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The Black Death of 1348-1350. The panel examines the plague's origins, spread, mortality, and long-term consequences — the transformation of labor markets, religious authority, and social structures across Europe.
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The panel notes that plague mortality was highest among isolated individuals and lowest in communities with strong mutual aid networks. Social connection was literally a survival strategy.
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The Black Death destroyed the medieval certainty that God controlled everything
When prayer, penance, and priestly intercession failed to stop the plague, European Christianity's claim to explain suffering lost credibility. The crisis of faith that followed eventually contributed to the Reformation.Was this useful?