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The Medieval Church · c. 978–984
The Life of John of Gorze
John of Saint-Arnoul · 10th century
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What it is
The life of a monastic reformer, including his long embassy to the caliph at Córdoba, where he was warned that repeating his message would cost him his head.
Why it lasted
A remarkable account of Christian–Muslim diplomacy, and of a Christian community in Spain advising its co-religionists to be less confrontational.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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