Russian Orthodoxy, Fairy Tales, and Good Story Telling (Dcn. Nicholas Kotar) | Ep. 398

Fantasy and Sci-Fi Writer Nicholas Kotar joins the show. Follow us on Alt Tech: https://mattfradd.locals.com https://rumble.com/c/pintswithaquinas Show Sponsors: Hallow: https://hallow.com/mattfradd Covenant Eyes: https://coveyes.com/fradd1 Everything Catholic: https://everythingcatholic.com/pints Dcn. Nicholas Books: https://nicholaskotar.com/books-by-nicholas-kotar/ https://www.amazon.com/Certain-Kingdom-Fairy-Tales-Russia/dp/1951536185 Podcast: https://nicholaskotar.com/2020/09/17/introducing-in-a-certain-kingdom/ 0:00 40 hour fast 1:40 Intro 3:00 Russian Culture 5:00 Christian Literature 8:27 Transhumanism 10:00 Dostoevsky 13:40 Living in Russia vs U.S.A 21:30 Kotar & Christianity 24:26 Growing up with a Priest as a Dad 28:05 College life 31:51 Appreciating Russian Literature 37:00 Politics & God 53:23 Russian Fairy Tales 1:06:40 Saints & Fairy Tales 1:23:32 Documenting the Lives of Saints 1:29:04 Unhealthy Reflections from Reading Lives of Saints 1:33:20 Saints & Fairy Tales 1:37:30 Children's Intuition & Fairy Tales 1:45:16 Break 1:49:15 Christian Influence on Fairy Tales 1:53:57 Local's Questions 1:54:20 Reading Training 2:20:10 When are Children Ready for Intense Fairy Tales 2:25:00 How Russian Fairy Tales Influence Kotar's Writing 2:26:00 Woke Fairy Tales 2:29:00 Protecting Children From Witchcraft 2:34:04 Modernity & God 2:46:00 Closing