Creative Retrieval

We talk about Alyosha's rebellion, the onion, and the wedding of Cana.

This lecture is about Zossima's homilies/talks, sin, death, alcoholics anonymous, and St. Mary of Egypt.

I talk about the life of Zossima.

I talk about the Grand Inquisitor, the weight of freedom and conscience, and ideology.

We talk about the need for a love that isn't contempt, the need for loving life with one's guts, and Rebellion.

We talk about Zossima's claim he is guilty before all and for all, and worse than all.

I talk about "the sensualists."

We discuss why it is only active love that can convince one of God and immortality, why I think Ivan is NOT an atheist, etc.

I discuss Book 2, chapters 1-4 of the Brothers Karamazov.

An introduction to "A Nice Little Family " which is the title of book 1.