Llull endorsed the Crusade only after 1291, not in his early mission

Evidence

The youthful Llull may have been naively optimistic that his logical argumentation mediante fide, employing his Art, could convert the Saracen and Jewish masses. In his Vita coaetanea, Llull came to realize that his task would not be so easy, and he was quick to blame the rich and powerful (among Saracens and Christians) who, out of spite and worldly ambition, failed to be convinced by his methods. Llull finally embraced crusade following the fall of Acre in 1291. … Ghazan in 1302 wrote to Pope Boniface VIII proposing an anti-Muslim alliance, but in 1303 he was defeated by the Mamluks. Llull learned that the khan had converted to Islam, not Christianity. Christendom would have to make practical plans for crusade without counting on Eastern allies. He wrote a series of tracts arguing for the necessity of an expedition to recovery the Holy Land—a crusade to be accompanied by missionaries trained in Arabic and in Llull’s Art. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1326 (#expands, via linked claim)

The difference is that Ramon, instead of joining (or forming) a religious order, set out to devote his life to the conversion of the Saracens, via the three ideas that he would champion throughout his life. Notably absent from his list of three projects is the Crusade, which Llull repeatedly advocated after the fall of Acre in 1291. Here the elderly Llull accurately describes his early ideas, in which crusading is largely rejected. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1283 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Ramon, instead of joining (or forming) a religious order, set out to devote his life to the conversion of the Saracens, via the three ideas that he would champion throughout his life. Notably absent from his list of three projects is the Crusade, which Llull repeatedly advocated after the fall of Acre in 1291. Here the elderly Llull accurately describes his early ideas, in which crusading is largely rejected. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1283 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Llull only embraced crusading after Acre fell in 1291; Llull abandoned irenic debate alone for coerced military-backed mission; The fall of Acre in 1291 turned Llull from pacifistic persuasion toward crusade — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1326 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The fall of Acre in 1291 turned Llull from pacifistic persuasion toward crusade #expands (0.97) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1326
• Llull’s early missionary project rejected crusading and relied on persuasion #corroborates (0.95) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1283
• Llull initially rejected crusading in favor of peaceful conversion projects #corroborates (0.95) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1283