430: Tolkien - The Journey Through the Desert: The Lenten Quest
Featured text: "Tolkien's Liturgical Imagination" — J.R.R. Tolkien
Lent in Middle-earth. In this episode, we discuss the Lenten subtext, language, and images in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King." What can Christians learn from fiction authors about the faith, devotional reading, understand…
Christian Nonfiction Books for Classical Readers
In this episode of Classical Et Cetera we turn from fiction to Christian nonfiction books that have shaped our faith. From _Mere Christianity_ and Augustine’s _Confessions_ to biographies, letters, and works on prayer and discernment, we share the books that have strengthened, challenged, and susta…
Why Read Ancient Greek Literature? Essential Books to Start With
In this episode of Classical Et Cetera we begin a new series on the best books of each era by turning to ancient Greece! From Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey to the tragedies and philosophers, we explore the foundational works that shaped Western thought. Whether you’re new to the Greeks or looking to re…
Simon Greene and External Imagination
My daughter’s got this chart in her classroom.
It’s a two-column thing that teaches kids the difference between fiction and non-fiction. According to the chart, fiction is anything that isn’t factual. It’s made up, and its purpose is entertainment. Non-fiction, on the other hand, is truthful.
Look,…
434: Guite - The Music of Creation
Featured text: "The Music of Creation" — Malcolm Guite
Where do the Children Play? In this episode, we read an Easter message from the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem. Then we read Malcom Guite's Lenten meditation on creation, the embodiment of heavenly music, and why J.R.R. Tolk…
What Actually Makes an Education “Classical”?
In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, we ask a foundational question: What actually makes an education “classical”? Is classical education simply a collection of methods and old books, or are there essential pillars that cannot be removed? The Core Four discuss Latin, literature, moral formation,…
The Community of No Rejects. No Scraps. No Misfits.
1 Peter 2:4-10
Rejection is a common human experience. Ignored. Fired. Deported. Sent away. Ghosted. Divorced. Nobody wants you around. Not invited.
This episode uses a metaphor from the world of construction waste and old scraps of material that get thrown in the dumpster to paint a picture of ho…
S5E04 - Imagination and Laughter
Alex and Macon are back with more than enough to talk about. In fact, each gets to pick from a list of things each other has been mulling over this summer.
Show Notes
* Macon’s three things he’s been thinking about:
* We need an Epistemology for Regular People.
* Imagination as a truth-bearing me…
Malcom Guite | How to Renew Culture by Telling a Better Story
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Malcolm Guite is an English poet and scholar, and he is the author of Galahad and the Grail and a new series of books on the Arthurian legends.
Or…
Reefer MADNESS
On this week’s episode, Emily is BACK from England. We discuss her time at the Symbolic World conference, Eastern & Orthodox spirituality, an upcoming human-speed pilgrimage, adventures from the Grand Canyon, the incontinence of Camo the kitten, and a fan-submitted question about the use of cannabi…
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