Emma Weinheimer and Dr. Joshua Hochschild speak with Prof. Stephen McGinley, who teaches philosophy at Mount St. Mary&apos;s University and farms his land in Emmitsburg. See https://goodsoilfarmllc.com/. Good Soil Farm practices regenerative agriculture in line with Catholic social thought. Prof. McGinley discusses Beowulf, an epic of the 7th century, and Song of Roland from the 11th. Along the way connections are made with Aldos Huxley&apos;s Brave New World and G.K. Chesterton&apos;s The Ball and the Cross. What pulls it all together? Celebration.

Passion for Learning, Great Eight, S.2. E1. Arthurian Legends

Welcome to A Passion for Learning, sponsored by the Provost’s Office of Mount St. Mary’s University. A Passion for Learning draws on the ideas and interests of Mount St. Mary’s faculty, students, and alumni who are “inspired by a passion for learning.” We believe that the cultivation of our intellectual life will make us better people, looking for greater understanding and becoming more compassionate, to the end that we can “lead lives of significance in service to God and others.”