Deacon Harrison Garlick welcomes Dr. Karl Schudt to Ascend to discuss Book 3 of the Iliad – Helen Reviews the Champions In this episode Dcn. Garlick and Dr. Karl Schudt will discuss: What happens in the third book of the Iliad? What is the story of Helen and Paris? What are Trojan politics concerning Helen…

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan take a slow read of Book 2 of The Iliad. Adam is not sure about this book, but by the end of the discussion, Deacon Garlick has talked Adam off the ledge. Book Two The Great Gathering of Armies The rage of kings is strong—they’re nursed by the gods,…

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan jump into The Iliad Book 1. Commentary on the text Book One The Rage of Achilles[1] Rage—Goddess, sing of Peleus’ son Achilles.  Iliad (1.1)  6.        What happens in the first half of book one? The rage of Achilles is both the theme of book one and of the Iliad as…

Deacon Harrison Garlick and Adam Minihan answer the question, “Who is Homer?” We announce a year with Homer! Who is Homer? Was he a real person? Did he write the Iliad and the Odyssey? 1.        Who was Homer? The city of Troy is said to have fallen in 1184 B.C.[1] Such a date would place it…

Dr. Richard Meloche, Dr. Aaron Henderson, Dcn. Harrison Garlick, and Adam Minihan ask the question, “Why read the Great Books and how do you read them well?” In this episode, they discuss: What are the Great Books? Why should we read the Great Books? How reading the Great Books helps form the person. How reading…