Christians condemned Islamic force while fully embracing their own crusading warfare

Evidence

The theoretical defence of Crusading warfare is related to this problem. The use of force was almost universally considered to be a major and characteristic constituent of the Islamic religion, and an evident sign of error. It was a part of the Christian approach to take this view while embracing the necessity for Crusading. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 624 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

This last point, which several authors mentioned, contrasts strangely with Humbert’s assertion that the Crusaders similarly used arms in default of the miracles of the primitive Church. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 707 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Christians condemned Islam’s force while deploying force themselves without noticing inconsistency — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 624; Both Christian and Muslim polemicists condemned each other’s military force while justifying their own — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 707

Related

• Christians condemned Islam’s force while deploying force themselves without noticing inconsistency (similarity 0.95)
• Both Christian and Muslim polemicists condemned each other’s military force while justifying their own (similarity 0.92)
• Medieval Christians branded Islam as violent yet embraced crusading violence themselves (similarity 0.88)
• Medieval Christian polemicists projected their own violence onto a monolithic Islam to justify crusade (similarity 0.86)
• Christians attributed violence to Islam while practicing holy war themselves (similarity 0.84)
• Medieval Christian refuters of Islam self-consciously opposed words to arms as missionary method (similarity 0.81)
• Medieval Christian polemic read Islam’s spread as force, not miracle (similarity 0.81)
• Medieval Christian polemics could only read Islam as affirming or negating Christianity (similarity 0.81)
• Medieval Christian polemicists uniquely claimed proof via another religion’s scriptures (similarity 0.81)
• Medieval Christendom framed Islam as inherently violent through Muhammad’s Medinan wars (similarity 0.80)
• Christians read Muhammad’s military career as essential to his religion (similarity 0.80)
• Christian polemics against Islam argued from premises only Christians accepted (similarity 0.80)
• Medieval Christian polemic framed Islam alongside heresy and Judaism (similarity 0.80)
• Crusade defenders justified violence by power replacing miracles as Christians gained strength (similarity 0.79)
• Medieval Christianity girded its defense of Scripture using the Quran against Islam (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Christians condemned Islam’s force while deploying force themselves without noticing inconsistency #corroborates (0.95) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 624
• Both Christian and Muslim polemicists condemned each other’s military force while justifying their own #expands (0.90) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 707