Category: Season 3

In this episode of Christianity and Classical Culture, Dr. Fleming continues his discussion of Dante’s identity as a Florentine and what it meant to identify with a particular locality. He then discusses various episodes of Dante’s 20 year exile from the city of his birth and his eventual death in Ravenna. Though deeply embittered, Dante still managed to draw fruit from his wanderings and better, to find a way to accuse himself of failing to live up to his duties as a Christian. Original Air Date: April 27, 2019 Show Run Time: 35 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show...

In this ongoing discussion about Dante and his times, Dr. Fleming discusses Florence in particular: its governance, its aristocracy, and specifics of the Guelf and Ghibelline feud. Episodes from the Inferno and Purgatorio are tied in with this history. Original Air Date: April 3, 2019 Show Run Time: 34 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner This Podcast is available for Silver subscribers and higher.   Christianity and Classical Culture℗ is a Production of the Fleming Foundation. Copyright 2019. All rights are reserved and any duplication without explicit written permission is forbidden.

In this episode Dr. Fleming discusses the Old Testament “vendetta” attitude that many characters (including Dante) have in The Comedy, though particularly in the Inferno (understandably). Dr. Fleming discusses the sometimes understandable, but often ridiculous reasons that cities could be so partisan during this time period, shadows of which can be seen in football match brawls between supporters today (in Italy and elsewhere). Original Air Date: March 25, 2019 Show Run Time: 26 minutes Show Guest(s): Dr. Thomas Fleming Show Host(s): Stephen Heiner This Podcast is available for Silver subscribers and higher.   Christianity and Classical Culture℗ is a Production...

Another season of Christianity and Classical Culture on the Fleming Foundation. In this first episode of what will be an ongoing exploration of Dante and the Commedia, Dr. Fleming and host Stephen Heiner first discuss some good English translations to use, then go on to first discuss Dante’s family background, then the political and religious world in which he lived. Dr. Fleming discusses Florence, Pisa, Lucca, Siena, and other Italian city-states: their relationships with each other, the Church, and foreign invaders. Dr. Fleming concludes the episode by parsing the Guelph/Ghibelline feud. Original Air Date: March 20, 2019 Show Run Time:...