The Medieval Synthesis: Faith and Reason Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
In the game “Timeline: The Medieval Synthesis,” players are tasked with placing events from the medieval period in their correct chronological order, highlighting the interconnected relationship between faith and reason during this era.
- Players will learn about significant historical events such as the founding of universities and the development of scholasticism.
- They will also explore the impact of figures like Thomas Aquinas and his synthesis of Christian theology with Aristotelian philosophy.
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- 413-426: Augustine of Hippo writes 'The City of God'
- 524: Boethius writes 'The Consolation of Philosophy'
- 800: Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor
- 1078-1109: Anselm of Canterbury develops the ontological argument for the existence of God
- 1120-1142: Peter Abelard proposes the concept of universals in philosophy
- 1265-1274: Thomas Aquinas writes 'Summa Theologica'
- 1214-1294: Roger Bacon advocates for the importance of empirical observation in science
- 1285-1347: William of Ockham formulates Ockham's razor principle
- 1266-1308: Duns Scotus develops the concept of haecceity
- 1190: Maimonides writes 'Guide for the Perplexed'
- 1106-1111: Al-Ghazali critiques the use of Aristotelian philosophy in Islamic theology
- 1337: Gregory Palamas defends hesychasm in Eastern Orthodox theology
- 12th century: Avicenna's works are translated into Latin, influencing Western philosophy
- 1274: Bonaventure emphasizes the importance of mystical experience in theology
- 1300s: John Duns Scotus argues for the univocity of being
- 1328-1329: Meister Eckhart promotes the idea of the 'birth of God' in the soul
- 14th century: Jean Buridan develops the concept of impetus in physics
- 14th century: Nicole Oresme introduces the idea of a rotating Earth
- 14th century: Petrarch initiates the cultural movement known as the Renaissance
- 1415: Council of Constance condemns the teachings of John Wycliffe and Jan Hus