Great Books II   Spring 2007
  Reading Questions  
 

April 12

 

Dante - Paradiso

Keep reading one Canto aloud each day.

 

 

Luther

Pagan Servitude of the Church

  1. How can Truth be a mirror?

  2. Why is Adam in Paradise?

  3. What are the milestones in the evolution of Dante's vision in Paradise?

  4. What kinds of inversions are present in the Paradiso? What do they accomplish?

 

  1. What constitutes a "sacrament"?

  2. How can a sacrament become a "work"?

  3. How can one's calling be a kind of sacrament?

  4. Why are sacraments important?