Bible-plus-classics reading group, Session 2.3 - Wilde: A cry from the depths, a fire from the sky

​Welcome!

​In this discussion group, we pair Bible passages with classic literature, essays, and philosophy. No beliefs required! If you’re new to the group, you’re welcome to start right here.

​This will be our third session of Season Two, and it's the one where we'll really begin digging into the main theme of the season: suffering. We will read the beautiful essay "De Profundis", penned in prison by Oscar Wilde.

​Our sessions will run for about 2 hours, with a break in the middle. These events are free of tuition, but you must own a physical Bible, and you will be required to purchase or borrow some more books as we go along.

​Exact readings for this session

​Forthcoming. Please check back here closer to the time.

​Something like: "De Profundis" by Wilde (which you can find online), Genesis Ch. 12-19, and a handful of other relevant Bible passages.

​More about "Season Two: Trials and Suffering"

​In this second season, we’ll cover a variety of stories about trials and suffering. On the Bible side, there will be heavy doses of Genesis and Job, along with many other Old and New Testament episodes. From the wider canon, we’ll get perspectives from the likes of Borges, Oscar Wilde, Kierkegaard, Kafka, Simone Weil, Dostoevsky, Boethius, Nietzsche, Flannery O’Connor, and more. As a capstone, we will conclude with multiple sessions on Melville’s Moby-Dick.

​This theme will last us through the Spring/Summer 2027, with sessions roughly every other Wednesday.

​Unlike in Season One, which served mainly as an introduction to the Bible itself, Season Two will lean more heavily on the “classics” half of our quest. The reading load will be heavier and more modern.