A New Blog out t here

There is a new blog out there, by somone I actually know, Paul Halsall, creator of the amazing Medieval Source Book. His personal blog is English Eclectic and it is worth taking a look at. Like Andrew Sullivan Paul is 1) English 2) gay 3) very very smart 4) a devout Catholic. Unlike Andrew Sullivan Paul is 1) not very succesful in turning his blog into a money maker 2) not a well informed commentator of the American political scene from a conservative standpoint (not, not, not) and 3) a Medieval historian, in fact one who studies the Byzantines, those eye-gouging, icon destroying, Greek-fire spewing scamps whom Gibbon maligned so unfairly.

I would advise you to check him out.

And if you have the slightest interest in Medieval history, especially in regards to Christianity, check out the source book mentioned and linked above.