Medieval History
Ross Douthat thinks you can compare Israel to "Outremer." Like you can compare Afghanistan to ca. 1000 Francia? No.
But at least Douthat's consistent. This is the same guy who called Islam "Christianity's most enduring and impressive foe." He is, in a sense, trying to rescue Outremer, trying to learn from the Franks' mistakes of so many centuries ago -- not to forge better understanding in the region, but to create a new Judeo-Christian hegemony, and give weight (against all work to the contrary) to Al Qaeda's claims about "Judeo-Christian crusaders." Maybe he can recruit Erik Prince, as a new Raymond of St. Gilles to Douthat's Urban II.
- Israeli Library Unveils Medieval Manuscript Collection Discovered In Afghanistan
A trove of ancient manuscripts in Hebrew characters rescued from caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan is providing the first physical evidence of a Jewish community that thrived there a thousand years ago. On Thursday Israel's...
- Extraordinary Pictures Of The 2,000 Year Old Underground Labyrinth Where Jewish Rebels Hid From Roman Soldiers
It is a long journey down into the dark - and back into the depths of history. But it certainly isn't a trip for the claustrophobic. The ancient tunnels of Hirbet Madras near the Sea of Galilee, in Israel, are so tight that they are almost impassable...
- Rick Santorum's Crusade: Nostalgia, Medieval & Modern
IronyRick Santorum, former Republican senator from Pennsylvania, and famous for his "Google problem," made a stop in Spartansburg, SC recently. At a variety of public events, he compared abortion to slavery, called the separation of church and state "a...
- Fort Hood, Murder, And Islam
I don't have too much to say about this whole event, especially since nobody really knows anything about Maj. Hasan's motives at this time. They will, however, get to talk to him eventually. There's a lot of speculation, a lot...
- John Mccain's Judeo-christian "crusade" (?)
This Boston Globe article caught my eye last week and I've been meaning to blog about it once the hectic-ness of the first week of classes passed. Here, Peter Canellos wonders aloud about McCain's peculiar use of the phrase "Judeo-Christian values"...
Medieval History
Is Israel "Medieval?" No.
But at least Douthat's consistent. This is the same guy who called Islam "Christianity's most enduring and impressive foe." He is, in a sense, trying to rescue Outremer, trying to learn from the Franks' mistakes of so many centuries ago -- not to forge better understanding in the region, but to create a new Judeo-Christian hegemony, and give weight (against all work to the contrary) to Al Qaeda's claims about "Judeo-Christian crusaders." Maybe he can recruit Erik Prince, as a new Raymond of St. Gilles to Douthat's Urban II.
- Israeli Library Unveils Medieval Manuscript Collection Discovered In Afghanistan
A trove of ancient manuscripts in Hebrew characters rescued from caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan is providing the first physical evidence of a Jewish community that thrived there a thousand years ago. On Thursday Israel's...
- Extraordinary Pictures Of The 2,000 Year Old Underground Labyrinth Where Jewish Rebels Hid From Roman Soldiers
It is a long journey down into the dark - and back into the depths of history. But it certainly isn't a trip for the claustrophobic. The ancient tunnels of Hirbet Madras near the Sea of Galilee, in Israel, are so tight that they are almost impassable...
- Rick Santorum's Crusade: Nostalgia, Medieval & Modern
IronyRick Santorum, former Republican senator from Pennsylvania, and famous for his "Google problem," made a stop in Spartansburg, SC recently. At a variety of public events, he compared abortion to slavery, called the separation of church and state "a...
- Fort Hood, Murder, And Islam
I don't have too much to say about this whole event, especially since nobody really knows anything about Maj. Hasan's motives at this time. They will, however, get to talk to him eventually. There's a lot of speculation, a lot...
- John Mccain's Judeo-christian "crusade" (?)
This Boston Globe article caught my eye last week and I've been meaning to blog about it once the hectic-ness of the first week of classes passed. Here, Peter Canellos wonders aloud about McCain's peculiar use of the phrase "Judeo-Christian values"...