• The Authority with Joseph Pearce

  • By: TAN Books
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The Authority with Joseph Pearce

By: TAN Books
  • Summary

  • The Authority with Joseph Pearce introduces you to the men and women behind history's greatest works of literature. Come along every week as we explore these renowned authors, the times and genres in which they wrote, why scholars praise their writing, and how we, as Catholics, should read and understand their works. This is The Authority.
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  • Introducing The Authority with Joseph Pearce
    Jul 5 2023

    The Authority with Joseph Pearce is a podcast from TAN that introduces you to the men and women behind history's greatest works of literature. Come along every week as we explore these renowned authors, the times and genres in which they wrote, why scholars praise their writing, and how we, as Catholics, should read and understand their works.

    LEARN MORE - USE COUPON CODE AUTHORITY25 FOR 25% OFF:

    • Poems Every Catholic Should Know: https://bit.ly/3rlPDwG
    • Poems Every Child Should Know: https://bit.ly/3NDPVqp
    • The Genius of G.K. Chesterton: https://bit.ly/3PJKBV2
    • The Literary Imagination of C.S. Lewis: https://bit.ly/3PMURvU
    • Further Up & Further In (C.S. Lewis & Narnia): https://bit.ly/3POEnmO
    • Old Thunder (Hilaire Belloc): https://bit.ly/43gCGSm
    • The Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings: https://bit.ly/43uycaZ
    • Shakespeare's Catholicism: https://bit.ly/46G1dTC

    For updates on new episodes and to support The Authority and other great free content from TAN, visit http://TheAuthorityPodcast.com/ to subscribe. Use Coupon Code AUTHORITY25 to get 25% off your next order, including books, audiobooks and video courses by Joseph Pearce on literary giants such as Tolkien, Chesterton, Lewis, Shakespeare, and Belloc, as well as TAN's extensive catalog of content from the saints and great spiritual masters to strengthen your faith and interior life.

    To follow Joseph and support his work, check out his blog and sign up for email updates and exclusive content at https://JPearce.co/. Thanks for listening!

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    1 min
  • 1. Homer
    Jul 7 2023

    To what degree was the Trojan War history or legend? And how does our living record of this era foreshadow the burgeoning "golden age" of Greek philosophy and subsequent Christian philosophy?

    The Greek epic poet Homer lived so long ago that we don't know very much about him. But we do have his timeless works, The Iliad and The Odyssey, to give us some astounding insights into both the man and the embryonic stage of Western civilization in which he lived.

    LEARN MORE - USE COUPON CODE AUTHORITY25 FOR 25% OFF:

    • Poems Every Catholic Should Know: https://bit.ly/3rlPDwG
    • Poems Every Child Should Know: https://bit.ly/3NDPVqp
    • The Genius of G.K. Chesterton: https://bit.ly/3PJKBV2
    • The Literary Imagination of C.S. Lewis: https://bit.ly/3PMURvU
    • Further Up & Further In (C.S. Lewis & Narnia): https://bit.ly/3POEnmO
    • Old Thunder (Hilaire Belloc): https://bit.ly/43gCGSm
    • The Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings: https://bit.ly/43uycaZ
    • Shakespeare's Catholicism: https://bit.ly/46G1dTC

    The Authority with Joseph Pearce is a podcast from TAN that introduces you to the men and women behind history's greatest works of literature. Come along every week as we explore these renowned authors, the times and genres in which they wrote, why scholars praise their writing, and how we, as Catholics, should read and understand their works.

    For updates on new episodes and to support The Authority and other great free content from TAN, visit http://TheAuthorityPodcast.com/ to subscribe. Use Coupon Code AUTHORITY25 to get 25% off your next order, including books, audiobooks and video courses by Joseph Pearce on literary giants such as Tolkien, Chesterton, Lewis, Shakespeare, and Belloc, as well as TAN's extensive catalog of content from the saints and great spiritual masters to strengthen your faith and interior life.

    To follow Joseph and support his work, check out his blog and sign up for email updates and exclusive content at https://JPearce.co/. Thanks for listening!

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    32 mins
  • 2. Sophocles
    Jul 17 2023

    Joseph Pearce examines the Greek playwright Sophocles and his iconic story of Oedipus. Even though Sophocles lived hundreds of years before Christ, learn how the themes of suffering and acceptance from Oedipus apply to the deepest tenets of Christianity, and why Pearce considers Sophocles the second greatest playwright of all time.

    LEARN MORE - USE COUPON CODE AUTHORITY25 FOR 25% OFF:

    • Poems Every Catholic Should Know: https://bit.ly/3rlPDwG
    • Poems Every Child Should Know: https://bit.ly/3NDPVqp
    • The Genius of G.K. Chesterton: https://bit.ly/3PJKBV2
    • The Literary Imagination of C.S. Lewis: https://bit.ly/3PMURvU
    • Further Up & Further In (C.S. Lewis & Narnia): https://bit.ly/3POEnmO
    • Old Thunder (Hilaire Belloc): https://bit.ly/43gCGSm
    • The Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings: https://bit.ly/43uycaZ
    • Shakespeare's Catholicism: https://bit.ly/46G1dTC

    The Authority with Joseph Pearce is a podcast from TAN that introduces you to the men and women behind history's greatest works of literature. Come along every week as we explore these renowned authors, the times and genres in which they wrote, why scholars praise their writing, and how we, as Catholics, should read and understand their works.

    For updates on new episodes and to support The Authority and other great free content from TAN, visit http://TheAuthorityPodcast.com/ to subscribe. Use Coupon Code AUTHORITY25 to get 25% off your next order, including books, audiobooks and video courses by Joseph Pearce on literary giants such as Tolkien, Chesterton, Lewis, Shakespeare, and Belloc, as well as TAN's extensive catalog of content from the saints and great spiritual masters to strengthen your faith and interior life.

    To follow Joseph and support his work, check out his blog and sign up for email updates and exclusive content at https://JPearce.co/. Thanks for listening!

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    26 mins

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