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Queer Catholic Book Club
Hosted by Queer Catholic Book Club is a podcast by two queers on the texts that shape the Catholic imagination. · EN
Join religious studies professor Michael Pettinger (@michael.pettinger) and artist Dexter the Angel (@dextertheangel) as they read through Dante's Divine Comedy. Starting in the Hell of The Inferno, this is Queer Catholic Book Club: a podcast where two queers examine the influence of Catholicism and its art on the greater culture. Come for the insights, stay for the church giggles.
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Paradiso: Canto 13
3w ago01:01:59Tap to summarizeAquinas addresses Dante’s conceptions of gifts and individual diversity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 12
May 700:51:01Tap to summarizeAfter learning about Saint Francis and his embrace of poverty, Dante is told about Saint Dominic and his embrace of faith. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 11
Mar 3101:12:35Tap to summarizeDante is told the life of Francis of Assisi from the vantage of Thomas Aquinas. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 10
Mar 2401:01:01Tap to summarizeDante meets the dancing girls of the Heaven of the Sun. They are all academic men. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 9
Mar 1000:52:04Tap to summarizeDante encounters the great sluts of Paradise in the sphere of Venus. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 8
Feb 2400:53:16Tap to summarize“If we all come from a single ancestor, why are we all so different?” Dante asks Charles Martel d’Anjou in the sphere of Venus. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 7
Feb 1701:03:53Tap to summarizeWhat’s the difference between Divine Wrath and Salvation? Beatrice explains to a doubtful Dante. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 6
Feb 401:09:35Tap to summarizeA brief history of the Roman Empire according to Justinian in the sphere of Mercury. What does political conflict look like from heaven? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 5
Jan 2000:59:21Tap to summarizeBefore departing from the Moon, Beatrice satisfies Dante’s confusion about Divine Love. What can be offered to God in place of a broken vow? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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Paradiso: Canto 4
Jan 1301:00:02Tap to summarizeBeatrice explains that what Dante is seeing isn’t the complete reality but instead God’s generous condescension so he can begin to perceive the true bliss of heaven. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aplaceforuspod.substack.com/subscribe
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