Constantine's Sword

James Carroll was once a Catholic priest. He later became a writer. In 2001 he published a book. The book was about the history between Christianity and the Jews. The documentary starts from that book. Carroll looks back at his own past as well. The film questions the bond between religion and war. The idea of killing in God’s name is at the centre. The historical passages go back into the church’s past. The religious roots of antisemitism are taken up. Then the film comes to the present. The Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs comes into it. A religious revival had been under way there. The film asks what that means inside the military. The ninety three minute film is an American production Oren Jacoby finished in 2008.