The Age of Faith, Part 3 of 3

by Will Durant, Ariel Durant, Alexander Adams (Narrator)

Part Three Of Three Parts

Here's a look at the Middle Ages through a wide angle lens. Will Durant blends stories of saints, martyrs, kings, knights, popes and poets to tell the story of three cultures: Christian, Islamic and Judaic. Christian civilization, rooted in Jewish philosophy, sits against the backdrop of a complex Islamic tradition.

Volume 4 in The Story of Civilization, The Age of Faith presents the tapestry of life in which one finds romance, poetry, heretics and inquisitions, the sacred and the profane.

"Written with zest, great detail." (New York Herald Tribune)

Audio Cassette

Published August 4, 1995

About the author

William James Durant was a prolific American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for the 11-volume The Story of Civilization, written in collaboration with his wife Ariel and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for his book, The Story of Philosophy, written in 1926, which was considered "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy."

They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1967 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.