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Who murdered God?
Theologian
Alec Ryrie
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1.33
Uploaded to YouTube
13 July 2023
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19 November 2025
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Watch the full lecture here: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/atheist-medieval-europe
There was no intellectually sophisticated or articulate 'atheism' in the Middle Ages, but there was plenty of raw scepticism and incredulity. Church courts regularly heard blasphemy cases which went as far as outright denial of God.
An excerpt taken from a lecture by Professor Alec Ryrie called 'How To Be An Atheist In Medieval Europe'