Prof. George Corbett

Prof. George Corbett examines how Dante’s vision of Christian wisdom, politics, and philosophy stands in deep harmony with Aquinas and Pope Leo XIII’s Leonine Thomistic revival, against Etienne Gilson’s charge that Dante shattered both Thomism and Christendom.

Prof. George Corbett presents Dante’s Divine Comedy as a transformative “journey of desire” in which the passionate intellect—shaped by Virgil (reason) and Beatrice (grace)—leads the sinner from the dark wood of sin and ignorance through Hell and Purgatory to the ordered love and beatific hope of Paradise.

Prof. George Corbett explores the philosophical and theological foundations of beauty through Mozart’s music, highlighting the "pathway of beauty" as a means of encountering the divine and engaging culture.

This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.

This lecture was given on July 10th, 2024, at Stonyhurst College as part of an Intellectual Retreat titled Who is Good but God? An Intellectual Retreat for the UK.