A scholarly & personal discussion with Historian, Archaeologist & Adventurer Meredith Cutrer about her Oxford doctoral work which specializes in:
0:00 - Introduction - the 6th century Irish Monastic revolution
1:40 - Academic & Personal Introduction to Guest, Meredith Cutrer
3:30 - Brief Overview of Chapters 6 & 7 of 'Saving Europe'
7:50 - Q.1 - Tell us about Irish Monastic Cities & Life under their rule? (Also; aspects, appeal of the Christian ascetic tradition, Religious extremism & military motifs in early medieval Christianity.)
16:30 - Q.2 What are the origins of Christian asceticism? Ref: The Greek (Byzantine) & Egyptian influence of Irish Christianity. Archeological evidence/Church Councils/Honorat & Cassian of Lérins Abbey/Theodore of Canterbury/Anglo-Saxon travel/heroic & honor-based society/evidence for Egyptians in Ireland.
30:20 - Why did Egyptian monks brag about being illiterate? (Athanasius, Anthony & the Desert Fathers)
33.50 - Explain common misconceptions about the 'Celtic' church? Protestant historiography/perceptions & rhetoric of unity across east & western empire
39:50 - What is penance & its early Christian history? How innovations in the Irish Penitential saved Western Christendom from problematic continental practices (interesting point at 53:00) 48:20 - Irish 'Anamchara' - Soul friend/confessor/mentor
49:10 - How the British Church resourced the Irish church & influenced it penitential practices. Also, Finian's penitential & his mysterious identity.
52:55 - Latin penitential excesses corrected by & Greek & Irish moderation.
55:20 - Biblical, Continental & Irish aspects to 'Peregrinatio' (Holy Exile) - This is a historical/theological & personal exploration of how to live out the Christian calling to be strangers & pilgrims in the world...to be in it but not 'of' it.
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