Why were the Dark Ages called the Dark Ages?
They were called the Dark Ages because the Word of God was locked up in the monasteries and the common man never had access to it. Historians may not realize this, but that lack of access was the reason. Reformers wanted to change it.
Les explains that the Dark Ages were called the Dark Ages, whether historians realize it or not, because the Word of God was locked up in the monasteries. The common man never had access to it. That was what the Reformers wanted to completely change; they wanted the Word of God in the hands of every plow boy in England. This book isn't meant just for the highly educated or the intellectual; it's for everyone in every status of society. Les tries to bring it to the level of even young children while still getting deep enough that people can honestly say they've never realized it before.