C. S. Lewis, Eamon Duffy, and the Medieval Spirit

by John Duggan

The medieval outlook on life and the cosmos still has contributions for the modern age. Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2024

Intellectual Freedom in Medieval Universities

by James Hankins

The monstrous regiment of administrators in modern universities could learn a thing or two from medieval models of university governance. Continue Reading »

4 Feb 2022

Our Lady of Everything

by Nathan Ristuccia

Mary and the Art of Prayer: The Hours of the Virgin in Medieval Christian Life and Thoughtby rachel fulton browncolumbia, 656 pages, $75 In thirteenth-century France there lived a monk who served as confessor for many townspeople, including a beautiful married woman. Both the laywoman and her . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2018

Ask Not: On Gifts and Debts

by Dale M. Coulter

Kennedy at his inauguration and medieval theologians agree: humans owe their existence to something beyond themselves, and they should live in light of that debt. Continue Reading »

7 Feb 2017