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Universities were principally ecclesiastical institutions, and dependent upon popes and princes for their charters. Even so, they not only tolerated but encouraged a remarkable freedom of inquiry and debate.
David Bentley Hart • The Story of Christianity
John Taverner, a Renaissance composer
Garth Greenwell • Small Rain
Introduction to Medieval Poetry
MJ DeMarco • The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime
As the eleventh century progressed, there were further outbreaks of heresy: during the 1040s, it flared up again at Châlons-sur-Marne; Aquitaine, Périgord, Toulouse and Soissons were also affected. It is impossible to say for certain whether these were all Bogomil-influenced groups: they were usually described by the Church as ‘Manichaean’, which
... See moreSean Martin • The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Ages
Peter Autier was from the small town of Ax-les-Thermes, up-country from Foix. He was born around 1240, and had made a comfortable life for himself as a notary.
Sean Martin • The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Ages
How had I held in one life and one mind faith in radically premodern confessions and teachings while nonetheless working as a modern and very critical scholar?
Dale B. Martin • Biblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-first Century
The odd mishap apart, the Roman novellanti were happy to cultivate a reputation for being able to penetrate the most secret counsels of this city of schemes. A newly appointed aide to the court of one cardinal was strictly enjoined to have no contact with the news writers. They could, he was warned, ‘take the egg out of a chicken's body, let along
... See moreAndrew Pettegree • The Invention of News: How the World Came to Know About Itself
A translator was lucky if half the texts he produced were actually used by practitioners, much less kept in circulation.