Clear and Present Danger – episode 9: Expert opinion, Christine Caldwell Ames
…What effect did the Medieval Inquisition have on ordinary people and local communities? Why has the Spanish Inquisition become so infamous? Was Islamic Spain a haven of religious tolerance compared to the Latin West? Are inquisitions a thing of the past or still relevant in the 21st century? And much, much more. Professor Ames is a department chair at the University of South Carolina, as well as the author of “Medieval Heresies: Christianity, Juda…