

What is the difference between Transubstantiation and Consubstantiation?
Transubstantion comes from the two Latin words trans (across) and substantiation (substance). Transubstantation is the belief that the...


The Crusades: No Innocent Parties
The Crusades are considered an enigmatic time in history for Christians and Muslims alike. While there has been much fighting between the...


Gaming and Gambling in the Holy Land
The crusaders and settlers in the Latin States – most of whom, in common with inhabitants of any frontier society, had direct experience...

The Crusades: A Very Brief History, 1095-1500
Andrew A. Latham is a Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, Macalester College. He is the author of Theorizing Medieval...


CHARITY AND HOSPITALITY IN MILITARY ORDERS
Although for the majority of the medieval military-religious orders their hospitable function was as important to them as their military...