“Boethius moved from considering history from the actor's point of view to a "timeless" eternal view. From the divine perspective, nothing is ever utterly lost, because all of life is possessed by God in the eternal now. Though time was gnawing away at Boethius and stealing all he valued, God was beyond time and loss. Gaining this philosophical vantage allowed the last Roman to become one of the first men of the Middle Ages.” DiscipleshipProspective Author:John Mark Reynolds
“Chaucer, like Homer, writes about a journey, but as a Christian he has a different goal. Homer wanted to go home, but Chaucer's pilgrims want a place of man's true home: paradise” HeavenDiscipleshipGlory Of God Book:The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization Source: The Great Books Reader: Excerpts and Essays on the Most Influential Books in Western Civilization