Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians

Finding Authentic Faith in a Forgotten Age with C.S. Lewis

By: Chris R. Armstrong

Narrated by: Jon Gauger

"A wonderful introduction to our neglected Christian tradition."

Many Christians today tend to view the story of medieval faith as a cautionary tale. Too often, they dismiss the Middle Ages as a period of corruption and decay in the church. They seem to assume that the church apostatized from true Christianity after it gained cultural influence in the time of Constantine, and that the faith was only later recovered by the 16th-century Reformers or even the 18th-century revivalists. As a result, the riches and wisdom of the medieval period have remained largely inaccessible to modern Protestants.

Church historian Chris Armstrong helps listeners see beyond modern caricatures of the medieval church to the animating Christian spirit of that age. He believes today's church could learn a number of lessons from medieval faith, such as how the gospel speaks to ordinary, embodied human life in this world. Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians explores key ideas, figures, and movements from the Middle Ages in conversation with C. S. Lewis and other thinkers, helping contemporary Christians discover authentic faith and renewal in a forgotten age.

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A splendid introduction to Medieval faith from an Evangelical perspective

Sadly, due to the anti-catholic prejudices of the Protestant Reformation and the 18th century enlightenment, many evangelicals are extremely skeptical of Medieval Christianity. Armstrong, using CS Lewis as a trustworthy guide, reintroduces evangelicals to the forgotten insights of more than 1000 years of Church history.

I will recommend this book to all my Christian friends, Evangelical and Catholic.