Podcast: Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

It’s the English class you didn’t know you missed and the meaningful conversations you didn’t know you craved. Join Vanessa Zoltan and Casper ter Kuile as they bring thought, reflection and laughter to Harry Potter; not just as novels, but as instructive and inspirational texts that will teach us about our own lives. Relive the magic chapter by chapter as they explore themes such as commitment, revenge and forgiveness. This podcast creates time in your week to think about life’s big questions. Because reading fiction doesn’t just help us escape the world, it helps us live in it.

Blessing Fleur

Ariana and Vanessa sit down for the first episode of Women of Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

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Owl Post and Other Journeys with Professor Stephanie Paulsell

Vanessa sits down with Professor Stephanie Paulsell to discuss the theology of pilgrimages and answer some owl post.

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Peace: Hagrid’s Tale (Book 5, Chapter 20)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Peace in chapter twenty of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Distraction: The Lion and the Serpent (Book 5, Chapter 19)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Distraction in chapter nineteen of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Failure: Dumbledore’s Army (Book 5, Chapter 18) — Live from Cambridge, MA

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of “failure” in chapter 18 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Supremacy: Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four (Book 5, Chapter 17)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Supremacy in chapter seventeen of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Respite: In the Hog’s Head (Book 5, Chapter 16)

Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Respite in chapter sixteen of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

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Healing: The Hogwarts High Inquisitor (Book 5, Chapter 15)

Boundaries: Percy and Padfoot (Book 5, Chapter 14)

Obsession: Detention with Dolores (Book 5, Chapter 13)

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