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Title: The Abacus and the Cross
Subtitle: The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages
Author: Nancy Marie Brown
Narrator: Suzanne Toren
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-07-10
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Religious Figures
Publisher's Summary:
The medieval Catholic Church, widely considered a source of intolerance and inquisitorial fervor, was not anti-science during the Dark Ages - in fact, the pope in the year 1000 was the leading mathematician and astronomer of his day. Called The Scientist Pope, Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings to lead the church. By turns a teacher, traitor, kingmaker, and visionary, Gerbert is the first Christian known to teach math using the nine Arabic numerals and zero.
In The Abacus and the Cross, Nancy Marie Brown skillfully explores the new learning Gerbert brought to Europe. A fascinating narrative of one remarkable math teacher, The Abacus and the Cross will captivate readers of history, science, and religion alike.
Critic Reviews:
"A thoroughly engrossing account of the Dark Ages and one of its Popes, both far less dark than popular histories teach.... The years around 1000 CE seem to be every medieval historians favorite era, but Browns welcome addition to the genre provides a lively, eye-opening portrait of a sophisticated Europe whose intellectual leaders showed genuine interest in learning." (Kirkus Reviews)
