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All articlesFruit and veg, exercise, frequent bloodletting and more tips on staying healthy from medieval travellers
Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Medieval people were no exception. Pilgrims, crusaders and others were warned by preachers such as 13th century Jacques de Vitry of “dangers on land, dangers at sea, the dangers of thieves, the dangers of predators, the dangers of battles”.
There were also dangers to health: disease, lack of good nutrition and water, injury, accident and poisoning. Medieval travellers were active and innovative in trying to prevent ill health while away.
Although the adjective “medieval” continues to be used disparagingly to imply backwardness in medical and scientific knowledge, this history of preventive medicine shows us something different.
First in the Desert: St. Paul the Hermit in Text and Tradition
Congratulations to volume editor Lisa Agaiby from St Athanasius College, University of Divinity, on the recent release of First in the Desert: St Paul the Hermit in Text and Tradition.
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Students and staff join the University through one of its Colleges or Schools, each of which is a unique learning community. The Colleges are supported by a wide range of churches and religious orders that together resource the University as a whole.
- Roman CatholicEast Melbourne VICAt Catholic Theological College our emphasis on personal reflection and pastoral service, combined with our excellence in academic rigour, enables us to offer students opportunities for deeper understanding of our faith and ways to explore how faith can contribute to our contemporary world.
- The Salvation ArmyRingwood VIC, and Parramatta NSWEva Burrows College is The Salvation Army Australia’s national learning centre and is part of the international Salvation Army. A college for all people, we combine quality training along with expertise of frontline work to equip and empower individuals for life, mission and service.
- AnglicanNorth Adelaide SAIf you wish to study the Christian faith deeply in an open and worshipping community, committed to educational excellence, and situated in a university context, then St Barnabas College is for you. St Barnabas College is part of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, serving the educational needs of the Diocese and the Province of South […]
- AnglicanMilton QLDSt Francis College is an Anglican theological college where we learn deeper understanding of the Christian faith, we experience participation in a learning community supported by daily prayer and we seek to transform the world in which we live by formation for ministry, mission, service, and community engagement. We are the only University of Divinity college located in Queensland and are conveniently located near Brisbane CBD.