Ken talks with Steve Weidenkopf about his book The Glory of the Crusades (Catholic Answers) Our modern mindset says they were ugly wars of greed and religious intolerance—a big reason why Christians and Muslims today can’t coexist peacefully. Historian Steve Weidenkopf challenges this narrative with The Glory of the Crusades. He presents a compelling case for understanding the Crusades as they were when they happened: “armed pilgrimages” driven by a holy zeal to recover conquered Christian lands. Without whitewashing their failures and even crimes, he debunks the numerous myths about the Crusades that our secular culture uses as clubs to attack the Church. Steve’s book is available at:  http://shop.catholic.com/the-glory-of-the-crusades.html