Episodes
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
(Re-post) WRL02 - Dymer
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT; From my series about why you should read Lewis; this one about his poem Dymer.
This podcast focuses on one of the lesser known works by C.S. Lewis; a long narrative poem entitled Dymer. This show is part of an occasional series indirectly begun in 2016 and officially kicked-off this year, 2017. The series is called "Why Read Lewis," and the aim is to encourage you to read or re-read works written by Lewis. Today's program features just three individuals reflecting and/or summarizing Dymer. They are Dr. Jerry Root, Dr. Crystal Hurd and Dr. Don King.
Dymer was first published in 1926, prior to Lewis becoming a Christian and was later reprinted in 1950.
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Purchase Dymer found in Narrative Poems
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Purchase Dymer found in The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis
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Visit Dr. Crystal Hurd's Website
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Listen to The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis Interview (includes links to other shows)
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Hear other podcasts with Dr. Crystal Hurd
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Hear other podcast with Dr. Jerry Root
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Saturday Feb 24, 2018
(Re-Post) The Inklings and King Arthur (Sørina Higgins)
Saturday Feb 24, 2018
Saturday Feb 24, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: My recent interview with Sorina Higgins about the book she editted, The Inklilngs and King Arthur
If you have read a variety of writings from Lewis, Tolkien and their friends Charles Williams and Owen Barfield, then you know they had more than a passing interest in King Arthur. In the following podcast learn about a new book, edited by Sørina Higgins that explores the latest viewpoints on their Arthurian literature. This massive book (500+ pages) took over four years to complete and includes contributions from Brenton Dickieson, Malcolm Guite, Holly Ordway and Alyssa House-Thomas. The list of endorsers include Michael Ward, Don W. King and Colin Duriez.
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Purchase The Inklings and King Arthur
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Watch a YouTube video of Signum Symposium - The Inklings & King Arthur Roundtable
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Visit The Oldest Inkling website
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Visit Sørina Higgins's Website
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Listen to Keynote Highlights Taylor Colloquium 2016 (includes Sørina Higgins)
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Friday Feb 23, 2018
C.S. Lewis Institute Summer Conference 2018
Friday Feb 23, 2018
Friday Feb 23, 2018
The following is a conversation with Dr. Joel Woodruff of C.S. Lewis Institute. He is the president of that organization. The focus of the show is on their upcoming conference that will be held at the Wade Center at Wheaton College June 17-20. The theme is on "Communicating The Gospel C.S. Lewis Style." The plenary speaker is Dr. Jerry Root. Other speakers include Dr. Wayne Martindale and Marjorie Lamp Mead. Dr. Root and Dr. Martindale have previously been on All About Jack.
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- Visit CSLI Summer Conference Event Page
- Visit C.S. Lewis Institute Main Page
- Hear Past Interviews with Dr. Jerry Root
- Hear Previous Interviews with Dr. Wayne Martindale
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
(Re-Post) Deeper Magic (Dr. Donald T. Williams)
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: My Interview with Donald T. Williams that explores the theology of C.S. Lewis.
While C.S. Lewis is known for being outspoken about his Christian faith, it's difficult to find specifics about what he believed in some aspects of Theology. This is not unusual because he wasn't a Theologian, even though he did manage to help many understand various theological issues. Fortunately, a new book by Dr. Donald T. Williams, entitled Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind the Writings of C.S. Lewis tackles the topic. This podcast interview provides an overview of his book that not only summarizes Lewis' views but also gives an analysis of them. Dr. Williams has previously been on All About Jack with a couple of podcasts featuring two different talks that related to the subject.
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Sunday Feb 18, 2018
(Re-Post) Apologetics and the Christian Imagination (Dr. Holly Ordway)
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
Sunday Feb 18, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: My show with Dr. Holly Ordway about new new apologetics book.
New for 2017 is a book by Dr. Holly Ordway entitled Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith. This podcast interview gives an overview of Holly’s belief that both reason and imagination should be used for the most effective defense of the Christian faith. She has previously been on All About Jack for a couple of “Essay Chat” podcasts and co-hosted a series dealing with The Narnia Code, and talking about her spiritual autobiography Not God’s Type.
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Purchase Apologetics and the Christian Imagination
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Listen to Interview: Not God's Type
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Listen to Essay Chat with Holly - Sometimes Fairy Stories
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Listen to Essay Chat with Holly - Is Theology Poetry
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Friday Feb 16, 2018
The Inklings and King Arthur (Sørina Higgins)
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Friday Feb 16, 2018
If you have read a variety of writings from Lewis, Tolkien and their friends Charles Williams and Owen Barfield, then you know they had more than a passing interest in King Arthur. In the following podcast learn about a new book, edited by Sørina Higgins that explores the latest viewpoints on their Arthurian literature. This massive book (500+ pages) took over four years to complete and includes contributions from Brenton Dickieson, Malcolm Guite, Holly Ordway and Alyssa House-Thomas. The list of endorsers include Michael Ward, Don W. King and Colin Duriez.
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Purchase The Inklings and King Arthur
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Watch a YouTube video of Signum Symposium - The Inklings & King Arthur Roundtable
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Visit The Oldest Inkling website
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Visit Sørina Higgins's Website
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Listen to Keynote Highlights Taylor Colloquium 2016 (includes Sørina Higgins)
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Monday Feb 12, 2018
(Re-Post) Discussing Mere Christianity (Dr. Devin Brown)
Monday Feb 12, 2018
Monday Feb 12, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: Details about an eight week guide to Mere Christianity
Saying Mere Christianity is a book that has influence millions of people would not only be obvious, but also an understatement! Yet, despite it's nearly universal appeal, there are those who have difficulty "getting into it." This might be because the material is over 70 years old (they were first radio talks in the 1940's) and they were mostly aimed at a British audience. That was part of the motivation behind the creation of Discussing Mere Christianity that is available as an eight-part video and study guide (each can be purchased separately or together). The DVD is hosted by Eric Metaxas and the study guide was written by Dr. Devin Brown. While not an in-depth study, it focuses on key aspects of Lewis's landmark book. Various experts lead the actual sessions that are just under 25 minutes. They are Dr. Alister McGrath, Dr. Jerry Root, Philip Yancey, Dr. Diana Glyer, Dr. Joseph Pearce and Dr. Devin Brown.
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- WATCH 4 Minute Trailer of Discussing Mere Christianity
- See ENTIRE 1st Session (Limited Time Only)
- Purchase Discussing Mere Christianity DVD
- Purchase Discussing Mere Christianity DVD with Study Guide
- Purchase Discussing Mere Christianity Study Guide
- Purchase KINDLE version of Discussing Mere Christianity Study Guide
- Purchase Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (< $10 edition)
Friday Feb 09, 2018
(Re-Post) Irrigating Deserts (Dr. Joel Heck)
Friday Feb 09, 2018
Friday Feb 09, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: A show about Lewis' view on education with an interview with Dr. Joel Heck.
Back in 2012 I first released this podcast, however I've never shared it again since moving my hosting to Podbean in late 2014. So, for most of you this will be an interview you haven't heard before now. The author, Dr. Joel Heck, was featured not long ago for a book that just came out in 2017 (link below). Irrigating Deserts: C.S. Lewis on Education is the main focus of this conversation, but a few other topics are explored. Interestingly, Dr. Heck referred to the (then) forthcoming biography by Dr. Alister McGrath, which was released in 2013 and I did an interview with Dr. McGrath on it (link below).
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Purchase Irrigating Deserts
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Listen to Interview on From Atheism to Christianity
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Visit Joel Heck's Website
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Listen to C.S. Lewis - A Life Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
(Re-Post) Writing Tips from Lewis and Tolkien (King and Poe)
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
Wednesday Feb 07, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: A chat with Drs. Don King and Hal Poe on writing.
What can a person learn about how to improve one's writing from C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? That was the subject Dr. Don King and Dr. Hal Poe addressed in a session I moderated to kick off a Creative Writing Festival held for high school students at Montreat College on March 31, 2017. This was held just prior to the start of and apart from the Inklings Fellowship Weekend Retreat. At the last minute it ended up being recorded and the results were better than expected, so I thought I'd share the enjoyable time I had with Don and Hal chatting about Lewis and Tolkien in relation to writing. Note that below is are links to an online list of Lewis' works as well as a handout that Dr. King makes reference to that you might find useful.
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Monday Feb 05, 2018
(Re-Post) WRL01 - The Last Battle
Monday Feb 05, 2018
Monday Feb 05, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: The first official show in the occassional series Why Read C.S. Lewis. This one is on THE LAST BATTLE.
This podcast focuses on The Last Battle and is part of a new series that I "accidentally" began in 2016. It was then that I gathered together a handful of individuals giving a testimony on a particular work by C.S. Lewis. It started with the fact that The Screwtape Letters first came out in weekly installments in 1941 and I wanted to honor this landmark and encourage people to read or re-read that book. Later I realized that it would be fruitful to spotlight EACH of Lewis' works that way. So, I began to record a variety of individuals on a few books that had similar landmark anniversaries last year. This project was delayed and then I realized there was no need to select works based on a particular anniversary of publication.
It may seem odd to begin a spotlight on one of the Narnia books by presenting testimonies on The Last Battle. This title was selected initially because last year was the 60th anniversary of its release. So, I already had enough people recorded to release the show and thought why not go ahead and share it! On the show today (in order of appearance) is: Christin Ditchfield Lazo, Dennis Beets, Gina Dalfonzo, Dr. Holly Ordway and Dr. Michael Ward.
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Purchase The Last Battle
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Visit Dr. Michael Ward's Website
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Visit Christin Ditchfield's Website
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Visit Memphis C.S. Lewis Society (Dennis Beets)
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Purchase Gina Dalfonzo's Book - One by One
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Visit Dr. Holly Ordway's Website
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Visit Purchase Apologetics and the Christian Imagination
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Saturday Feb 03, 2018
(Re-Post) From Atheism to Christianity (Dr. Joel Heck)
Saturday Feb 03, 2018
Saturday Feb 03, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: A chat with Dr. Joel Jeck about his book From Atheism to Christianity.
C. S. Lewis is most known today as a famous Christian who wrote books like The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity. You may even know that before his conversion he struggled with NOT wanting to become a Christian. But how much do you know about that struggle. In this podcast interview, Dr. Joel D. Heck shares about his new title that is an insightful and easy to follow recount of Lewis' return to the his earlier faith. The book is called From Atheism to Christianity: The Story of C. S. Lewis. It draws upon extensive research Heck has done and made available on his website.
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Purchase From Atheism to Christianity
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Visit Joel Heck's Website
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
(Re-Post) 2017 Podcast Review
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
IN THIS REPEAT: My review of podcasts from 2017.
In 2017 I introduced several new series - one short-term, another that is occasional and the final one that was actually a mini-series of short podcasts. Overall, I posted over thirty shows that has not been shared where I have my audio files hosted. Below you'll find a list of the programs that were presented in 2017. When you listen to this podcast you will hear a small sample of them. So, in a better late than never category, here's my look back at 2017!
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1/23 - America Discover C.S. Lewis by Alan Snyder
2/2 - 2017 Inklings Weekend
2/8 - CSL and the Art of Writing (Corey Latta)
2/21 - Preparing for Easter (Zack Kindard)
3/10 - Lewis on Prayer (a Video series) - David Beckmann
4/5 - From Atheism to Christianity - Joel Heck
5/18 - Writing Tips from Lewis and Tolkien (Don King and Hal Poe)
6/27 - Apologetics and the Christian Imagination - Holly Ordway
7/5 - Deeper Magic - Don Williams
10/16 - Myth of Love Series (Promotion) Andrew Lazo
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6/1 - Irrigating Deserts - Joel Heck
6/20 - Mere Christians - Andrew Lazo
8/22 - 2015 C.S. Lewis Retreat (Camp Allen) - Steve Elmore
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Listen to Show #6 on C.S. Lewis Misquotes and Misconceptions
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Listen to Show #5 on C.S. Lewis Misquotes and Misconceptions
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Listen to Show #4 on C.S. Lewis Misquotes and Misconceptions
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Listen to Show #3 on C.S. Lewis Misquotes and Misconceptions
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Listen to Show #2 on C.S. Lewis Misquotes and Misconceptions
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Listen to Show #1 on C.S. Lewis Misquotes and Misconceptions
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Why Read C.S. Lewis 00 - Introduction
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Why Read C.S. Lewis 01 - The Last Battle
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Why Read C.S. Lewis 02 - Dymer
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Why Read C.S. Lewis 03 - The Great Divorce
- Listen to Episode 8 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Gluttony of Delicacy
- Listen to Episode 7 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Secret Weapon #2
- Listen to Episode 6 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Secret Weapon #1
- Listen to Episode 5 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Twisting Democracy
- Listen to Episode 4 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Twisting Words
- Listen to Episode 3 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Humility
- Listen to Episode 2 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Laughter
- Listen to Episode 1 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Overview
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