Video: Prager U asks ‘How dark were the Dark Ages?’

By Howard Portnoy
Video: Prager U asks ‘How dark were the Dark Ages?’

Were the Middle Ages, also known as the Dark Ages, characterized by oppression, ignorance, and backwardness in areas like human rights, science, health, and the arts? Or were they marked by progress and tolerance?

In this latest 5-minute course from Prager University, Anthony Esolen, an English Literature professor at Providence College, answers those questions.

 

Howard Portnoy

Howard Portnoy

Howard Portnoy has written for The Blaze, HotAir, NewsBusters, Weasel Zippers, Conservative Firing Line, RedCounty, and New York’s Daily News. He has one published novel, Hot Rain, (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), and has been a guest on Radio Vice Online with Jim Vicevich, The Alana Burke Show, Smart Life with Dr. Gina, and The George Espenlaub Show.

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