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Coffee Chats - Updates and Dante's Purgatory Canto 11

2023-03-2409:45

Good morning!Today we're just aiming to have fun with the episode, and briefly reflect on podcasting in general. And we'll read a few lines from Dante's "Mountain of Virtue", in Canto 11.Thanks for listening,and have a great day!

Coffee Chats #8 - Chesterton and British Views on Catholicism, a 100 years ago.

2023-03-0210:40

We'll look at the book "The Catholic Church And Conversion" by G.K. Chesterton, from 1926, and especially the light it sheds on current and historical British Scholarship on Dante's Divine Comedy.A great free edition is here:https://archive.org/details/catholicchurchco0000chesHave a great morning,and thanks for tuning in!

Coffee Chats #7 - The End-point of Rational-Intellectual Pursuits

2023-03-0109:06

We'll look at the recent talk between a Greek Orthodox Bishop, and a Cognitive Scientist Dr. John Vervaeke, and what seems to eventually happen with the rationalist-scientific inquiries into the biggest questions in the world, if/when done with an open mind.The video is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-AxtZbth-IAnd we'll also do a little tercet meditation from Dante's Purgatory Canto VII - on Virtue.Thanks for listening, and have a great morning coffee!

Coffee Chats #6 - The Four Steps of Fixing Problems, and Virtue

2023-02-1913:30

We'll look at the book "Back to Virtue" by Peter Kreeft, and the approach of four steps to solve a problem:What is the problemWhat is the causeWhat is the solutionWhat would cause the solution (how to get there)And we'll see how this applies to Dante as well.Have a great coffee,and thanks for listening!

Coffee Chats #5 - Tom LA Books video, and how Probing the Soul gets Easier

2023-02-1509:51

Tom's video is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5981pRcF0IEnjoy!

Coffee Chats #4 - St. Valentine's, and the tiny opening in Mount Purgatory

2023-02-1405:37

We'll look at two small passages from Canto 4, in this mini-mediation on the Comedy.Thanks for tuning in!

Coffee Chats #3 - Early Spring Day!

2023-02-1311:28

Great coffee, and some thoughts about Dante :)The Italian Channels we talk about are:https://www.youtube.com/@tomlabooks3263/videos (Tom LA Books)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCspPfwzH-pu7KtMx4FpyXMw/videos (Robobooks)Enjoy! ☀️

Coffee Chats #2 - Constantine's Sons, and Julian the Apostate

2023-01-2206:33

Quick livestream about the succession of Emperor Constantine, and how Emperor Julian the Apostate reverses the Roman Empire to Pagandom, but with a twist.

Coffee Chats #1 - Weather, Coffee, McGilchrist, and the Age of Paradise

2023-01-1915:24

We're warming up the Morning Coffee Chats again!This is partly an "extra podcast" in addition to our main Burning Phoenix Podcast, especially on the sunny and beautiful mornings. The style is a bit more rambling and laid-back, for ponderings and works-in-progress. Think of it more as a conversational live stream, with a bit of inputs!The new clip we mention from McGilchrist is here (8 mins):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b949lNit_YThanks for listening!

The Seven Virtues, and the Purgatory

2022-07-0204:49

Looking back at Purgatory after a reading the Paradiso, more things are standing out and shining even more clearly.

Book Talks, and the "Age of Utopia". Views on the Renaissance and Enlightenment.

2022-01-1022:01

In this episode we'll look at the "Age of Utopia", the third volume of John Strickland's great history work "Paradise and Utopia". We'll especially discuss the view of the Florentine Renaissance and Humanism, from the Greek Orthodox perspective. Book Talks: https://awpodcast.com/renaissance Age of Utopia: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Age-Utopia-Christendom-Renaissance-Revolution-ebook/dp/B09MDQ8M5Q Thanks for listening, and Happy New Year! .. A special thanks goes out to our very generous Patrons: Caldazar, Seán Eckmann, Laura Daligan, Michael Leighty, Claudia, Aidan Chavasse, Mitchel V and Santheep on patreon.com/ancientworld - thank you! Music credits: Night in Venice by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice/ License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Dante's View on Consciousness, and the Embryo. With Coffee!

2021-10-1213:19

A look at two great highlights from Canto 25 in Dante's Purgatory; the nature of the relationship between the body and the soul, and when during the development of the embryo the soul/consciousness enters the fetus. Tommaso's video on this canto is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e8KLBpAtEM And a BIG thanks to some of our long term Patreons, for making our podcasts possible! Caldazar Seán Eckmann Laura Daligan Michael Leighty Claudia Aidan Chavasse https://patreon.com/ancientworld Thanks for listening!

Dante's Letter to Can Grande

2021-10-1117:27

Good morning! In this episode we'll talk about Dante's Letter to his patron in Verona Can Grande della Scala, and two upcoming new books this November, from historian John Strickland and from philosopher and scientist Iain McGilchrist. Enjoy! 😊

Summer, Paradise, and Great Coffee!

2021-06-1213:15

Weekend episode and catch-up for the last month, including new discoveries in Paradise! Join our FB Group for more about Dante and the Divine Comedy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/664633241078292 Enjoy!