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Constantine's Sword refers to the Christian Cross, the vision of which caused Constantine the Great, to cry out the timeless words " In Hoc Signo Vinces" (in this sign, you will conquer.) transforming a symbol of love and peace into an icon of war. James Carroll, an ex Catholic priest, looked at this side of his religion in his acclaimed book ...
The most serious problem with Constantine’s Sword, though, is not its historical distortions. The most serious problem is its out-and-out attack on Christianity as such. It is not merely antisemitism that troubles Carroll. It is not even only Jesus’ death and resurrection. Ultimately, it is the very belief that in Jesus God did something both unique and definitive, something with universal ...
At once enthralling and troubling, the film, whose title has been simplified from the book’s “Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews: A History,” does about as good a job as you could hope of distilling a 750-page historical examination of religious zealotry and power into 95 swift minutes.
Constantine's Sword. Directed by: Oren Jacoby. Genres: Religion Documentary. Rated the #1562 best film of 2007.
Un film di Oren Jacoby con . Database: ... Constantine's Sword Un film di Oren Jacoby. Documentario, durata 93 min. - USA 2007. Scheda: Critica: Pubblico: Forum: Cast ...
9 feb 2009 · The film, "Constantine's Sword," in which former Roman Catholic priest and author James Carroll traces the violent history of the Christian faith, ...
In 2007, Constantine's Sword was adapted into a documentary film directed by Oren Jacoby and starring Carroll. In Carroll's telling, anti-Semitism is more than an unfortunate byproduct of the Christian religion shared by its most prejudiced members. Rather, it is central to Christianity's identity and has been for centuries.
