No Wizard Can Defeat Christ: Magic and Christianity in the Roman Empire
Explore how Christianity confronted magic in the late Roman Empire, from Constantine’s laws against sorcery to Augustine’s ideas about superstition.
The Letters of Heloise: Love, Learning, and Life as a Medieval Woman
The letters of Heloise reveal her enduring love for Abelard, remarkable learning, religious struggles, and experiences as a medieval woman.
Fimbulvetr: When the Medieval World Saw the Sun Go Dark
How a mysterious climate disaster in AD 536 may lie behind the Norse myth of Fimbulvetr, when medieval people believed the sun itself had gone dark.