Purgatorio, Canto 21

Ger Wegemer is a Professor of English at the University of Dallas. His research interests include Shakespeare, Thomas More, and the English Renaissance, and he is the author of Young Thomas More and the Arts of Liberty and Thomas More on Statesmanship. Questions for...

Purgatorio, Canto 20

Jennifer Holberg is a Professor of English and Gender Studies at Calvin University as well as the Co-Director of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing. She is interested in the intersection of faith and literature, and she is the author of Shouts and Whispers:...

Purgatorio, Canto 19

Kathy Storm is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Teaching, Learning, and Faith Integration at Whitworth University. Questions for Reflection  What is Dante’s dream? How does the dream show the ways that Dante’s unhealed eyes make ugly things seem beautiful and...

Purgatorio, Canto 18

Steve Boyer is a Professor of Theology in the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. Questions for Reflection  Pay particular attention to Virgil’s description of how love works in lines 19-39. Is all loving innocent? When does love become a moral issue? How...

Purgatorio, Canto 17

Brian Williams is the Dean of the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. He is the author of The Potter’s Rib: Mentoring for Pastoral Formation, and his research focuses on Dante, Karl Barth, and classical education. Questions for Reflection  This is a...