

The Scandal of the Scandals separates myth from fact, giving us a candid portrait of Christendom with its scars and all. Prepare to be amazed at how little you really knew about Christianity.

About the Author
Manfred Lütz, M.D., a specialist in neurology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy, has served as head physician at the Alexianer-Krankenhaus hospital in Cologne since 1997. He studied medicine, philosophy, and Catholic theology in Bonn and Rome. Author of more than six books, including the Corine Prize-winning God: A Brief History of the Greatest, he writes a weekly column for Radio Bremen and contributes to newspapers across Germany.