“You may have heard the Middle Ages called ‘the Dark Ages.’ Don’t believe it. There were indeed a few ‘dark’ centuries after the collapse of Roman civilization in Europe. However, a new Christian civilization rose to take its place, with a powerful intellectual culture of its own centered in the leading monasteries and universities.” J. Budziszewski, Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law, 53-54. (For a brief explanation of my view on natural law, read my post A Bunch of Knaves Ruling a Rabble?.)