Fortitude and Perseverance: A Theological Perspective

A familiar voice returns after a long absence. Three voices discuss what it means to be brave, the cowardice of Dr. Proudie, the softness of clerics more generally, the brilliance of Monteverdi, and the exquisite comedy of Plato’s Laches.

Bibliography

• Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, IIa-IIae 123-140.
• Plato, Laches.
• Josef Pieper, The Four Cardinal Virtues.
• Anthony Trollope,Barchester Towers 

Music:Claudio Monteverdi, Sanctorum Meritis II, from Selva morale e spirituale (text)

Header Image: Leonardo da Vinci, Dragon Striking down Lion 

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