The division, however, is not as rigid as one might imagine. Historical evidence speaks to a rich tradition of continuity in literature, philosophy and culture that runs from antiquity all the way to ...

The History of Christianity (HC) area studies past theological reflection on the faith and practice of the Church, especially in early and medieval Christianity. The HC area strives to appreciate ...

I recently engaged an atheist who claimed that medieval hospitals were basically hospices, with no particular treatments, remedies or therapeutics — or any notable openness to scientific advancement ...

Medieval Christianity holds up a helpful mirror to the contemporary church. In recent decades, evangelicals studying faith in the Middle Ages have done much to recover its variety and richness. Yet a ...

The worlds of medieval Christianity and science fiction collided in a lecture by Michelle Oing ’07 last Thursday evening. During the event, titled “The Medieval Cyborg: Performing Objects in the Late ...