Often when I read your posts, I’m reminded of one of your very first posts about the cosmic order. It’s so critical to understanding the Medieval Ages as well as the Christian worldview in general.
Absolutely correct, and in this essay I tried to show how in medieval culture even things like warfare and administration of justice, which are mostly pragmatic in modern society, had roots in the fundamental principles of the cosmos.
Often when I read your posts, I’m reminded of one of your very first posts about the cosmic order. It’s so critical to understanding the Medieval Ages as well as the Christian worldview in general.
Absolutely correct, and in this essay I tried to show how in medieval culture even things like warfare and administration of justice, which are mostly pragmatic in modern society, had roots in the fundamental principles of the cosmos.
Pragmatic and clearly defined. Everything has a department or bureau or subject that’s isolated and treated apart from everything else.