Review Essay War without End: The Popes and the Jews between Polemic and History

The Popes against the Jews. This declarative statement certainly makes for a scintillating title, as David Kertzer no doubt appreciated when he chose it for his book on the papacy's role in the emergence of modern anti-Semitism. Published in 2001, Kertzer's The Popes against the Jews: The...

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Main Author: Ventresca, Robert A. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2012
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2012, Volume: 105, Issue: 4, Pages: 466-490
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