Peter the Venerable saw Christendom’s toleration of Jews as a model for Muslims
Evidence
It is strange to reflect that Peter the Venerable recommended Muslims to introduce the admirable toleration of which Christendom provided the model — they allowed a multitude of Jews to live among them and to speak against the Christian faith; and were not moved to anger, sed audiunt patienter, respondent sapienter. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 2121
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
- CANDY: A genuinely funny inversion: a Christian crusade apologist urging Muslims to copy Christians’ tolerance of religious minorities, even as Christendom was preparing intolerance for Muslims.
Related
- Medieval Christians noted and envied Muslim toleration of Jews. (similarity 0.93)
- Peter the Venerable claimed the Qur’an uniquely forbade religious discussion (similarity 0.79)
- Peter the Venerable aimed his anti-Islamic tract at doubting Christians, not Muslims (similarity 0.79)
- Medieval Christendom’s tolerance of Muslims proved fluctuating and ultimately ended in expulsion. (similarity 0.79)
- Islam alone tolerated other religions while Christendom expelled or converted its Muslim enclaves (similarity 0.78)
- Even hostile medieval critics admitted Muslims fell short of their founder’s worst teachings (similarity 0.78)
- Peter the Venerable demanded Muslims accept Christian Scripture wholesale or wholly reject it. (similarity 0.78)