James Sprenger Books

This German priest was recognized for his zealous reformist zeal within his order. He served as dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Cologne, where his lectures drew considerable interest. His name is associated with a controversial work on witchcraft, though modern scholars suggest this connection may have stemmed from his collaborator's desire to lend the book official authority. He also served as an inquisitor for several provinces, necessitating extensive travel.

The Malleus Maleficarum
278 pages
10 hours of reading
For nearly three centuries Malleus Maleficarum (the witches hammer) was the professional manual for witch hunters. This book by two of the most famous Inquisitors of the age is still a document of the force of that eras beliefs. Under a Bull of Pope Innocent VIII, Kramer and Sprenger exposed the heresy of those who did not believe in witches and set forth the proper order of the world with devils, witches, and the will of god. Even if you do not believe in the witchcraft, the world of 1484 did.
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The Malleus Maleficarum