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In this episode "about" Homer's Iliad, we get to enjoy the entirety of Book 1, "The Rage of Achilles" from Wes Callihan's personal rendering of the Iliad.

1. "About" the great books vs. "Through" the great books
2. Roman Roads' 2019 Iliad Read Aloud Livestream
3. Conclusion

Questions and Suggestions Form

In this episode we explore how to approach the great books as Christians, Enlightenment prejudices, and oft-forgotten Medieval classics through the very first lecture of the Old Western Culture course.

Ep 4 - OWC Inaugural Lecture

1. Old Western Culture Year 1 - The Greeks
2. What do the great books do for us?
3. A Christian approach to the great books
4. “The clean sea breeze of the centuries”
5. Christianity vs. syncretism; a confessional approach
6. Enlightenment prejudice in great books collections
7. The Consolation of Philosophy
8. Rule of Benedict
9. Anselm’s Theology
10. The Golden Legend
11. Geoffrey of Monmouth
12. Old Western Culture Year 3 - Christendom
13. The complete Christian classics reading list
14. Ancient Christians are our people
15. Conclusion

Questions and Suggestions Form

We’re excited to launch a short series of episodes on the topic of hospitality, beginning with a discussion of Babette’s Feast, the moving novella (and its film adaptation) by Isak Dinesen. What can Babette’s Feast teach us about the nature of grace in hospitality, and the giving of oneself? How do we apply this to how we show hospitality to our own families?

Links: 

• Babette's Feast, A Film by Gabriel Axel
• Babette's Feast and Other Stories, by Isak Dinesen

Persuasion is not the most popular of Austen’s works, but we think it’s a hidden gem. Can a passive heroine be an agent of change? Is there a hint of Dante’s Beatrice in Anne Elliot? And is Persuasion a “follow your heart” story? 

Links and Books: 

• Persuasion, by Jane Austen
• Persuasion, (movie, 2000)