I think there are also in the medieval view the sin and Doomsday' s
fear, absent by us. History view is linear, with a begin (Creation), a
development (Redemption) and conclusion (Parousia). For us, after
Hegel, history is a circular movement, made of Thesis, Antithesis, and
Synthesis, individual (for Nietzsche) or collective, social (for Marx -
Engels). In this sense, and after the First World War, Dietrich
Bonheffer worked out the theology of "the death of God". But this
thought can be connected to the medieval embrace of the Cross, and to
the view of Christ as servant of God. Best wishes Claudio Attardi
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religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Dear Timothy Ladd: The discussion of "cognitive dissonance" is first
> rate, but I'd like to question one observation that was designed to
> separate medievals from today's humanity. You remark that "
> [medieval] repression was even dealt with communally." I study the
> repression of Catharism and a bit of Waldensianism, and, although
> there is clear evidence of some community participation, the
> specific initiative came from outside the communities affected.
> Yours, John Mundy
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