Jonathan Kirsch

The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual

A History of Terror in the Name of God

Talking Points

Kirsch is a national bestselling and widely respected popularizer. He continues to garner praise from the top scholars as well as the most respected magazine and papers in the country. He is a regular contributor to book review section of the Los Angeles Times and is a guest host and commentator on KPCC in Los Angeles. A respected member of the field, Kirsch never tires of traveling and speaking on his subject matters.

Description

The history of the Inquisition is draped in myth and mystery, a favorite theme of both artists and propagandists throughout the six hundred years of its active operations. Yet when we pull aside the veil, what we see are the original blueprints for the machinery of persecution that was invented in the High Middle Ages and applied to human flesh ever since. The Grand Inquisitor’s Manual exposes the dangerous circular logic of the Inquisition so that we do not perpetuate its brand of terror.