{"product_id":"the-scandal-of-the-scandals-manfred-lutz-9781621642619","title":"The Scandal of the Scandals: The Secret History of Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003eMahatma 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut do we really \u003ci\u003eknow\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scandal of the Scandals \u003c\/i\u003eseparates 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manfred L\u0026amp;uumltz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621642615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621642619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManfred 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manfred L\u0026uumltz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046163968255,"sku":"9781621642619","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74fc361a-1554-411c-b294-a62bf2227f05.jpg?v=1684983008","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scandal-of-the-scandals-manfred-lutz-9781621642619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}