Thomas F. Madden is a professor of history and director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Saint Louis University. His numerous scholarly publications include Empires of Trust: How Rome Built—and America Is Building—a NewWorld (Dutton, 2008), The New Concise History of the Crusades (Rowman and Littlefield, 2005), Enrico Dandolo and the Rise of Venice (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003), and The Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997), coauthored with Donald E. Queller. He is a recognized expert on pre-modern history, frequently appearing in such venues as the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, National Public Radio, the Discovery Channel, and the History Channel. His scholarly awards include the Haskins Medal of the Medieval Academy of America and the Otto Gründler Prize of the Medieval Institute.

“God Wills It!”: Understanding the Crusades
From Jesus to Christianity: A History of the Early Church
Upon This Rock: A History of the Papacy From Peter To John Paul II
Empire of Gold: A History of the Byzantine Empire
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic: A History of the Church in the Middle Ages
Christianity at the Crossroads: The Reformations of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Heaven or Heresy: A History of the Inquisition
Catholic Church in the Modern Age
Decline and Fall of Rome
The Tiber and the Potomac: Rome, America, and Empires of Trust
The Medieval World I: Kingdoms, Empires, and War
The Medieval World II: Society, Economy, and Culture
A History of Venice: Queen of the Seas