The Crusades History (Essay Sample)

THE CRUSADES
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Question 1
The Crusades were a call to liberate the Christians. Apparently, there was the pagan race that had emerged, and its main objective was to eliminate Christians. The pagan race was cruel, taken land and slain Christians to do away with the aim of spreading its pagan faith. In the face of this devastating form of violence and persecution, Christians resulted to grief. However, grieving did not do any good neither did it deter the pagan race from continuing its persecution. As such, the need to come together and strengthen each other was crucial in overcoming the persecution. This is why Gregory VII begun the crusade movement as the main way of defending the Christian faith.[. Halsall, Paul, "Gregory VII: Call for a "Crusade”, 1074." /halsall/source/g7-cde1078.asp, (Accessed November 18, 2014)]
Question 2
Evangelization is a command from God. Ministers of the word of God are required to go all over the world to preach and spread the word of God. As such, ministers are the servants of God. The world is facing atrocities from various contexts, and Christians appear to be helpless in condemning these injustices. Apart from calling for crusades to defend Christians, the crusades provided a forum, where these injustices were condemned. Similarly, crusades brought all the Christians together to show the world that, Christians have a voice in the society. In addition, the crusades were not only focused on Christians, but also other stakeholders in the society, to persuade them to stop the vice, which was spreading in the world. Christians were becoming vulnerable of atrocities, injustices, robbery and persecution from the pagan race. Because they had become overpowered, the coming together in large numbers gave them hope of a better society, and this is evident with the example with the cleansing of the temple.[2. Halsall, Paul, "Medieval sourcebook: Urban II (1088-1099): Speech at council of Clermont, 1095, five versions of the speech." /halsall/source/urban2-5vers.html (Accessed November 18, 2014)] [. Halsall, "Gregory VII: Call for a "Crusade”, 1074.”]
Question 3
All Christians, regardless of age, gender, race, nationality and geographic location are free to join crusades. Christianity is not a religion for one locale in the world; it is a global and large religion in the world. Therefore, all people, women, husbands and children were legible to join the crusades. These people were important and could reach others with the message of hope for a better and just society. It was not feasible for priests or clerks to reach out to a society, which has a disproportionate representation of Christians or society. On the other hand, there was no specific group or aggregate of Christians being targeted for persecution. All Christians were equally affected; hence, the need to join the crusades to defend their faith. Therefore, all people, such as the old and young people were to participate in the crusades.[4. Hayton-Richardson, Heather and Marcos San, "In praise of the New Knighthood." http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~amtower/bernard.html (Accessed November 18, 2014)]
Question 4
With the devastations faced by Christians, including the persecution, crusades sought to bring to an end these devastating effects. Crusades did not advocate war against the enemies of the Christians. The crusades called for tolerance in the world and requested the Christians to forgive their persecutors. Forgiveness was not only focused to the Christians, but also the perpetrators of the violence against the Christians. Through forgiveness, then, it was feasible to create a harmonized society. Certainly, the crusades’ objectives were clear, and after the Christians came together, they received strength, which further made them strong towards God’s message to them. Although Christians had faced various forms of violence, inclu...