179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!

The Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today?

SHOW NOTES:

“PENITENZA, PENITENZA…!” http://www.elfinspell.com/ChurchHistory/Petry-NoUncertainSound/GirolamoSavonarola-59.html

Girolamo Savonarola (bio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola

Attack on Christianity - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/kierkegaardsatta00kier

Judge for Yourself and for Self-Examination - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/forselfexaminati0000kier

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