theology
7 min read
Perceval, the Story of the Grail
Percival finds the Grail by coming to it broken, totally emptied, and as a little child, ready to receive knowledge and healing.
March 16, 2026Theology/Universal History
theology
10 min read
How to Read Like a Medieval Person
A vision that recognises that the relationship between the seen and the unseen is real; it is symbolic, yet not arbitrary
March 16, 2026
theology
5 min read
Extreme Ethiopia
Western Christian scholasticism, as exemplified by Thomas Aquinas, expended considerable effort to distance the Eucharist from any notion of cannibalism, but the Ethiopian tradition embraces this challenging paradox.
March 16, 2026
theology
8 min read
Secular Superheroes before Cancel Culture
The Renaissance, surprisingly more violent than the Middle Ages, spurred a need to address the societal challenge of managing violent young men, for which the ideal of chivalry provided a framework.
March 16, 2026
theology
10 min read
Understanding the Holy Grail
These accounts establish a core idea of the Grail: a hidden object, veiled and protected, which contains or has contained the body and blood of Christ.
March 16, 2026
theology
8 min read
The Immortal Emperor
UNIVERSAL HISTORY
March 7, 2026
theology
8 min read
The Mystery of Ethiopia
UNIVERSAL HISTORY
March 7, 2026
Theology/Universal History
9 min read
Gog and Magog
The strength of these northern invaders is ultimately absorbed by the identity of the people they conquer.
March 5, 2026