HST 325 Lecture Notes - Hermeneutics, Firmament, Cathedral School
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David lindberg, the medieval church encounters the classical tradition: . Revolves around saint augustine, roger bacon, and the handmaiden metaphor. Many people believe that european history known as the middle ages - medieval period (450 -1450) was a time of superstition, barbarism and ignorance dark ages. Ills present in the dark ages that threatened literacy, learning and science blame laid on. Christian church: alleged to have placed religious authority above personal experience and rational activity, extinguished intellectual activity that survived barbarian invasions of late antiquity (transition between classical ages and middle ages) Similar to late antiquity, early middle ages saw a great deal of political and social turmoil. Literacy and learning state of decline in early period. However *accurate account* reveals that learning grew from small beginnings to become a thriving body in later middle ages: important scientific achievements emerged during this time. Church maintained a relationship with natural sciences (adversaries, allies never understood)
