This book is dedicated to freedom and human dignity. SIX Controlling the Human Spirit: The Inquisition and Slavery ONE Seeds of Tyranny Introduction Preface 14 30 41 54 76 93 1 4 i ELEVEN Conclusion NINE Alienation From Nature EIGHT 189 208 213 220 114 139 165 185 Preface Helen Ellerbe February 1996 THE DARK SIDE OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY ii Introduction THEDARKSIDEOFCHRISTIANHISTORY 2 INTRODUCTION 3