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3 popes at one time? Are all three infallible?

Esolen’s writing is so enjoyable. The myriads of natural law illustrations in the book are incredible.

Final chapter. Great insights to the west-east schism.

Fire!

Cov. Of works is simply the annexing of threats and promises to natural law! So good

1689 3.3 explicitly infralapsarian in its view of preterition.

A very important read. So relevant today especially in light of theological retrieval.

Second time through with Kaitlyn. Great refresher.

Classical Theism 🔥

Fantastic breakdown of Aquinas on transubstatiation. Substance and accidents.

Scholasticism!

The Byzantine empire falls to the Turks. Moscow and Russia become the 3rd Rome, the center of Eastern Orthodox.

Interesting to read of the East’s (ortho) hatred of the west (papacy), and perhaps how that plays into the geopolitical issues today even.

Bernard of clairvaux - wow.

The crusades. Needham couches the context of the crusades in strictly religious reasons - which certainly is true, but I think ignores the greater context of Muslim religious invasion, attacks, aggression, rapine, barbarous treatment of Christians in the first place. The crusades were fundamentally a military response to the prior Muslim invasions.

Hildibrand’s reforms. Transubstantiation normalized in the 11th century, and cemented by Aquinas in the 13th.

Absolutely tragic and hopeful. Sobering.