Grief: Priori Incantatem (Book 4, Chapter 34)
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman
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🗓️ 21 June 2018
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of "grief" in chapter thirty-four of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." This week, Vanessa and Casper are joined by Professor Matt Potts, a beloved mentor from Harvard Divinity School. In the episode, we discuss Cedric's last request, Wormtail's hand, and whether we believe in the idea of 'sin.' Our question this week: is grief an emotion or something more permanent and essential?
Next week we're reading chapter thirty-five, Veritaserum, through the theme of "betrayal." Thanks this week to Jessica Hyde for our voicemail.
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| 1:52.2 | I'm Kasper Tekhail and I'm Vanessa Zoltan and this is Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. |
| 1:59.0 | We are joined today by a dear friend of the podcast associate professor at Harvard |
| 2:03.2 | Divinity School, Matt Potts, also a Piscopal priest at St. Barnabas Church and Falmouth, |
| 2:08.9 | Massachusetts, Dad of Three, Husband, Dog owner, Hi Matt! Hi! Thank you for being here. |
| 2:15.6 | It's my pleasure. You are going to tell us a story through our theme of grief. Yes. |
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