Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education

Times are tough? Good. Discover how a boy who lost both parents at a young age and fought the bloodiest war in history found a place in the canon of literary greatness. In this lecture for the Magnus Fellowship, Dr. Freeh tells the story of Tolkien that you have never heard. To support AMI, visit  https://magnusinstitute.org/give/ . Your donation is liberating the liberal arts and ransoming the ca...

Peek in on the Fellowship at its best as Magnus Fellows engage Aristotle with the pedagogic wonder, Dr. David Arias. Want to view the whole course? Fellows giving at least $25 / month receive unlimited access to all course video recordings. Plus, you support the noble cause of liberal learning.  MagnusInstitute.org .

No really! Just go read Plato's Symposium. And enjoy this labor inducing discussion led by AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Matthew Walz. You can become a Fellow today, and be a part of these life-changing courses.  MagnusInstitute.org

"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus and its devastation,…” Enjoy this taste of the Magnus Fellowship with Senior Fellow Joseph Pearce and Magnus Fellows as they dive into the world of Homer and explore the first three books of his Iliad. Give to AMI’s Great Campaign now to keep our work going strong.  MagnusInstitute.org/give

Join Dr. Hellen Freeh in her Magnus Fellowship course Friendship and Freedom in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings as she unpacks the meaning of language, love, and friendship. Give to AMI’s Great Campaign now to keep our work going strong.  MagnusInstitute.org/give

"The wise man has knowledge as far as possible of all things." - Aristotle In this episode of the Magnus Podcast, Dr. David Arias explores Aristotle’s understanding of being-as-being and axioms and their connection to the study of Metaphysics. The soul grows the body. So join the Fellowship today and become wiser and better looking. MagnusInstitute.org

It’s Metaphysics week on the Magnus Podcast. Join Senior Fellow David Arias for the opening lecture of his course in the Fellowship on Metaphysics. Explore the first two books of Aristotle’s Metaphysics and groundwork for the study of being. Want to hear the whole course? Of course you do. AMI Felllows giving at least $25 per month get ALL ACCESS to an ever-growing vault of recorded courses. Becom...

November 15 is the feast of St. Albert the Great. To celebrate - and make this huge announcement - we enjoyed conversation and drinks with some of your favorite AMI staff members and a very special guest from AMI Senior Fellow: Dr. Deal Hudson. Give now at  MagnusInstitute.org/give

AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Deal Hudson leads a masterclass on the short stories of Flannery O’Connor. Fellows discuss “A Temple of The Holy Ghost” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” In which, a little girl is lead to contemplate the possibility of one’s being a freak and still a temple of God, and a grandmother’s encounter with The Misfit, a notorious murderer, who could represent evil incarnate or a s...

In this episode of the Magnus Podcast join AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Timothy Furlan and Magnus Fellows in the Bioethics and Aquinas course as they discuss the topic of abortion, where the debate was, where it is today, and how to dissect arguments on either side at their best. Become a Fellow today at  MagnusInstitute.org

Join Senior Fellow Deal Hudson and the Magnus Fellowship for a lively class discussion of Flannery O’Connor’s introduction to A Memoir of Mary Ann and her short story “A Late Encounter with the Enemy.”  Behold the suffering, grotesque, and happy Saints.   To join courses live and become a Fellow today, visit  MagnusInstitute.org  .

Join John and Nicole for a conversation with Drs. John and Helen Freeh, AMI Senior Fellows and pioneers in liberal learning. We discuss the founding of Kateri College of the Liberal and Practical Arts ( https://katericollege.org ) and Helen’s course in the Magnus Fellowship on Tolkien and Friendship in Lord of the Rings. To become a Fellow today and join courses live, visit  MagnusInstitute.org

Fellowship Q&A with AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen on the first book of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Is Milton showing off or alining himself with the great epics of the past? Does Milton characterize the will of the angels as perfect and unchanging? Is Satan’s will his own? Was Milton influenced by Descartes? What about Dante? Why does Milton have the devils use gold to build? Listen and benefi...

If you could give your children perfect pitch or a high I.Q., if you could pick their hair color or height, would you? Is this science fiction or the inevitability of technological progress? Listen as Dr. Timothy Furlan and AMI Fellows discuss genetic engineering and what this could mean for the future of the human race. To access the full course and every archived course recording in the Magnus F...

Join AMI Fellows beginning a course on René Girard’s Theatre of Envy. Professors Downey and Schubert set the groundwork for exploring the realm of mimetic rivalry, triangulation, scapegoating, and how Rene Girard uses these theories in interpreting some of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. To become a Fellow today and join us in live and interactive courses, visit  MagnusInstitute.org . Support the wo...

Listen in as we preview AMI Senior Fellow Dr. Timothy Furlan’s upcoming course in the Magnus Fellowship, Bioethics and Aquinas. We dive into some timely themes such as trans-humanism, singularity, utilitarianism, and the human condition. Is there hope for the future? From Plato’s Republic to Libido Dominandi, Aristotle to Peter Theil and Elon Musk, this discussion is not to be missed. Become a Fel...

This is the final lecture from Senior Fellow Anthony Esolen’s course for the Magnus Fellowship: Into the World Beyond with Dante. Complete course recordings from this and every course in the Magnus Fellowship are now available to all AMI Fellows. Become one today at  MagnusInstitute.org . New Summer and Fall courses in the Magnus Fellowship just announced. Jump on in.  https://magnusinstitute.org/...

Please enjoy this introductory lecture on Dante’s Paradiso by author, professor, translator, and AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen. This is an excerpt from Dr. Esolen’s course in the Magnus Fellowship, “Into the World Beyond with Dante.” To become a Fellow yourself, and join us for these courses live, visit  MagnusInstitute.org  today.

Prof. Patrick Downey, AMI Senior Fellow and Author of "Desperately Wicked", joins us for three beers to discuss his upcoming course for the Magnus Fellowship. Follow us through the weeds into the heart of the Christian Mysteries as we dive into the mimetic theory of René Girard. Registration for Dr. Downey's upcoming course on Girard opens soon.  Become a Fellow today at  MagnusInstitute.org .

Grab your copy of the Divine Comedy and listen into a full class in the Magnus Fellowship taught by Dr. Anthony Esolen. Visit  MagnusInstitute.org  today to become a Fellow and register for our next round of courses soon to be announced. Support AMI’s work with a tax-deductible donation at  https://magnusinstitute.org/give/

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) holds the Catholic Church's title of Doctor Communis (Common Doctor) meaning that after Christ and the Apostles who were blessed by Christ, Thomas is her greatest teacher. What does the Common Doctor’s work have to do with that of Dante? More than you might think. Join us for AMI President Steven Cortright’s first class in the Magnus Fellowship. Our next round of courses...

Season 2 of Magnus Podcast kicks off with a visit from renowned scholar, translator, author, and AMI Senior Fellow, Dr. Anthony Esolen. Listen in on his inaugural lecture for the Albertus Magnus Institute’s Fellowship as we dive deep into the life, times, and work of Dante Alighieri and read the first ten cantos of Dante’s Inferno. Visit  MagnusInstitute.org  today to become a Fellow and register...

In a day when science is heralded as an authority among all things, we pause to ask: what is it? This deep dive into natural science through Aristotle's physics is from Senior Fellow, David Arias who teaches Philosophy of Nature in the Magnus Fellowship. What is nature and what makes a thing natural? Nature vs. art. Science as knowledge through causes. What's a cause? Understanding the four causes...

Does modern physics fail to develop beyond the pre-Socratics in its use of philosophical monism and pluralism? Sit in on Magnus Fellowship course Philosophy of Nature with Dr. David Arias who addresses the problem of becoming and the questions of universal matter, primary substance, mobile being, and substantial becoming. Enroll in the Magnus Fellowship today at  MagnusInstitute.org Support our wo...

Senior Fellow David Arias is a professor of philosophy at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, NE, father of 13, and (if we may say so) a pedagogical wonder. Drop in on his second Philosophy of Nature class where , David Arias introduces our Magnus Fellows to the fundamentals of Aristotle's epistemology. Matter, form, privation. Accidents and Substance. Aristotle on the pre-socratics. Aristot...