Pagans and Christians, Glory and Piety | Episode LXXI

Send us Fan MailThe things of God belong to a heavenly kingdom. But politics is taken up with what is earthly. Surely, therefore, Christians should keep politics at a distance as much as possible. Right? Even while defending the life of contemplation and retreat from the earthly, Francesco Petrarch and Giovanni Bocaccio laud Christian involvement in public life. Petrarch goes so far as to dream of a Julius Caesar reborn in medieval Europe and baptized a Christian, who goes on to conquer Egypt from the Muslims and present her as a gift - this time not to Cleopatra - but to Christ.James Hankins's Virtue Politics: https://amzn.to/3UiQpp3Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780199535699C.S. Lewis's The Four Loves: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780062565396Calvert Watkins's How to Kill a Dragon: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780195144130New Humanists episode on Leonardo Bruni: https://newhumanists.buzzsprout.com/1791279/14460440-mediocrity-versus-glory-in-the-renaissance-episode-lxiiSallust's Catilinarian Conspiracy: https://amzn.to/4chKY1CHenry David Thoreau's Walden: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780460876353Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild: https://bookshop.org/a/25626/9780385486804New Humanists is brought to you by the Ancient Language Institute: https://ancientlanguage.com/Links may have referral codes, which earn us a commission at no additional cost to you. We encourage you, when possible, to use Bookshop.org for your book purchases, an online bookstore which supports local bookstores.Music: Save Us Now by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comSupport the show