To a historian, the answer to this question becomes more elusive as one learns ever more about the long history of this concept. There are four main schools of thought on what it actually means – or meant – to crusade; the traditionalists, the pluralists, the generalists, and those who favor a more spiritual/psychological approach.
Tag: history
What is a Sage? The Five Tenants of Sagehood
Seeing as how I am trying to build a coalition of the internet’s finest Sages, I thought it best to begin by defining our terms. Just what is a Sage?