How propaganda had been used by preachers in crusade era...

1. Crusade Propaganda and
Ideology
Model Sermons for the Preaching of
the Cross

2. JAMES OF VITRY
EUDES OF CHATEAUROUX
•Born 1160-70
•1200-10 Master at University of Paris
•1229 Cardinal Bishop of Tusculum
•1240 Died
•Born 1180-90
•1229 Master at University of Paris
•1244 Cardinal Bishop of Tusculum
•173 Died

3. JAMES OF VITRY
Sermon 1
The sermon is about that who are or will become crusaders.
 “The offering and liberation are cut off from the tample of the
Lord and in it the name of Mohammed is invoked continuously.”
 “The faithful city has been made a whore; once the city of perfect
beauty, the joy of the whole world; justice used to dwell in her,
but now murderers; ....”
 “The time has not yet come to build the house of the Lord! Is this
time for you to lies in ruins? My house lies in ruins and each of
you busy with his own house.”

4. JAMES OF VITRY
Sermon 2
The sermon is about that who are or will become crusaders.
 “...the Lord orders us to raise the sign of the cross as the banner
of the highest king in the Zion, that is in the church of God, by
preaching the virtue of the cross, singing the praises of the cross
with the voice of the herald and inviting the people o take the
cross....”
 “...Just as the tiger runs after the huanter in a wild chase and
follows his cub with such affection that it throws itself onto the
hunter’s spear, so Christ threw himself onto the spear of
death to snatch us from the hunter’s, that devil’s hand.”
 “...You must note carefully that, although God could liberate his
land by himself with one word, he wants to honour his servants
and wants to have companions in its liberation, giving you
chance to save your souls

5. EUDES OF CHATEAUROUX
Sermon 1
Theme is life of St. Paul and his suffering and interpretation of initial
Bible passages.
 “Noone can serves two musters: he will eiher hate the one and love
the other or he will support and despite the other.”
 “Do you know that love for this world is hatred of God.”
 “Anyone who choose the world is enemy of God.”
 “If we wanted, God could give us his blessing and a plenary
remission of sins in our own country, but also wants you to leave
your country in order to librate you from the fire of demons, desire,
indulging and envy.

6. EUDES OF CHATEAUROUX
Sermon 2-3
The sermons are about the invitation to the cross.
 “Cross of Christ is the sword with which Chirist fought aganist the
devil.”
 “Take the holy sword, the gift of Christ, becouse it is a graet present
of god. İt is given to you not only to believe in him but also to suffer
for him.
 “My dearest people, throw off your sins, you take the cross or intend
take it. The lord will grand you victory over the enemies of the
Cristian people.”
 “Today the Mongols intend and strive hard to destroy the Cristians
and to subject them to intolarable sevitude, but since the lord wants
to free his people from the hands of Mongols, he holds out the
golden sword to Judah so that he may defeat the opponents of his
people.

7. EUDES OF CHATEAUROUX
Sermon 4
The sermon about the invitation to take the cross.
 “Was not the water sweetened by the wood? In these
words you are succinctly shown why you should take
the cross: by the taking of the cross all the bitterness of
the heart is sweetened by the wood of the cross.”
 “I found women more bitter than death; Solomon.”
 “Hurry to take it climb the palm tree with the spouse and
hold onto its fruit, the remission of sins and eternal life,
which our Lord Jesus Christ has designed to make for
us, who lives for ever and ever. “

8. Ideology of Sermons
 First aim of preaching of the cross was to lead people away from their
sins. Potential Crusaders are as sinner crusade turned their sins away.
 The idea is divideing socity into two the virtuous who supported the
crusade and non virtuous who did not.
 All two author built up an image of crusders superior people.
 The basic ideas and frameworks of crusade:
1. the crusedes were wars authorised and supported by god which could
be understood as contemprory version of old tastemant.
2. participating in the crusades was a form of religious devotation.
3. becoming crusade was a form of conversion to a more thoroughly
cristian life.
4. the most efficienty way of consequence of sins.

9. Structure of Sermons
 Open model is easy adaptation for all situation, theme is
interpretation of Bible’s passages.(EUDES OF CHATEAUROUX)
 Extended model /Virtue of the cross: these are clearly meant to
give the user of the model a choose of different referances to
biblical outline and narrations.(JAMES OF VITRY)
 Examplia
 Narraions
 Metaphor
 Similitudius
 Comparison

10. Structure of Sermons
 Open model is easy adaptation for all situation, theme is
interpretation of Bible’s passages.(EUDES OF CHATEAUROUX)
 Extended model /Virtue of the cross: these are clearly meant to
give the user of the model a choose of different referances to
biblical outline and narrations.(JAMES OF VITRY)
 Examplia
 Narraions
 Metaphor
 Similitudius
 Comparison