The Forgotten Common Medieval Habit of ‘Two Sleeps‘. “For centuries, humans slept in two distinct shifts, separated by a period of nighttime activity. In this video, we explore the fascinating history of biphasic sleep, a once-common practice where people divided their nights into a “first sleep” and a “second sleep.” — Medieval Sleep. BBC. 9… Read More For centuries, humans slept in two distinct shifts. Biphasic sleep.
C. S. Lewis once said that reading literature from the past is like a clean sea breeze blowing through our musty minds. Interview by Greg Peters. This article is from the November 2023 issue. Christianity Today. In recent decades, evangelicals studying faith in the Middle Ages have done much to recover its variety and richness. Yet… Read More Mystics, Monastics, and the Moderns Who Need Them
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss one of the most remarkable figures of the Middle Ages, Hildegard of Bingen. The abbess of a Benedictine convent, Hildegard experienced a series of mystical visions which she documented in her writings. She was an influential person in the religious world and much of her extensive correspondence with popes,… Read More The Astonishing Hildegard of Bingen
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