Justine Toh

How can we take Christianity seriously, if Christians have so often departed from the tune of Jesus?

From Emperor Constantine onwards, the church has had a fraught relationship to power.

Not all Crusades were against Muslims, or in the Middle East.

Can we be good without God?

Jesus accorded women dignity and opportunity. The church hasn’t always followed suit.

As Christians gained influence, they came up with ideas like “Just War” and the “Peace of God”.

The medieval papacy offers a vivid picture of a church corrupted by wealth.

What happened when “Christian” Europe began to extend its influence globally, in the Age of Empire?

Would the world be a more peaceful place without Christianity?

Is it just the outliers, the extraordinary individuals, who influence history?