Episode 5 - Experiencing the Divine with Reason v. Emotion. Dionysius, Gregory of Nyssa and Maximus.
*Brief programming note; the episodes will be a bit more sporadic this winter/spring - due to other projects and commitments! More about this in the future episosdes! :))* In this episode we'll briefl...
8 Feb 202019min
Episode 4 - Dante, Barfield, and the Inner Spiritual Life. With Dr. Mark Vernon!
In this episode we'll have a great and wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Mark Vernon about his new youtube series on the Divine Comedy by Dante, and thoughts and reflections on his latest book "A Sec...
2 Feb 20201h 5min
Episode 3 - "The Celestial Hierarchy" of Dionysius, and symbolic reading of Moses' ascent of the Mountain.
In the episode we'll go through the "On the Heavenly Hierarchy" by Dionysius, and see how it in many ways also gives the overall structure of the "Paradiso" by Dante. We will also read from "Life of ...
26 Jan 202046min
Episode 2 - The Life of Moses and Dante's Paradise with Dr. Dan Sheffler. The Ascent!
In this episode we have the great pleasure of presenting a first conversation with an expert and scholar in Ancient Philosophy, Dr. Dan Sheffler at Georgetown College in Kentucky! The main topics are ...
19 Jan 20201h 3min
Episode 1 - New Season! Diving deeper into Symbolic Readings, and expanding the Symbolic World.
Welcome back to the opening of the third season of the Ancient World Podcast! In the coming few months we will look deeper into symbolic readings with the early Church Founders from c. 0-600 AD, and h...
12 Jan 202027min
Episode 68 - Aristotle's Concept of Origin of Nature, and Actuality of Thought
In this episode we will look at the philosophical perspectives on Divinity in Aristotle, and how this is referenced in the Paradiso by Dante. We will also discuss the concept of potential and actuali...
16 Maj 201910min
Episode 67 - Invoking muses and inspiration in Greek Myth. Opening the deep beauty.
In this episode we will take one more look at the different approaches to knowledge and wisdom through the storytelling and myth, vs. the more rational-logic approach of philosophy. We will reference ...
14 Maj 201913min
Episode 66 - Correspondence with a Professor about Religion, Philosophy, and Dante's blending of the two traditions.
In this episode we discuss a recent correspondence with a renowned and distinguished Professor in Religion and Philosophy, an expert on the two main intellectual and spiritual traditions in the Ancien...
12 Maj 201914min
