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Name: Bearing false witness
Author: Rodney Stark

In Bearing False Witness, sociologist of religion Rodney Stark interrogates long‑standing anti‑Catholic narratives that have shaped popular history. Drawing on archival evidence and scholarly analysis, he demonstrates how myths such as the Inquisition’s brutality, the Crusades’ greed, the Dark Ages’ stagnation, and the supposed anti‑Semitic stance of Pope Pius XII have become conventional wisdom. Stark offers a carefully reasoned alternative account, revealing the historical truth behind these contentious subjects and questioning why such misconceptions endure.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: Religion & Spirituality/Christianity

Authors: Rodney Stark

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