The difference between politicians who care and those who don’t is the difference between Dante’s Purgatory and Inferno.
Tag Archives: Purgatorio
Frozen in the Ice of Indifference
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Erotic Love, a Window into God
Some Christian see a clash between sex and love. Dante and Milton found ways to reconcile them.
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Dante on Life beyond Resentment
The envious in Dante’s “Purgatorio” shows that one can move past one’s resentments–important for the Biden administration to know.
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Art Points the Way to Heaven
Dante saw art as essential to salvation. Religious doctrine and moral reasoning, while important, were not enough.
