What role might the Crusades play in contemporary Muslim-Christian relations?
You may choose any of the following questions for your reflection paper:How and why did the agendas of secular rulers and the papacy clash in the Middle Ages? What factors combined to undermine European’s faith in religious and political authorities? How did peasant and urban revolts reflect this lack of confidence? What role might the Crusades play in contemporary Muslim-Christian relations? What connections might Muslims or Christians today make between the Crusades and the global policies of Western nations in the twenty and twenty-first centuries?Try to draw a parallel to your own life. How does this history impact you in today’s word?
