Dr Tiggy McLaughlin

@amalasuentha.bsky.social

late antique historian, theology teacher, writer; still writing about Jesus's flesh in Merovingian Gaul

For me, everything is about the writing. I keep writing because I’m addicted to being human, and I feel most alive when I’m writing. Why would I ever trade that for something which bypasses the most transformative part of the process? I write to live. I don’t want a machine to do it for me.

It's been awhile since I posted on here, but popping back in to share that I finally finished reading Michael Peppard's "How Catholics Encounter the Bible," and as a Catholic who has done more scholarly biblical study than most, it was thought-provoking and a joy to read. 📚

Teachinge young people how to reade literature and poetrye and novels ys teachinge them how to access an olde and goode and powerful system for sharinge messages yn tymes of emergencye. Readinge literature ys key to the ongoing struggle for a bettir and more just worlde.

Finally got a chance to listen to this, and have 2 comments: HARD RELATE about trying to explore Notre Dame with students on Assassin's Creed Unity while fighting off attackers in the apse, and I now I NEED to play Pentiment, which I downloaded over a year ago and haven't gotten around to

American Medieval Podcast@americanmedieval.bsky.social · 5mo ago

boom! goes the dynamite. the dynamite in this case? a new episode. this week we talk with @blairapgar.bsky.social about medieval video games and game studies and art and all sorts of cool stuff. Enjoy! #medievalsky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...