A Passion for Learning

Passion for Learning S1. E8: Epic Poems, Beowulf and Song of Roland


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Emma Weinheimer and Dr. Joshua Hochschild speak with Prof. Stephen McGinley, who teaches philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University and farms his land in Emmitsburg. See https://goodsoilfarmllc.com/. Good Soil Farm practices regenerative agriculture in line with Catholic social thought. Prof. McGinley discusses Beowulf, an epic of the 7th century, and Song of Roland from the 11th. Along the way connections are made with Aldos Huxley's Brave New World and G.K. Chesterton's The Ball and the Cross. What pulls it all together? Celebration.

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A Passion for LearningBy Mount St. Mary's University