Dante’s Divine Comedy
Why does Dante’s Divine Comedy still speak powerfully today — even in a digital age that often flattens the human experience? In this rich conversation, Dr. Jason Baxter (Director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College and author of Why Literature Still Matters and A Beginner’s Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy) joins Dr. Travis Coblentz of Tactical Faith to explore the enduring wisdom of Dante’s masterpiece.
Registration for our event in July 2026 – Together they discuss:
- How great literature integrates the senses, affections, and intellect — shaping not just what we think, but who we become
- Why Dante’s moral vision in the Inferno remains profoundly insightful, even when his medieval cosmology feels distant
- The hopeful, transformative journey of the Purgatorio as a picture of real growth in love
- The role of Beatrice and how human love can point us toward divine love
- Why literature helps us recover attention and resist the abstracting pressures of modern culture
This dialogue is a wonderful preview of Dr. Baxter’s upcoming keynote at Tactical Faith’s Worldview Academy 2026, themed “Finding Our Way with Dante.”