This audio comes from Todd Wilkin's Issues, Etc program. This is a five-part series going over the history of the crusades with Associate Professor of History Dr. Matt Phillips of Concordia University-Nebraska. This interview covers:

• Origins & The First Crusade
• The Second Crusade & Papal Politics
• The Third Crusade
• The Fourth Crusade & Pope Innocent III
• St. Louis & the 13th Century Crusades

All these audios are rolled into one file here:
• History of the Crusades MP3 (1 hour, 40 minutes)

You may also be interested in a three part series of interviews with Clay Jones on how Christians should think through the tough questions about the crusades.

Be sure to check out Issues, Etc, its podcast, and the on-demand archive for past shows.

Enjoy.

Apologetics 315 is happy to welcome Clay Jones for a series of three interviews. Clay is assistant professor at the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics program at Biola University - and he teaches courses in Theodicy & the Issue of Evil, apologetics research and writing, and defending the resurrection. He has been interviewed in the past on Apologetics 315 on the problem of evil.

Today's interview is the third and final in a series of three short podcasts (see part one here, two here) dealing the atrocities committed in the crusades, Luther's insights on the crusades, the idea of a Christian nation, and the complex lessons of the crusades.

Clay Jones Interview on the Crusades - part 3 (12 min)

Clay recommends a few resources for those who want to learn more:
God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades - Rodney Stark
What Were the Crusades - Jonathan Wiley Smith
The New Concise History of the Crusades - Thomas Madden
First Things: Rethinking the Crusades (article)

For more interviews, subscribe to the Interviews podcast here or in iTunes.
Enjoy.

Apologetics 315 is happy to welcome Clay Jones for a series of three interviews. Clay is assistant professor at the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics program at Biola University - and he teaches courses in Theodicy & the Issue of Evil, apologetics research and writing, and defending the resurrection. He has been interviewed in the past on Apologetics 315 on the problem of evil.

Today's interview is the second of a series of three short podcasts (see part one here) dealing with the general perception of the Crusades, what the Crusades were, motivations behind them, Augustine's concept of "just war," the atrocities of the Crusades, and their overall outcome.

Clay Jones Interview on the Crusades - part 2 (14 min)

Clay's blog is here.

For more interviews, subscribe to the Interviews podcast here or in iTunes.
Enjoy.

Apologetics 315 is happy to welcome Clay Jones for a series of three interviews. Clay is assistant professor at the Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics program at Biola University - and he teaches courses in Theodicy & the Issue of Evil, apologetics research and writing, and defending the resurrection. He has been interviewed in the past on Apologetics 315 on the problem of evil.

Today's interview is the first of a series of three short podcasts dealing with some of the attacks against Christianity because of events such as the Crusades, witch hunts, and other historical events. This introductory episode begins to unpack how we as Christians should approach and think through the issues.

Clay Jones Interview on the Crusades - part 1 (12 min)

Clay's blog is here.

For more interviews, subscribe to the Interviews podcast here or in iTunes.
Enjoy.