305 - Richard Rohlin - How to Read Like a Medieval Person

In this episode of the Universal History series, Richard Rohlin presents a talk about 4 things we must take into consideration in order to think like a pre-modern Christian. This is a primer for approaching old texts like Beowulf, the topic of our upcoming online course on the Symbolic World website.<br /><br />Original YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/CyJaaX60QKw<br /><br />THE BEOWULF COURSE<br />Learn more: https://thesymbolicworld.com/news/the-beowulf-course-by-richard-rohlin-and-jonathan-pageau<br /><br />Also, please note that the course will happen on our Symbolic World website Circle community, so please make sure that you’re signed up (Free): https://thesymbolicworld.com/login <br /><br />We are excited to present our very first online course hosted directly on The Symbolic World website!<br /><br />Richard Rohlin and Jonathan Pageau will build on their popular Universal History series by offering an in-depth exploration of the Epic Poem, Beowulf. <br />Promo video: https://youtu.be/hUjxvEw3uCY?si=jozwytuh-tcHQe7i<br /><br />You are invited to participate in this 6-week live online course every Thursday starting on Thursday, September 7th, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. Each session will be 2 hours long. The course will conclude on October 19th. (Note: No class on September 21th.)<br /><br />All materials will be provided, except for a copy of R.M. Liuzza's translation of Beowulf: https://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Broadview-Literary-Texts-Liuzza/dp/1551111896<br />------<br />Timestamps:<br />0:00 - Preview<br />0:44 - Intro music<br />1:08 - Introduction<br />4:35 - C.S. Lewis<br />7:09 - Modern VS Ancient<br />11:10 - Tourists in the Church<br />15:11 - 1) Authorship and textual "errors"<br />20:16 - Why do we have 4 gospel accounts?<br />22:52 - What is a book? Pre-modern, Modern, and Post-Modern<br />30:13 - Authorship<br />33:11 - Transmission<br />37:40 - 2) The meaning of words and things<br />55:47 - 3) Heaven above, earth below<br />1:04:00 - Moved by love<br />1:5:25 - Space and time<br />1:7:39 - The metric system<br />1:10:20 - Chronos and Kairos<br />1:17:11 - Meaning in hindsight<br />1:20:55 - 4) The anthropocosmic vision<br />------<br />💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com<br />🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau <br />🗣 Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />🔒 BECOME A PATRON <br />Website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe <br />Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/pageauvideos <br />📱 SOCIAL MEDIA <br />Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld <br />Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pageaujonathan <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan.pageau<br />Our website designers: https://www.resonancehq.io/ <br />My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson.