Session 3 The Early-High and Late Medieval Eras SF 665: Christian Devotional Classics Evangelical Seminary Spring, 2013 Tony Blair and Jo Ann Kunz, Instructors

The Early-High Medieval Era

TIMELINE (c ) Pope Gregory c. 600 Charlemagne c.800 East/West Schism 1054 The Early-High Medieval Era Rise of Islam c st Crusade 1096

The Early-High Medieval Era: Historical Background THEMES The Other Romans The Non-Romans The Post-Romans

The Early-High Medieval Era: Historical Background THEMES The Other Romans The Non-Romans The Post-Romans

The Early-High Medieval Era: Historical Background THEMES The Other Romans The Non-Romans The Post-Romans

The Early-High Medieval Era: Spirituality SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Worshipping with chant Learning and praying with art Worshipping with incense Knowing God with their minds Praying with their bodies

The Early-High Medieval Era: Spirituality SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Praying with beads Praying at stations of the cross Making confession Praying the prayer of gazing

The Patristic Era: Spirituality THE PRAYER OF GAZING

The Late Medieval Era

TIMELINE (c ) Francis of Assissi c Papal Schism and Black Death (most of 14 th century) The Late Medieval Era Scholasticism c. 1200

The Late Medieval Era: Historical Background THEMES Tensions and Contradictions The Mendicant Orders Scholasticism and Mysticism

The Late Medieval Era: Historical Background “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens… a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.” Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4-5

The Late Medieval Era: Historical Background THEMES Tensions and Contradictions The Mendicant Orders Scholasticism and Mysticism

The Late Medieval Era: Historical Background THEMES Tensions and Contradictions The Mendicant Orders Scholasticism and Mysticism

The Late Medieval Era: Spirituality SPIRITUAL PRACTICES WorshippingFasting Nativity scene CrucifixPilgrimageRelics

The Late Medieval Era: Spirituality SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Liturgy Passion Plays Devotio Moderna Communion

The Late Medieval Era: Spirituality COMMUNION