Medieval History
A very short post:
Not to point out the obvious, but the Obama doctrine (if there really is one) was laid out at the beginning of his presidency, during his Nobel acceptance speech.
- Obama And The Crusaders: Medieval News Roundup
What the President of the United States said, the reaction to it, and other news from the Medievalverse. [View the story "Obama and the Crusaders: Medieval News Roundup" on Storify] ...
- President Obama To Award National Humanities Medal To Medievalist
UCLA?s Teofilo F. Ruiz, an internationally recognized historian whose work focuses on medieval Spain and Europe, will be awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama today. Ruiz, who is among nine intellectuals nationwide selected this...
- On "just War": Understanding Pres. Barack Obama And His Nobel Speech
Augustine of Hippo, by Botticelli UPDATED (now with more paper): An edited version of this post has now appeared in The Roanoke Times. ----- Today, Pres. Barack Obama formally received his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. The committee...
- April Fool's! Oh, Wait... (obama & Joachim Revisited)
It's only fitting, I guess, that speaking of prophets makes you prophetic yourself. Way back in August 2008, I found a short Italian news article saying that Barack Obama was a reader of 12th-century mystic and theologian Joachim of Fiore, and that...
- Modern Elections And 9th Century Politics
The medieval blogosphere is awash with medievalism and US Presidential elections. I earlier posted on Barack Obama's (probably fictional) invocation of Joachim of Fiore, as well as John McCain's peculiar and troubling use of the "Judeo-Christian"...
Medieval History
The "Obama Doctrine"
A very short post:
Not to point out the obvious, but the Obama doctrine (if there really is one) was laid out at the beginning of his presidency, during his Nobel acceptance speech.
- Obama And The Crusaders: Medieval News Roundup
What the President of the United States said, the reaction to it, and other news from the Medievalverse. [View the story "Obama and the Crusaders: Medieval News Roundup" on Storify] ...
- President Obama To Award National Humanities Medal To Medievalist
UCLA?s Teofilo F. Ruiz, an internationally recognized historian whose work focuses on medieval Spain and Europe, will be awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama today. Ruiz, who is among nine intellectuals nationwide selected this...
- On "just War": Understanding Pres. Barack Obama And His Nobel Speech
Augustine of Hippo, by Botticelli UPDATED (now with more paper): An edited version of this post has now appeared in The Roanoke Times. ----- Today, Pres. Barack Obama formally received his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. The committee...
- April Fool's! Oh, Wait... (obama & Joachim Revisited)
It's only fitting, I guess, that speaking of prophets makes you prophetic yourself. Way back in August 2008, I found a short Italian news article saying that Barack Obama was a reader of 12th-century mystic and theologian Joachim of Fiore, and that...
- Modern Elections And 9th Century Politics
The medieval blogosphere is awash with medievalism and US Presidential elections. I earlier posted on Barack Obama's (probably fictional) invocation of Joachim of Fiore, as well as John McCain's peculiar and troubling use of the "Judeo-Christian"...