Purgatorio, Canto 1

Dr. Scott Moore is associate professor of philosophy and Great Texts at Baylor University and specializes in philosophy and literature, hermeneutics and philosophy of religion, with interests in the writings of Iris Murdoch and Wendell Berry. He is the author of How...

Inferno Canto 34

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 Virgil...

Inferno Canto 33

Buddy Storm is an Associate Professor of English in the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University. He teaches courses on Shakespeare, Chaucer, and Milton, and he studies Medieval poetry. Questions for Reflection Why does Count Ugolino decide to tell his story to...

Inferno Canto 32

Isaac Blois is an Associate Professor in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University. He is a New Testament scholar and also studies Jewish theology. Questions for Reflection Why is the bottom of hell frozen (both narratively and thematically)? Why does Dante need...

Inferno Canto 31

Melinda Nielsen is an Associate Professor of Classical Literature in the Great Texts Department at Baylor University. She is a specialist in Boethius, Medieval English Literature, and Manuscript Studies. Questions for Reflection As Dante and Virgil prepare to descend...