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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.

Gold.

7th ecumenical council on Icons. Fascinating.

Recent calls of catholicity need to be qualified. This book shows how ecumenism or unity lead to compromise. Catholicity is only achieved when it is founded on right doctrine (primary doctrines) - a unity in the answer of “what is a Christian”.

Phenomenal.

Fascinating history. Toxic empathy in the form of ecumenicism is why liberalism was given a hearing amoung evangelicals. So thankful to be a Congregationalist after reading the absolute failures of evangelical anglicans to call out liberalism.