About the Author
Paul Kengor
Paul Kengor, Ph.D., is professor of political science at Grove City College, director of the Institute for Faith & Freedom, and editor of The American Spectator. He is the bestselling author of over twenty books, including A Pope and a President and The Devil and Karl Marx. He often appears on talk radio shows and TV networks, from Fox News to MSNBC to C-SPAN to EWTN.
What People Are Saying
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“Paul Kengor tells ‘the rest of the story’—recognizing that the Church’s historical role in ending slavery was not an ecclesiastical Black Legend but the neglected account of her role in advancing slavery’s end.”
John M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
Independent Scholar and
National Catholic Register Columnist
“Too often we hear that the Catholic Church tolerated—even endorsed—slavery in past centuries. In The Worst of Indignities, Paul Kengor obliterates this myth. He digs deeply into the Church’s history to convincingly demonstrate how popes, saints, and theologians have consistently condemned this horrific and inhumane practice.”
Eric Sammons
Editor-in-Chief, Crisis Magazine
“Slavery is as old as the human race, and it makes for a depressing study. Only with the rise of Christianity have people—saints—seen the possibility of its eradication. That is a far more hopeful story, told well in these pages by Dr. Kengor. The Worst of Indignities is a myth-busting history that’s much needed right now.”
Mike Aquilina
Author of Africa and the Early Church: The Almost-Forgotten Roots of
Catholic Christianity
“If you want to speak intelligently and honestly about slavery—past, present, and future—then you must read this book. It is indispensable. In our confused and confusing (and dishonest) times, Dr. Kengor has done the Church and the world a great service by writing a book that is careful, thorough, honest, and rigorous.”
Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D.
Host of “The Catholic Current” on The Station of the Cross Media Network
“Paul Kengor tells ‘the rest of the story’—recognizing that the Church’s historical role in ending slavery was not an ecclesiastical Black Legend but the neglected account of her role in advancing slavery’s end.”
John M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
Independent Scholar and
National Catholic Register Columnist
“Too often we hear that the Catholic Church tolerated—even endorsed—slavery in past centuries. In The Worst of Indignities, Paul Kengor obliterates this myth. He digs deeply into the Church’s history to convincingly demonstrate how popes, saints, and theologians have consistently condemned this horrific and inhumane practice.”
Eric Sammons
Editor-in-Chief, Crisis Magazine
“Slavery is as old as the human race, and it makes for a depressing study. Only with the rise of Christianity have people—saints—seen the possibility of its eradication. That is a far more hopeful story, told well in these pages by Dr. Kengor. The Worst of Indignities is a myth-busting history that’s much needed right now.”
Mike Aquilina
Author of Africa and the Early Church: The Almost-Forgotten Roots of
Catholic Christianity
“If you want to speak intelligently and honestly about slavery—past, present, and future—then you must read this book. It is indispensable. In our confused and confusing (and dishonest) times, Dr. Kengor has done the Church and the world a great service by writing a book that is careful, thorough, honest, and rigorous.”
Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., Ph.D.
Host of “The Catholic Current” on The Station of the Cross Media Network
“Paul Kengor tells ‘the rest of the story’—recognizing that the Church’s historical role in ending slavery was not an ecclesiastical Black Legend but the neglected account of her role in advancing slavery’s end.”
John M. Grondelski, Ph.D.
Independent Scholar and
National Catholic Register Columnist
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A great book. Long overdue. Thanks.
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