Summary: Vanity Fair editor Cullen Murphy discusses his new book, God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World, taking us from the musty Vatican archives to the detention cells of Guantanamo; from the heretical fortresses of medieval France to the burning of books in modern Florida; from the torture chambers of the Spanish Inquisition to the file cabinets of the East German secret police; and from the streets of colonial Santa Fe to the inner sanctums of the White House. Murphy argues that when you look at the Inquisition, what you really see is the beginning of the struggle for freedom in the modern world. James B. Steele, contributing editor for Vanity Fair, facilitated this discussion on January 24, 2012. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org.
