How does a wandering mind find its way to the classics? How do you cultivate renewal in a world of ruin? Spencer interviews Shane Sorensen, author of Renaissance Wisdom, about his self-instructed entry into the great conversation, and the pursuit of eternal virtues at the end of an age. Much like Petrarch and the leaders of the Renaissance, we find ourselves today on the cusp of something altogether new. Check out Shane's book, Renaissance Wisdom: https://a.co/d/7mM4AD6 Discover Shane's podcast: https://renaissance-wisdom.com/ Follow him on Instagram: https://instagram.com/renaissancewisdom

How does a wandering mind find its way to the classics? How do you cultivate renewal in a world of ruin? Spencer interviews Shane Sorensen, author of Renaissance Wisdom, about his self-instructed entry into the great conversation, and the pursuit of eternal virtues at the end of an age. Much like Petrarch and the leaders of the Renaissance, we find ourselves today on the cusp of something altogether new. Check out Shane's book, Renaissance Wisdom: <a href="https://a.co/d/7mM4AD6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/7mM4AD6</a> Discover Shane's podcast: <a href="https://renaissance-wisdom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://renaissance-wisdom.com/</a> Follow him on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/renaissancewisdom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/renaissancewisdom</a>

Interview: Shane Sorensen, Professional Gym Bro and Renaissance Man

What's the point of all this obscure knowledge? Spencer turns from contemplative wisdom to phronēsis, practical wisdom or the knowledge of how to do what is good for you as a human being. Subjects covered include free will, determinism, and why what is good for you is not necessarily good for a fish. Spoiler: it's because you can't breathe underwater! Subscribe to my newsletter: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/ Check out my book, How to Save the West: https://a.co/d/3OhqD3i "God in Translation," an essay on the language of the Gospels in CRB: https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/god-in-translation/

What's the point of all this obscure knowledge? Spencer turns from contemplative wisdom to phronēsis, practical wisdom or the knowledge of how to do what is good for you as a human being. Subjects covered include free will, determinism, and why what is good for you is not necessarily good for a fish. Spoiler: it's because you can't breathe underwater! Subscribe to my newsletter: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/</a> Check out my book, How to Save the West: <a href="https://a.co/d/3OhqD3i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/3OhqD3i</a> "God in Translation," an essay on the language of the Gospels in CRB: <a href="https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/god-in-translation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/god-in-translation/</a>

News You Can Use

Welcome to Young Heretics: Conversations, a new series of specials devoted to living out high ideals in the modern day. Spencer talks with Peachy Keenan, author of Domestic Extremist, about how to break the spell of latter-day feminism, what it means to be extremely domestic, and why everyone's obsessed with the Barbie movie. Check out Peachy's book: https://a.co/d/3JRD8UL Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeenanPeachy Read her substack: https://peachykeenan.substack.com/

Welcome to Young Heretics: Conversations, a new series of specials devoted to living out high ideals in the modern day. Spencer talks with Peachy Keenan, author of Domestic Extremist, about how to break the spell of latter-day feminism, what it means to be extremely domestic, and why everyone's obsessed with the Barbie movie. Check out Peachy's book: <a href="https://a.co/d/3JRD8UL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/3JRD8UL</a> Follow her on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/KeenanPeachy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/KeenanPeachy</a> Read her substack: <a href="https://peachykeenan.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://peachykeenan.substack.com/</a>

Interview: Peachy Keenan, Mother of Dragons and Right Wing Body Builders

This week on the show, Spencer takes the study of wisdom to the very foundations of the world, where existence came into being and human consciousness came online. This is the virtue of the soul that allows us to understand what we are, and why we're more than just accidents. It's trippy--so buckle up--but it's also the realest thing there is. Sign up for my mailing list: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/ Check out my book: https://a.co/d/9Zq300Q

This week on the show, Spencer takes the study of wisdom to the very foundations of the world, where existence came into being and human consciousness came online. This is the virtue of the soul that allows us to understand what we are, and why we're more than just accidents. It's trippy--so buckle up--but it's also the realest thing there is. Sign up for my mailing list: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/</a> Check out my book: <a href="https://a.co/d/9Zq300Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/9Zq300Q</a>

Things Get Trippy

Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them. But some wisdom is so profound only an old man can pass it on. In this new installment of his series on the virtues, Spencer introduces a form of moral excellence that is sorely lacking in the world: not intelligence or intellectual horsepower, but sophia, the wisdom that connects us to the order governing all time and space. Plus: an elaborate reference to the Matrix. Sign up to be in the mailbag: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/ Check out my book, How to Save the West: https://a.co/d/6hxh8Oo 

Some ideas are so stupid only an intellectual could believe them. But some wisdom is so profound only an old man can pass it on. In this new installment of his series on the virtues, Spencer introduces a form of moral excellence that is sorely lacking in the world: not intelligence or intellectual horsepower, but sophia, the wisdom that connects us to the order governing all time and space. Plus: an elaborate reference to the Matrix. Sign up to be in the mailbag: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/</a> Check out my book, How to Save the West: <a href="https://a.co/d/6hxh8Oo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/6hxh8Oo</a>

I Know Kung Fu

This one's for the girls. The ancient Greek word for courage is andreia--manliness. But whereas physical courage on the battlefield is a picture of something essential to manhood, there is also a womanly moral courage that no civilization can do without. In times of crisis and in the daily work of raising a family, womanly bravery is too often overlooked. Spencer concludes his series on the second canonical virtue with an episode dedicated to the women in our lives. Sign up for my newsletter to be in the mailbag: rejoiceevermore.substack.com Check out my book, How to Save the West: https://a.co/d/jeylhUj

This one's for the girls. The ancient Greek word for courage is andreia--manliness. But whereas physical courage on the battlefield is a picture of something essential to manhood, there is also a womanly moral courage that no civilization can do without. In times of crisis and in the daily work of raising a family, womanly bravery is too often overlooked. Spencer concludes his series on the second canonical virtue with an episode dedicated to the women in our lives. Sign up for my newsletter to be in the mailbag: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rejoiceevermore.substack.com</a> Check out my book, How to Save the West: <a href="https://a.co/d/jeylhUj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/jeylhUj</a>

Spartan Moms for Liberty

It's the age of the anti-hero, and Machiavelli can help explain why. Talking through the life of Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, and discussing the portrayal of him in The Prince, Spencer probes deeper into the uneasy line between recklessness and courage, shamelessness and virtue. Can we find our way out of the war between the sexes to a real vision of what it means to tame the lion of the soul? Plus: a close reading of Taylor Swift. Sort of. Sign up for my newsletter to ask mailbag questions: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/ Check up my book, How to Save the West: https://a.co/d/fUJfnkJ

It's the age of the anti-hero, and Machiavelli can help explain why. Talking through the life of Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, and discussing the portrayal of him in The Prince, Spencer probes deeper into the uneasy line between recklessness and courage, shamelessness and virtue. Can we find our way out of the war between the sexes to a real vision of what it means to tame the lion of the soul? Plus: a close reading of Taylor Swift. Sort of. Sign up for my newsletter to ask mailbag questions: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/</a> Check up my book, How to Save the West: <a href="https://a.co/d/fUJfnkJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/fUJfnkJ</a>

Rooting for the Anti-Hero

This 4th of July, it's hard to feel confident that everything is gonna be just fine. But that's the point: nobody said it was easy, and it may be you were born for such a day as this. Continuing a series on the cardinal virtues, Spencer pauses to consider the nature of courage in America now and at its founding. Plus: more tips from the build-a-soul workshop. Sign up for my newsletter: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/ Check out my book: https://a.co/d/bZKnihe

This 4th of July, it's hard to feel confident that everything is gonna be just fine. But that's the point: nobody said it was easy, and it may be you were born for such a day as this. Continuing a series on the cardinal virtues, Spencer pauses to consider the nature of courage in America now and at its founding. Plus: more tips from the build-a-soul workshop. Sign up for my newsletter: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/</a> Check out my book: <a href="https://a.co/d/bZKnihe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/bZKnihe</a>

Saddling Up (Independence Day Special)

Gather round, one and all, and learn from Plato about how to get a date. Or start a workout routine. Or really...do anything good. Spencer embarks on a catalogue of the cardinal virtues--the principal forms of human moral excellence--beginning with moderation. It's not just some bland, middle-of-the-road stasis: it's a dynamic harmony among all the parts of you, and an antidote to the shallow philosophy of "following your heart." Sign up for my mailing list:  https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/?r=4q74h&amp;utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist Purchase my book: https://a.co/d/6YqXKqf

Gather round, one and all, and learn from Plato about how to get a date. Or start a workout routine. Or really...do anything good. Spencer embarks on a catalogue of the cardinal virtues--the principal forms of human moral excellence--beginning with moderation. It's not just some bland, middle-of-the-road stasis: it's a dynamic harmony among all the parts of you, and an antidote to the shallow philosophy of "following your heart." Sign up for my mailing list: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/?r=4q74h&amp;utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/?r=4q74h&amp;utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist</a> Purchase my book: <a href="https://a.co/d/6YqXKqf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/6YqXKqf</a>

The Many-Headed Beast

At long last, the people's cries have been heard--Young Heretics returns! Every day seems to bring some new catastrophe, and it's easy to see all the things that have gone wrong. But what would it mean to go right? You can't build a philosophy, or a life, on saying "no" to things. Somewhere you have to say "yes." In this new series, Spencer explores the nature of virtue and what it means to seek a truly good life (rather than just a not-bad one). Sign up for the mailing list: http://eepurl.com/dvMw6H Buy How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for Five Modern Crises: https://a.co/d/6gjMDkl

At long last, the people's cries have been heard--Young Heretics returns! Every day seems to bring some new catastrophe, and it's easy to see all the things that have gone wrong. But what would it mean to go right? You can't build a philosophy, or a life, on saying "no" to things. Somewhere you have to say "yes." In this new series, Spencer explores the nature of virtue and what it means to seek a truly good life (rather than just a not-bad one). Sign up for the mailing list: <a href="http://eepurl.com/dvMw6H" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/dvMw6H</a> Buy How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for Five Modern Crises: <a href="https://a.co/d/6gjMDkl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/6gjMDkl</a>

We're So Back

The classical education you never knew you were missing. Join scholar and writer Spencer Klavan on a tour through the great works of the West. In a world gone mad, we're not alone: the great men and women who went before us have wisdom to guide us. With their help, we can recover truth, beauty, and the stuff that matters.

For the penultimate episode of the show, Spencer Klavan is joined by friend and Dante expert Catherine Illingworth to approach the Commedia's beatific vision. Tying together threads from the whole series, and the whole podcast, Spencer and Catherine discuss the roles of flesh and spirit in love as the pilgrim makes his final approach to God in paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the penultimate episode of the show, Spencer Klavan is joined by friend and Dante expert Catherine Illingworth to approach the Commedia's beatific vision. Tying together threads from the whole series, and the whole podcast, Spencer and Catherine discuss the roles of flesh and spirit in love as the pilgrim makes his final approach to God in paradise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 138: To See the Face of God

In this middle portion of his series on Dante, Spencer Klavan outlines the lay of the divine "land" in Dante's Commedia. Traveling from the lust of the damned up to the longings of the saved, Dante the pilgrim meets Beatrice the redeemed soul, seeking a way to purify and channel his fleshly desires. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: https://rocketmoney.com/heretics. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at https://fieldofgreens.com. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to CozyEarth.com/HERETICS and save 35% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this middle portion of his series on Dante, Spencer Klavan outlines the lay of the divine "land" in Dante's Commedia. Traveling from the lust of the damned up to the longings of the saved, Dante the pilgrim meets Beatrice the redeemed soul, seeking a way to purify and channel his fleshly desires. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/heretics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rocketmoney.com/heretics</a>. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at <a href="https://Indeed.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Indeed.com/HERETICS</a>. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at <a href="https://fieldofgreens.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fieldofgreens.com</a>. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to <a href="http://CozyEarth.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CozyEarth.com/HERETICS</a> and save 35% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 137: Where Matter Meets Flesh

In this final series of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan charts a map of Dante's career and the structure of his greatest work, the Commedia. Walking through the politics, metaphysics, and artistic background of the poem, Spencer approaches the beginning of Dante's journey to discover the true nature of love. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to CozyEarth.com/HERETICS and save 35% off your order. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at https://fieldofgreens.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this final series of Young Heretics, Spencer Klavan charts a map of Dante's career and the structure of his greatest work, the Commedia. Walking through the politics, metaphysics, and artistic background of the poem, Spencer approaches the beginning of Dante's journey to discover the true nature of love. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to <a href="http://CozyEarth.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CozyEarth.com/HERETICS</a> and save 35% off your order. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at <a href="https://Indeed.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Indeed.com/HERETICS</a>. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at <a href="https://fieldofgreens.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fieldofgreens.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 136: Eat Your Heart Out

When the Devil visits Ivan in the Brothers Karamazov, he looks at first like a rather unimpressive gentleman. But lurking under his seemingly distracted conversation is a sinister depiction of the world broken down into infinite matter, formless and void. What answer can we possibly give to this satanic vision? Spencer Klavan explores Dostoevsky's alternative to modernist perdition. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at https://fieldofgreens.com. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: https://rocketmoney.com/heretics. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to CozyEarth.com/HERETICS and save 35% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the Devil visits Ivan in the Brothers Karamazov, he looks at first like a rather unimpressive gentleman. But lurking under his seemingly distracted conversation is a sinister depiction of the world broken down into infinite matter, formless and void. What answer can we possibly give to this satanic vision? Spencer Klavan explores Dostoevsky's alternative to modernist perdition. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at <a href="https://fieldofgreens.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fieldofgreens.com</a>. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/heretics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rocketmoney.com/heretics</a>. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to <a href="http://CozyEarth.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CozyEarth.com/HERETICS</a> and save 35% off your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 135: Quality and Quantity

"Everyone is guilty for everything before everyone”: This week, through the mystery of Father Zosima's life and sermons, Spencer Klavan unfolds Dostoevsky's answer to Ivan, to Nietzsche, and to modern skepticism and scientism. The words of Zosima are at the heart of this sprawling novel, and their wisdom is, if anything, more relevant now than when they were written. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: https://rocketmoney.com/heretics. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: https://goldriverco.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Everyone is guilty for everything before everyone”: This week, through the mystery of Father Zosima's life and sermons, Spencer Klavan unfolds Dostoevsky's answer to Ivan, to Nietzsche, and to modern skepticism and scientism. The words of Zosima are at the heart of this sprawling novel, and their wisdom is, if anything, more relevant now than when they were written. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at <a href="https://Indeed.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Indeed.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/heretics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rocketmoney.com/heretics</a>. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: <a href="https://goldriverco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goldriverco.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 134: Guilty

Ivan, the most brilliant and also the most tormented of the brothers in Dotoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov," saw something that few others could see: if there is no immortal soul and no God, then everything is permitted. It's something that Nietzsche realized as well, and it drove him mad. How did Dotoevsky avoid the same fate—and how can we? Spencer Klavan picks up these questions in the second installment of this series. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: https://goldriverco.com. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: https://rocketmoney.com/heretics. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at https://fieldofgreens.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivan, the most brilliant and also the most tormented of the brothers in Dotoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov," saw something that few others could see: if there is no immortal soul and no God, then everything is permitted. It's something that Nietzsche realized as well, and it drove him mad. How did Dotoevsky avoid the same fate—and how can we? Spencer Klavan picks up these questions in the second installment of this series. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: <a href="https://goldriverco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goldriverco.com</a>. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/heretics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rocketmoney.com/heretics</a>. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at <a href="https://fieldofgreens.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fieldofgreens.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 133: Everything Is Permitted

Dostoevsky was the kind of artist who peers so deep into the heart of the present that he becomes a prophet of the future. His last and greatest novel, The Brothers Karamazov, can be difficult to get into—but if you manage to crack the spine, it will be well worth your while. Spencer Klavan offers a little Young Heretics-style help to get you started. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: https://rocketmoney.com/heretics. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to CozyEarth.com/HERETICS and save 35% off your order. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at https://fieldofgreens.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dostoevsky was the kind of artist who peers so deep into the heart of the present that he becomes a prophet of the future. His last and greatest novel, The Brothers Karamazov, can be difficult to get into—but if you manage to crack the spine, it will be well worth your while. Spencer Klavan offers a little Young Heretics-style help to get you started. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/heretics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rocketmoney.com/heretics</a>. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to <a href="http://CozyEarth.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CozyEarth.com/HERETICS</a> and save 35% off your order. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at <a href="https://Indeed.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Indeed.com/HERETICS</a>. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at <a href="https://fieldofgreens.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fieldofgreens.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 132: Heart Truths

What do you want? In this final episode of his series on Thomas Traherne, Spencer Klavan explores Traherene's daring suggestion that you might not want enough. The 17th-century mystic argued that God gives us the world anew each time he creates a new human being—a thought that can radically change the way you look at basically everything. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: https://rocketmoney.com/heretics. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: https://goldriverco.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you want? In this final episode of his series on Thomas Traherne, Spencer Klavan explores Traherene's daring suggestion that you might not want enough. The 17th-century mystic argued that God gives us the world anew each time he creates a new human being—a thought that can radically change the way you look at basically everything. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don’t need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: <a href="https://rocketmoney.com/heretics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rocketmoney.com/heretics</a>. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at <a href="https://Indeed.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Indeed.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: <a href="https://goldriverco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goldriverco.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 131: Give All for All

How can we retain a sense of joy in the teeth of suffering? What does it mean to forgive? These hard and painful questions are the subject of the second installment in Spencer Klavan's series on Thomas Traherne and Matthew 6. Breaking down the Greek of the gospels and using Traherne as a guide, Spencer points the way to a joy that persists even when happiness doesn't. -- How can you learn Latin, Ancient Greek, or Biblical Hebrew in order to read the classics of the ancient western world, in their original language? Get 10% off of your Ancient Language Institute course with promo code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/heretics. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to CozyEarth.com/HERETICS and save 35% off your order. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we retain a sense of joy in the teeth of suffering? What does it mean to forgive? These hard and painful questions are the subject of the second installment in Spencer Klavan's series on Thomas Traherne and Matthew 6. Breaking down the Greek of the gospels and using Traherne as a guide, Spencer points the way to a joy that persists even when happiness doesn't. -- How can you learn Latin, Ancient Greek, or Biblical Hebrew in order to read the classics of the ancient western world, in their original language? Get 10% off of your Ancient Language Institute course with promo code HERETICS: <a href="https://ancientlanguage.com/heretics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ancientlanguage.com/heretics</a>. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at <a href="https://Indeed.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://Indeed.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to <a href="http://CozyEarth.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CozyEarth.com/HERETICS</a> and save 35% off your order. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 130: The Hard Question

"Take care that ye perform not your righteousness to be seen of men." These words, familiar to Christians around the world, have an urgent and profound meaning for our time that needs unlocking. Using the Greek of the gospels and the profound meditations of Thomas Traherne, Spencer Klavan explores what it means not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: https://goldriverco.com. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to CozyEarth.com/HERETICS and save 35% off your order. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at https://fieldofgreens.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Take care that ye perform not your righteousness to be seen of men." These words, familiar to Christians around the world, have an urgent and profound meaning for our time that needs unlocking. Using the Greek of the gospels and the profound meditations of Thomas Traherne, Spencer Klavan explores what it means not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS</a>. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America’s tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.’s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: <a href="https://goldriverco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goldriverco.com</a>. -- Cozy Earth was created to enhance people’s lives by offering the softest, most luxurious, and responsibly sourced bedding in the world. Go to <a href="http://CozyEarth.com/HERETICS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CozyEarth.com/HERETICS</a> and save 35% off your order. -- You’ll have more energy and feel healthier when you take Field of Greens. Get 15% off your first order and another 10% off when you subscribe for recurring orders. Use promo code HERETICS at <a href="https://fieldofgreens.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fieldofgreens.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep. 129: The God’s-Eye View

Easy to listen and fascinating content. Look forward to future episodes.

Fantastic

Five Stars

Young Heretics

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