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3 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-06-17, day precision Aliases: church-defenses

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Church defense

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "where gentle sapphire rises to open those new leaves in which europe appears reclosed not far from where behind the waves that beat upon..."

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Topic Scope And Freshness

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "where gentle sapphire rises to open those new leaves in which europe appears reclosed not far from where behind the waves that beat upon..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Dante Against Obedience (2026-06-17, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Dante Against Obedience.

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Timestamped Evidence

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · Dante Livestream #3 (Wednesday, June 17 10AM)

Transcript

"where gentle sapphire rises to open those new leaves in which europe appears reclosed not far from where behind the waves that beat upon..."

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · Dante Livestream #3 (Wednesday, June 17 10AM)

Transcript

"verse 64 the lady who had given the ascent from for him saw in a dream astonishing fruit that would spring from him and..."

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · Dante Livestream #3 (Wednesday, June 17 10AM)

Transcript

"the seat that once was kinder to the righteous poor and now has gone astray not in itself but in its occupant he did..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · claims, semantic-ref

Reading

The seminar begins with line-by-line questions and expands into a larger claim: Dante matters because poetry trains imagination, vows turn hope into action, and faith, hope, and love stop meaning obedience and start meaning...

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