{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Classical Education","title":"Tending The Heart of Virtue: Introducing The Second Edition with Vigen Guroian","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3665,"description":"About the AuthorUntil his retirement in 2015, Vigen Guroian was Professor of Religious Studies in Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia. He is now a Permanent Senior Fellow of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, Senior Fellow at the Center on Law and Religion at Emory University, Distinguished Fellow of the John Jay Institute, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum. He also is on the faculty of Memoria College online and is the author of ten books including The Orthodox Reality: Culture, Theology, and Ethics in the Modern World.  Dr. Guroian is also a frequent speaker at classical education conferences. Show NotesAdrienne and Vigen discuss the new chapters added to the second edition of Tending the Heart of Virtue which include: The Triumph of Beauty in The Nightingale and \"The Ugly Duckling\"The Goodness of Goodness: The Grimms' \"Cinderella\" and John Ruskin's The King of The Golden RiverObedience and The Path to Perfection in George MacDonald's The Wise Woman: A Double StoryAn expanded biographical essayIdeas that were discussed include: Discussions for parents and teachers, about the impact from the book Tending the Hearts of Virtue.    The depth and meanings of fairy tales such as beauty and transformation, judgment, obedience, and truth. Ways to read, listen, and allow the stories to unfold imagination and real life lessons. Books and Resources Mentioned Books by Vigen GuroianTending the Heart of Virtue: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child's Moral Imagination (the second edition) Inheriting Paradise: Meditation on Gardening Rallying the Really Human Things: Moral Imagination In Politics, Literature, and Everyday LifeOther Stories\"The Ugly Duckling\" by Hans Christian Andersen\"The Nightingale\" by Hans Christian Andersen\"Cinderella\" by The Brothers Grimm\"The Juniper Tree\" by The Brothers GrimmThe King of the Golden River by John RuskinThe Wise Woman: A Double Story by George MacDonald \"The Fantastic Imagination\" by George MacDonaldThe...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DsrYl-awCukXSFKDckygguVHzLRcY9iAoBPsvd9v3jg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4OTg0LzE2NDcw/MzA0MjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}