by Peter James | May 11, 2024 | Bernard of Clairvaux
I’ve often wondered how the Song of Songs made it into the biblical canon. For starters, God’s name is never mentioned. It also happens to be the most sexually explicit book in Scripture. I’ll be honest. I become embarrassed reading portions of it in...
by Peter James | May 10, 2024 | Ludolph of Saxony
Illiteracy was widespread in medieval Europe among peasants and nobility alike. Monasteries were one of the few places where reading was taught and flourished. The mass of society depended on learned priests and monks to read the Bible for them and explain its...
by Peter James | May 9, 2024 | Thomas Bradwardine
He was known around campus as Doctor Profundis (the Profound Doctor). Little wonder. He was one of the ablest theologians of his day, along with being a skilled mathematician and brilliant physicist. Thomas Bradwardine (1300-1349) came to saving faith in Christ in the...
by Peter James | May 7, 2024 | Chuck Colson
When Chuck Colson (1931-2012) went to see his friend Tom Phillips in 1973, his life was imploding. He was under investigation for his role in the Watergate scandal and a plot to discredit Daniel Ellsberg for leaking the Pentagon Papers. As a new believer, Tom had...
by Peter James | May 6, 2024 | St. Dunstan of Canterbury
The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. As the main research library for the University of Oxford, it contains thirteen million printed items. Its special collection archive includes a tenth century document of manuscripts and drawings...
