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Episode 6: The not-so-Dark Ages, medieval intellectuals, and freethinkers

This Week In Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama

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Theology and Natural Philosophy - Theology, Theology and Theology

Universities and classical learning were a happy marriage in mediaeval times. This union begot an insatiable curiosity that could only be satisfied by the use of reason. Theology may have been challenged by natural philosophy, but both prospered from these relationships. In two weeks we'll focus on freethinkers of mediaeval islam and christianity. That's in two weeks here on, clear and present danger.

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