Book Review: The Church and the Dark Ages

 

The Church and the Dark Ages ( 430–1027 )

430–1027

St. Benedict, Charlemagne, and the Rise of Christendom

by Phillip Campbell

03 Dec 2021 | 

 Ave Maria Press 

 Christian  |  History  |  Religion & Spirituality 

I am reviewing a copy of The Church and the Dark Ages (430-1027) through Ave Maria Press and Netgalley;

In School we learn about the fall of the Roman Empire and the impact it had on society but The Church and the Dark Ages goes well beyond that, this book shows us how  Benedictines were responsible for technical and scientific advancements such as the mechanical clock, human flight, and eyeglasses.  We learn too that throughout Europe in the Middle Age, great Evangelization was taking place, and how Christianity elevated the status of women, particularly through mutual consent in the Sacrament of Marriage.

·The Church preserved literacy—and literature—throughout the chaotic centuries of early medieval Europe.

The Church and The Dark Ages speaks of the grown of the Catholic Church in the middle age, and how it exploded to become a super power amongst those in Europe as well as other regions.

I give The Church and the Dark Ages five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!