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Why study Thomas Aquinas?
In Chapter 12 of Prof. MacCulloch’s book, he went over one of the great “doctors” of the Catholic Church, St. Thomas Aquinas.
In this clip, Dr.Simon Oliver from the University of Nottingham discusses why he devotes so much attention to the medieval Dominican theologian, Thomas Aquinas (1225-74); he argues that when someone today comes to grips with his thought, that learning experience trains one to think theologically.
Also added a link to the “Resources” Page for the University of Nottingham’s youtube channel. Great talks with professors about Christian theology, philosophy, church history, and religion.
New Update: Chapter 12: A Church for All People? (1100 – 1300)
New updates here for Chapter 12. Please read our submissions.
We will be on break until January.
“Gay Reformers? Why the Medieval Church Banned Priests from Marrying”
In Chapter 11 of MacCulloch’s book he wrote about how clerical celibacy became mandatory (mostly due to fears of land ownership by the Church).
Here’s some additional material about other possible reasons for clerical celibacy and homosexuality in this article:
Chapter 12: A Church for All People? (1100 – 1300)
Hey everyone,
Next Wed. we will meet for the final PA meeting for 2013 when we will go over Chapter 12: A Church for All People? (1100 – 1300).
As we discussed last week in our meeting, please select and choose one topic to write on and let everyone know before the end of the week what topic you will be writing on.
This way, we can avoid having multiple writings on the same topic.
Bellini, Giovanni – “St. Francis in the Desert” c. 1480, The Frick Museum, NYC
Chapter 11: Part II – The Age of the Crusades (1060 – 1200)
New responses posted here on Chapter 11: The Age of the Crusades (1060 – 1200).
Chapter 11: Part 2 – The Crusades, Indulgences, Knights Templar, Cathars, Cistercians, and Mary, the Mother of God
Hi everyone,
We’ll go over the second half of Chapter 11 of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years beginning with the section titled, “The Age of the Crusades (1060 – 1200)”.
We’ll cover one of the darkest and bloodiest periods in Christian history – or world history in general – the Crusades. Just in time for the upcoming holidays!
Project Augustine 