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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 10 MIN

The Inquisition: When Faith Became Fear

from The Unintentional Heretic · host Greg Farrand

This episode of The Unintentional Heretic explores the Inquisition as one of the most sobering examples in Christian history of what happens when faith becomes entangled with fear, certainty, institutional power, and coercion. We look at the medieval, Spanish, and Roman Inquisitions and ask how a tradition centered on the mercy and compassion of Jesus could come to justify forced conversions, torture, and even death in the name of protecting truth — and what that history still warns us about today.Would love to hear your thoughts!

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