Anger In PURGATORIO and INFERNO

In this interpolated episode among those on our slow-walk through Dante's masterpiece, COMEDY, let's discuss the specific sin of anger (or wrath), particularly as it relates to both PURGATORIO (the canticle we're in) and INFERNO (where we've come from).Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we explore the definitions and inside-the-poem problems of anger.If you'd like to help underwrite the fees associated with this podcast, please consider donating a one-time gift or a small monthly stipend through this PayPal link right here.Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:22] Anger is the first sin or human failing found overtly in both INFERNO (at cantos VII and VIII) and PURGATORIO (at cantos XV - XVII).[08:14] Dante's earlier thoughts on an answer to wrath in CONVIVIO.[12:10] Why is calling anger a sin such a problem in Christian theology?[16:02] Comparing INFERNO, Cantos XV and XVI, with PURGATORIO, Cantos XV and XVI.[21:00] Frederick Buechner's definition of anger from WISHFUL THINKING: A SEEKER'S ABC.

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