Pints With Aquinas

Russian Orthodoxy, Fairy Tales, and Good Story Telling (Dcn. Nicholas Kotar) | Ep. 398

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Apr 7, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Importance of Russian Culture
01:49 • 2min
3
The Power of Literature in the Culture Wars
03:51 • 2min
4
The Importance of Dialup
05:22 • 2min
5
The Importance of Reading C.S. Lewis
07:32 • 3min
6
Dostoevsky's Life Is Not Lifestyle
10:11 • 2min
7
The Anti-Roscolnikov Prince
12:20 • 5min
8
The Fear of Russians
17:38 • 2min
9
The Three Levels of a Hut
19:35 • 2min
10
The Importance of Conversion to Christianity
21:46 • 2min
11
Growing Up With a Father Who's a Priest
23:24 • 4min
12
The Hidden Gems of Russian Literature
27:10 • 3min
13
The Orthodox Church in America
30:28 • 2min
14
The Tension of Russian Culture
32:02 • 2min
15
The Importance of Mysticism in Russian Culture
34:26 • 3min
16
The War in Ukraine
37:31 • 6min
17
The Myth of Progress
43:13 • 3min
18
The Myth of the Tower of Babel
46:36 • 2min
19
The Russian Church in the 20th Century
49:04 • 4min
20
The Solution to the Binary View Between Good Guys and Bad Guys
52:42 • 3min
21
What Is a Russian Fairy Tale?
55:35 • 4min
22
The Hero's Journey Paradigm
59:48 • 6min
23
The Importance of Humility in the Story of the Desert Fathers
01:05:28 • 4min
24
The Legend of Saint Peter and Phil Roni
01:09:28 • 2min
25
The Legends of Saints
01:11:46 • 3min
26
The Story of the Saints
01:15:00 • 4min
27
The Age of Concentration
01:19:21 • 4min
28
The Historical Consciousness of the Saints
01:23:43 • 5min
29
The Distinction Between Legends and Lives
01:28:25 • 2min
30
The Importance of Clarity in Storytelling
01:30:22 • 2min
31
The Danger of Saint Stories and Fairytales
01:32:04 • 2min
32
The Importance of Not Using Twitter
01:33:55 • 4min
33
How to Tell a Fairy Tale to Your Children
01:37:43 • 2min
34
Sonic Says: A Guide to Understanding Violence
01:39:31 • 2min
35
The Grim Version of Cinderella
01:41:03 • 2min
36
The Importance of Reading the Lord of the Rings
01:43:11 • 2min
37
How to Read a Russian Fairytale
01:44:47 • 5min
38
The Grims and the Calvinist Tradition
01:49:29 • 2min
39
Russian Fairy Tales
01:51:28 • 2min
40
How to Retrain Your Brain to Read
01:53:08 • 3min
41
How to Read a Short Story
01:55:48 • 2min
42
The Importance of Reading Literature Historicalally
01:57:32 • 2min
43
The Art of Biblical Narrative
01:59:27 • 3min
44
How to Get Your Foot in the Door of Getting Published
02:02:55 • 2min
45
The Golden Evergreen: A Ripoff of Narnia
02:04:29 • 2min
46
How to Get the Foot in the Door Publishing Versus Self-Publishing
02:06:04 • 5min
47
The Importance of Independent Publishing
02:11:17 • 2min
48
George Martin's Game of Thrones
02:13:22 • 3min
49
The Dangers of Interpreting Stories Incorrectly
02:16:13 • 3min
50
The Importance of Respect in Writing
02:19:06 • 2min
51
The Importance of Moral Imagination
02:21:23 • 3min
52
How Russian Fairy Tales Influence My Writing
02:24:06 • 2min
53
The Best Disney-Fed Fairy Tales
02:25:57 • 2min
54
The Ethics of Elfland
02:27:53 • 3min
55
The New Puss in Boots
02:31:10 • 2min
56
The Importance of Empathy
02:32:42 • 2min
57
The Poetics of Postmodernism
02:34:15 • 2min
58
How to Create Authentic Culture in a Secular World
02:35:57 • 2min
59
How to Reclaim a Tradition That Wasn't Given to You
02:37:52 • 5min
60
The Trans Spiral: How Tradition Can Change
02:43:07 • 2min
61
The Fine Line Between Inflexibility and Innovation
02:45:11 • 2min