The medieval period is perhaps the most neglected era of history - lacking the branding of the classical age and the glamour of modernity.

But it’s a period with deep and important parallels with today’s world - particularly on big, timeless topics like faith, power and death!

In this Interintellect Salon series, we explore what the Middle Ages can tell us about the human condition. We start with faith and meaning.

The Reformation is so dramatic and revolutionary that medieval religion is too often dismissed as corrupt and moribund. But that’s a huge mistake: medieval Christianity was vibrant, diverse and contested.

We’ll look at questions that echo into the present day, such as:

• How and why was belief regulated, both formally and informally?
• What made the established Church ripe for Reformation?
• Why did so many medieval people think the end of the world was imminent and what did they do about it?
• Why did monastic and mystical experience become popular?

… and much more!

We hope you can join us!

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Save the dates:

• Part 2: Lessons from the Middle Ages: Power and Division - February 16
• Part 3: Lessons from the Middle Ages: Violence and Conquest - March 16

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Part 1 - texts to read:

• https://aeon.co/ideas/how-to-reduce-digital-distractions-advice-from-medieval-monks

• https://sarahpeverley.com/2012/12/20/last-things-and-end-of-days/
• https://patricktreardon.com/book-review-montaillou-by-emmanuel-le-roy-ladurie/
• https://brewminate.com/a-brief-history-of-christian-inquisitions/
• http://resolutereader.blogspot.com/2017/12/eamon-duffy-stripping-of-altars.html?m=1
• https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/10/apocalypse-then-further-medieval-visions-from-revelations.html

In more depth:

• https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-middle-ages-hannah-skoda/
• https://fivebooks.com/best-books/reformation-peter-marshall/

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• 12 pm in San Francisco
• 3 pm in New York
• 8 pm in London
• 9 pm in Berlin

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