Humanitas: High & Late Middle Ages

$59.95
  • Humanitas: High & Late Middle Ages

Humanitas: High & Late Middle Ages

$59.95

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  • Humanitas High & Late Middle Ages Books 1 and 2 begin with the establishment of feudal society following the Norman Conquest and trace the growing tension between Church and state while the Crusades bring Europeans to the Holy Lands. The Black Death ravages Europe, the Peasants’ Revolt and Hundred Years’ War disrupt social stability, and Constantinople eventually falls. Yet the medieval mind and imagination is resilient and fruitful. Scholasticism flourishes, religious life witnesses the advent of mysticism and new forms of lay piety, and the courtly love tradition produces some of the best literature the world has ever known.

    The 50 chapters include:

    • Accounts of historical events and figures such as the Battle of Hastings, the Crusades, Thomas Becket, and Joan of Arc
    • Writings by central figures such as Anselm, Hugh of Saint-Victor, Aquinas, Bonaventure, Julian of Norwich, and Hildegard of Bingen
    • Records of early explorers such as Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Felix Fabri
    • The writings of literary masters from across Europe: Marie de France, Dante, the authors of the York Mystery Plays, Chaucer, Petrarch, and Shakespeare

  • Paperback

    ISBN: 9781600517310

    Pages: 976

    Dimensions: 8.5in x 11in

  • Matthew J. Smith, Author

    Matthew J. Smith is President of Hildegard College, a Christian college that integrates the study of Great Works and entrepreneurship. He teaches classes that connect the liberal arts to enduring historical questions, with course titles including, "What is the Good?," "What is the Human Condition?," "What is Beauty?," and "What is Nature?" He holds a BA from Biola University (English), an MA from the University of Connecticut (English), and a PhD from the University of Southern California (Literature). His scholarship focuses on poetry and drama in the Medieval and Renaissance periods. He is the author of Performance and Religion in Early Modern England: Stage, Cathedral, Wagon, Street (Notre Dame Press), and the co-editor of Face-to-Face in Shakespearean Drama: Ethics, Performance, Philosophy (Edinburgh University Press) and Literature and Religious Experience: Beyond Belief and Unbelief (Bloomsbury). Smith served as an editor of the academic journal Christianity & Literature from 2015—2025. As a guest speaker, he enjoys addressing the influence of liberal arts education on public life. Dr. Smith blogs weekly at https://matthewjamessmith.substack.com/.

    Gavin Fort, Author

    Gavin Fort is the Department Chair of Humanities and Rhetoric at St. Stephen's Academy, a classical Christian school in Beaverton, OR. He has also taught in the Honors College at Azusa Pacific University. In the classroom, he works to train the minds and hearts of students to cultivate wonder, ask questions, humbly approach a text, and diligently pursue ideas and a transformation of the heart, which are the enemies of test-like approaches to education that focus on simplistic answers. Gavin holds a BA from Biola University (English), an MA from California State University, Fullerton (Medieval History), and a PhD from Northwestern University (Medieval History). His scholarship focuses on the intellectual and religious life of medieval Europe, specifically the theology and practice of penance. His published work has appeared in Church History, the Journal of Medieval History, and various edited collections. 

    Junius Johnson, Author

    Junius Johnson

    Junius Johnson is an independent scholar, teacher, musician, and writer. He is the executive director of Junius Johnson Academics, through which he offers innovative classes for both children and adults that aim to marry the sense of wonder with intellectual rigor. An avid devotee of story, he is especially drawn to fantasy, science fiction, and young adult novels. He performs professionally on the French horn and electric bass. He holds a BA from Oral Roberts University (English Lit), an MAR from Yale Divinity School (Historical Theology), and an MA, two MPhils, and a PhD (Philosophical Theology) from Yale University. He is the author of five books, including The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty and a book version of his course with ClassicalU, On Teaching Fairy Stories (including a foreword by Louis Markos and an additional chapter of content from author). An engaging speaker and teacher, he is a frequent guest contributor to blogs and podcasts on faith and culture and is a member of The Cultivating Project.

    Christopher Maiocca MA

    Christopher Maiocca MA

    Chris Maiocca received a Master of Arts from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Since graduating, he has taught at three classical schools and currently resides in Boise, Idaho. He is married to Robin, his wife of twenty years, with whom he has four children—Hannah, Christopher, Phoebe, and Jeremiah.