The Authority with Joseph Pearce
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
33. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce explores the life and impact of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the first Russian author featured in the series. Solzhenitsyn, a dissident durin...
32. C.S. Lewis
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce delves into the life and literary contributions of C.S. Lewis. The discussion encompasses Lewis's role in the Catholic cultural revival,...
31. J.R.R. Tolkien
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce delves into the life and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien, the renowned author of The Lord of the Rings. Understand Tolkien's deep Catholic ...
30. Evelyn Waugh
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Delve into the life of 20th century novelist Evelyn Waugh, his loss and rediscovery of faith, and the profound influence of Catholicism on his greates...
29. Graham Greene
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Delve into the complex life of Graham Greene, a renowned Catholic novelist of the 20th century. Despite Greene's struggles with his faith and a life m...
28. Maurice Baring
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce introduces the relatively lesser-known writer Maurice Baring, emphasizing Baring's significant contribution to Catholic literature betwe...
27. T.S. Eliot
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce introduces listeners to the life and literary contributions of T.S. Eliot, a prominent 20th-century poet. Pearce discusses Eliot's upbri...
26. Siegfried Sassoon
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on Siegfried Sassoon, a 20th-century poet and a convert to Catholicism, born into wealth and known for his anti-war sentiments du...
25. Robert Hugh Benson
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Authority, join Joseph Pearce on a captivating journey through Robert Hugh Benson's conversion to Catholicism in 1903—a signi...
24. G.K. Chesterton
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the multifaceted genius of G.K. Chesterton, a prolific figure in literature and Catholic apologetics. From his early days as an art student to...
23. Hilaire Belloc
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 23 of The Authority, Joseph Pearce explores one of his personal favorite authors, Hilaire Belloc. Belloc played a significant role in Pearc...
22. Oscar Wilde
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 22 of The Authority, Joseph Pearce delves into the life and works of Oscar Wilde, one of the most controversial characters in English liter...
21. Gerard Manley Hopkins
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce says Gerard Manley Hopkins is one of the greatest poets of all time. In episode 21 of The Authority, find out why Hopkins is so importan...
20. Charles Dickens
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Dickens is one of the most famous authors the world has ever known. Joseph Pearce says the secret of Dickens' massive success lies in his love...
19. St. John Henry Newman
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about St. John Henry Newman's conversion to Catholicism and why he was considered one of the greatest writers, preachers, and scholars of his ti...
18. The Brontë Sisters
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 18 of The Authority, Joseph Pearce takes a closer look at all three of the Brontë sisters. Find out how Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Brontë...
17. Jane Austen
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce investigates the great novelist Jane Austen and credits her storytelling genius to a deep understanding of the human condition based in ...
16. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce explores Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous epic poem Rime of the Ancient Mariner as the prime example of Coleridge's huge impact on the C...
15. William Wordsworth
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how William Wordsworth helped start the Catholic literary revival, addressed freedom in his works, and wrote one of the most beautiful poems eve...
14. William Blake
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how William Blake helped start the Romanticism movement, learn why his conflicted nature contributed to his literary brilliance, and dive dee...
13. John Dryden
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce explains why John Dryden is one of the greatest poets in the history of English literature, why you might not have heard of him, and why...
12. John Milton
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 12 of The Authority investigates John Milton. Learn why Joseph Pearce considers Milton very Anti-Catholic, find out why C.S. Lewis defended Mi...
11. Richard Crashaw
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the life and works of metaphysical poet Richard Crashaw. Joseph Pearce explains the odd connection between Crashaw and William Shakespeare, th...
10. William Shakespeare
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce explores the life and times of arguably the greatest writer of all time, William Shakespeare. Learn the biographical and historical evid...
9. Saint Robert Southwell
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce explores St. Robert Southwell's works and the dangerous times he lived in, his connection to William Shakespeare, and why he's called on...
8. Geoffrey Chaucer
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Find out why 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer has been called the father of English literature, explore his masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, and h...
7. The Sir Gawain Poet
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Joseph Pearce on an adventure into King Arthur's Court as he explores the authority of the unnamed poet of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Begin...
6. Dante
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Find out why Joseph Pearce considers Dante the greatest poet of all time, the three ways The Divine Comedy teaches us who we are, and the scandalous m...
5. The Beowulf Poet
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce explores the mystery of the Beowulf poet, why the author was likely a Benedictine monk, the heresy the poem was refuting at the time and...
4. The Authorship & Authority of The Bible
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce investigates the authorship and authority of the Bible. Find out why Pearce calls the Bible a great literary text, how the Bible uses fi...
3. Virgil
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce explores the ancient Roman poet Virgil. Learn more about his most famous work, the Aeneid, that includes one of literature's greatest lo...
2. Sophocles
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Pearce examines the Greek playwright Sophocles and his iconic story of Oedipus. Even though Sophocles lived hundreds of years before Christ, le...
1. Homer
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To what degree was the Trojan War history or legend? And how does our living record of this era foreshadow the burgeoning "golden age" of Greek philos...
Introducing The Authority with Joseph Pearce
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Authority with Joseph Pearce is a podcast from TAN that introduces you to the men and women behind history's greatest works of literature. Come al...