Gateway to the Heavenly City

Sylvia Schein was formerly Senior Lecturer in the Department of General History, at the University of Haifa, Israel.

• Contents: Foreword; Introduction; Jerusalem: goal of the first crusade; The conquest - a divine act; 'Inheritance of the Lord': justifications of Christian rule in Jerusalem; Rome, Babylon and Jerusalem: papal attitudes to Jerusalem; From the 'city of the Holy Sepulchre' to the 'city of the humanity of Christ'; The city of the Old and New Testament; Jerusalem in the believer's plan of salvation; Jerusalem - centre of the world and scene of the last days; 'The terrible news': the reaction of Christendom to the fall of Jerusalem (1187); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

’...an excellent investigation of motivations and the propaganda associated with the crusades...Highly recommended.’ Choice '[Sylvia Schein] is superbly qualified to work with both the Old and New Testaments in giving us a detailed and highly complex picture... we can only be grateful that we have this stimulating work as her legacy.' Church History ’This is a book which will be of value to all students of the crusades and those interested in the ideal of Jerusalem.’ Crusades ’... makes available an important original contribution to crusading studies by a scholar whose absence will be sadly missed... A significant, important and welcome contribution.’ Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature