A History of The Christian Church (Part 33) John Scotus Erigena – The Theologian of the Dark Ages.

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This episode explores the contributions of John Scotus Erigena during the Dark Ages, challenging the perception of this period as intellectually barren.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to The History of the Christian Church — where we journey through the shadows and the light of Christian history to discover how faith has been shaped, tested, preserved, and proclaimed across the centuries. Today, we step into one of the most misunderstood periods of Western history — the so-called Dark Ages. A time often portrayed as intellectually barren, culturally collapsed, and spiritually stagnant. A time when empires had fallen, learning had fragmented, a...

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Host: Jeremy

Topics covered

• Christian history
• Dark Ages
• John Scotus Erigena
• theology
• intellectual history

Keywords

• Christian Church
• Dark Ages
• John Scotus Erigena
• theology
• Western history

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