The Roots of Knowing: A Dive into Nobel Laureate Jon Fosse's Novellas
The Catholic intellectual tradition affirms the importance of clearly naming the things of God, while also acknowledging that the totality of the truth about God lives beyond all human capacity for language. How can art, which necessarily mediates truth through the senses, speak about what lies so far beyond the edges of human sensory experience? How might we find ourselves dwelling in the peace that passes all understanding—and how will we know when we are only lost in the dark forest? Through two novellas—Aliss at the Fire and A Shining—both by recent Nobel laureate and Norwegian Catholic convert Jon Fosse, our Global Catholic Literature seminar this spring will explore the roots of human knowing, naming, and dwelling between two worlds. It will take us into spaces of light and dark, presence and absence, the kataphatic and the apophatic. It will deepen an appreciation for both the numinous otherness of the unknown and for the breadth, height, and depth of the knowable truth.
We will meet four Monday evenings in March 7:00-8:30pm ET on Zoom.
March 4
March 11
March 18
March 25
Sessions will be facilitated by Katy Carl, Editor-in-chief of Dappled Things, Randy Boyagoda, author of Dante's Indiana, and Jonathan Geltner, novelist and and essayist.
Registration Fees & Deadlines:
Early Bird Registration ends Monday, February 5 at 11:59pm: $65
Regular Registration ends Friday, February 23: $75
Collegium Institute will provide copies of the book to all participants in the United States. International participants are welcome to join, but please note that we can't guarantee that we will be able to send you a copy of the text if you live outside of the US.
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