College of Arts and Letters
Global Church: The Bible, the Qur’an and the religious life of Muslims
To Muslims, the Qur’an is the record of God’s revelations to Muhammad between 610 and 632 AD. It includes many Biblical characters, from Adam to Jesus to Mary. How does the...
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London: “Jerusalem”
In week 3 we focus on what has become the national anthem for England (as opposed to Great Britain): the song known as “Jerusalem.” With words by the poet William Blake and...
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Rome: Paolo and Francesca (Inferno 5)
Dante and his guide Virgil are in the second circle of Hell, where lust, one of the sins of incontinence, is eternally punished in the ‘hellish squall.’ Here, the two poets...
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London: “The Jolly Young Waterman”
In week 2 of our book club, we will discuss the song “The Jolly Young Waterman,” which was originally written by Charles Dibdin for his ballad opera The Waterman: Or The...
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Rome: From the dark wood to Rome
When Dante is lost in the dark wood of sin, the soul of the Roman poet Virgil is sent from Heaven to rescue him and guide him on his way to salvation through Hell and Purgatory....
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Episode 17b: Tzvi Novick on the Gospel of John
Join our hosts Gabriel Reynolds and Tzvi Novick in this bonus episode as they explore the Gospel of John from a Jewish perspective. Does the content of the text provide insight...
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Episode 17a: The Gospel of John with Matt Fradd
Guest star Matt Fradd joins our host Professor Reynolds to discuss the Gospel of John, their exploration drawing liberally from the works of Thomas Aquinas.
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All Creation Gives Praise with Phil Sakimoto
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Phil Sakimoto to talk about their upcoming planetarium presentation, “All Creation Gives Praise.” Phil is a former NASA...
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Identity Politics and the “American Awakening” with Joshua Mitchell
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Joshua Mitchell to discuss his new book, “American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of our Time,” where he...
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Praying with the Saints
The saints lead us to Christ. By deepening our relationship with the saints as they teach us how to pray, we are invited into their dialogue of love and can better know and serve...
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The Lord of the Rings, Sickness, and Health with Dr. Kristen Collier
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Dr. Kristin Collier to talk about the nature of kingly healing in Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and how this relates to...
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Seeing the Sacred with Jill Alexy
Leonard DeLorenzo for Church Life Today welcomes Jill Alexy to talk about what it means to “See the Sacred.” Jill works with the Vatican Patron of the Arts where she regularly...
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