Justice is love
Spencer Klavan talks to Dante expert Catherine Illingworth about the concept of justice as an object of our love.
Guaranteed waterworks in purgatory
This passage from Dante’s Divine Comedy will definitely make you cry. Full episode: https://apple.co/3Qgq6xB
Truth, Beauty, and the Stuff That Matters | Ep. 139
It's time for a new chapter. Spencer Klavan celebrates Christmas with a little-known Dickens novel, then closes out the show with some reflections on the future and hope in the midst of it all. With gratitude, excitement, and a little melancholy, we look back on the life of the show and forward at what's to come.
What it really means to sanctify
You don’t have to suppress your desires to become more holy.
All eyes on salvation
The further we get away from obsession with self, the closer we get to the beatific vision. Full episode: https://bit.ly/yh138yt
To See the Face of God | Ep. 138
For the penultimate episode of the show, Spencer Klavan is joined by friend and Dante expert Catherine Illingworth to approach the Commedia's beatific vision. Tying together threads from the whole series, and the whole podcast, Spencer and Catherine discuss the roles of flesh and spirit in love as the pilgrim makes his final approach to God in paradise.
When hobbies clash with your beliefs
What should you do when your beliefs or ideology conflict with the prevailing beliefs of your interests?
Finding true love with Dante
How do we live in the world without succumbing to pagan, fleshy desires?
Spencer Klavan reads Dante’s Inferno
Listen to Spencer Klavan read Anthony Esolen’s translation of Dante’s Inferno, Canto 5, and provide some insightful commentary. Full episode: https://apple.co/3GpsjmY
The layers of Hell, explained
Spencer Klavan breaks down the layers of Hell as depicted in Dante’s Inferno. Full episode: https://bit.ly/yh137yt
Where Matter Meets Flesh | Ep. 137
In this middle portion of his series on Dante, Spencer Klavan outlines the lay of the divine "land" in Dante's Commedia. Traveling from the lust of the damned up to the longings of the saved, Dante the pilgrim meets Beatrice the redeemed soul, seeking a way to purify and channel his fleshly desires.
How to read intelligently
You know good literature when you read it, but can’t articulate why. If that’s you, watch this now.
Dante’s artistic emblem
This early poetry by Dante is simply beguiling.
Dante’s early poetic influences, explained
Before he wrote “Divine Comedy,” how did Dante’s poetic style develop in his early days? Spencer Klavan breaks it all down for you.
Full episode: https://apple.co/3YF0OwU
The real adventure is the good life
It’s easy to fantasize about the excitement and allure of sin. But what kind of adventure would you go on if you told the truth? Full episode: https://bit.ly/yh136yt
