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Focuses on the life and writings of C.S. Lewis. Mostly via interviews with authors of books about him. Sometimes short talks.
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
IN THIS REPEAT - Dr. Hal Poe shares about his bio on the early life of C.S. Lewis in Becoming C.S. Lewis.
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How well do you know C.S. Lewis? You probably don't know Jack as well as you think, until you know his early life. Or more accurately, nearly all of Lewis' interests and tastes were formed in his first twenty years. That is the new book by Dr. Harry Lee (Hal) Poe, entitled Becoming C.S. Lewis examines these early years and shows how his youth influenced his later life and writings. This podcast interview features Dr. Poe explaining how he came to write this book (the first of three) and why knowing Jack Lewis (his friends called him "Jack") is best understood by exploring his formative years.
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Buy Becoming C.S. Lewis
- Watch the Interview about the THIRD book (has link to second)
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Listen to Other Podcasts with Dr. Hal Poe
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Visit Inklings Fellowship website
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Sunday Aug 18, 2024
Sunday Aug 18, 2024
IN THIS REPEAT: Biography on Warren Lewis (brother of C.S. Lewis) written by Don King.
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Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother: A Life of Warren Hamilton Lewis (released January 2023) by Don King provides a detailed look at C.S. Lewis’s brother. In this podcast interview with William O’Flaherty, Don talks about the first-ever full biography of the man known as “Warnie” to his friends. While the focus is on Warnie, there are insights into C.S. Lewis that nature comes up. As the title notes, Warnie lived an interesting life that included being a soldier, author of historical books and an Inkling! In addition to listening to the podcast version, you can also watch the same interview via YouTube (see below).
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See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (not live-action):
- Purchase a copy of Inkling, Historian, Soldier, and Brother (from Amazon)
- Purchase The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis (from Amazon)
- Article from EssentialCSLewis.com About Janie King Moore (has link to Wade Center Statement)
- Listen to “Writing Tips from Lewis and Tolkien” (King and Poe)
- Listen to Other Podcasts with Don King
Other Useful Links:
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
William O’Flaherty was recently interviewed by the Screwtape Letters Podcast: Confronting Evil in Our Time. Permission was given to share this excerpt from the beginning of their show. So, the following is part of a longer conversation. Follow the link below to listen to the entire interview (and also see links to other useful material related to what was mentioned).
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LINKS:
HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW
Visit Screwtape Letters Podcast Website
Other Useful Links:
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
IN THIS REPEAT: A talk I gave in early April 2016 about a running theme in The Screwtape Letters.
I just gave the following talk on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Inklings Fellowship Weekend Retreat that was held in Montreat, NC at Montreat College. It was also the public debut of my first book C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell: A Companion and Study Guide to The Screwtape Letters. While I do give a summary of the unique aspects of my book, the main focus of the talk is about the devils' secret weapon that is mentioned in nearly all of the letters. My book just list them, but this presentation provides more details and gives a practical application to one's life. Visit my website to contact me about giving this talk or a three or four part presentation on all of the places this weapon is mentioned or alluded to.
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Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
The SECOND of a two-part show exploring what we can learn about disability from C.S. Lewis’s doctor. Dr. Robert Havard wrote the appendix in The Problem of Pain. Joining William O’Flaherty to co-host this interview is Connor Salter. Our guests are Dr. Zachary Schmoll and Levi Anderson.
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Dr. Zachary D. Schmoll (PhD, Faulkner University. Dissertation on Belloc and Chesterton. Managing editor of An Unexpected Journal from 2018-2022. Presented and written on Tolkien on various occasions, author of the book Disability and the Problem of Evil.
Levi Anderson (studying for an MA in Disability Ministry at Western Theological Seminary, writing his thesis on disability teaching throughout church history)
Dr. Sarah O’Dell’s “The (Revised) Clinical Imagination: An Unpublished Appendix to The Problem of Pain” appeared in volume 36 (2019) of VII: Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center. It includes a reproduction of R.E. Havard’s unpublished draft, further illuminating the differences between Lewis’s “Appendix” and Havard’s original.”
Read: Was Humphrey Havard Really the Inkling Who Didn’t Write Anything? by Connor Salter
Other Useful Links:
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
The first of a two-part show exploring what we can learn about disability from C.S. Lewis’s doctor. Dr. Robert Havard wrote the appendix in The Problem of Pain. Joining William O’Flaherty to co-host this interview is Connor Salter. Our guests are Dr. Zachary Schmoll and Levi Anderson.
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Dr. Zachary D. Schmoll (PhD, Faulkner University. Dissertation on Belloc and Chesterton. Managing editor of An Unexpected Journal from 2018-2022. Presented and written on Tolkien on various occasions, author of the book Disability and the Problem of Evil.
Levi Anderson (studying for an MA in Disability Ministry at Western Theological Seminary, writing his thesis on disability teaching throughout church history)
Dr. Sarah O’Dell’s “The (Revised) Clinical Imagination: An Unpublished Appendix to The Problem of Pain” appeared in volume 36 (2019) of VII: Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center. It includes a reproduction of R.E. Havard’s unpublished draft, further illuminating the differences between Lewis’s “Appendix” and Havard’s original.”
Read: Was Humphrey Havard Really the Inkling Who Didn’t Write Anything? by Connor Salter
Other Useful Links:
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Interview with Sørina Higgins about her audio-only work C.S. Lewis: Writer, Scholar, Seeker. It’s part of The Great Courses and available through Audible.
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See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (IS live-action):
Author Website
The Oddestinkling Site
Other Useful Links:
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Interview with Sarah Arthur about her YA Fantasy novel, ONCE A QUEEN that releases January 30th.
A mysterious manor house hides the keys to shocking family secrets—and portals to other worlds—in the richly woven opener to bestselling author Sarah Arthur’s young adult fantasy series.
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See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (IS live-action):
- Purchase from Amazon
- Visit Sarah Arthur’s Website
- Social Media places:
Instagram
X (Twitter)
Facebook
Other Useful Links:
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Learn how you can read the Journal of Inklings Studies for FREE for a limited time (through 1/31/2024).
“The Latest on C.S. Lewis,” tells timely news about Lewis and selected related authors.
If you have news or other related information that you want me to consider sharing, email me here:
info (at) essentialcslewis.com
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Watch it on YouTube:
Last “Latest on Lewis” Article Version Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/12/30/latest-on-lewis-december-2023-update/
Journal of Inklings Studies
https://www.euppublishing.com/loi/ink
All About Jack Podcast:
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/
Essential C.S. Lewis website:
https://essentialcslewis.com/
THE MISQUOTABLE C.S. LEWIS.
https://amzn.to/2IUTJBr
C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
https://amzn.to/2BfStXh
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Here’s information about TWO Lewis-related events in 2024! Inklings Weekend in Montreat and 2. Undiscovered C.S. Lewis at George Fox University.
“The Latest on C.S. Lewis,” tells timely news about Lewis and selected related authors.
If you have news or other related information that you want me to consider sharing, email me here:
info (at) essentialcslewis.com
Watch it on YouTube:
Inklings Weekend in Montreat 2024
https://www.uu.edu/societies/inklings/events/weekend24/
Undiscovered CSL at George Fox University
https://www.georgefox.edu/cs-lewis-initiative/conference.html
Last “Latest on Lewis” Article Version Post
All About Jack Podcast:
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/
Essential C.S. Lewis website:
https://essentialcslewis.com/
THE MISQUOTABLE C.S. LEWIS.
https://amzn.to/2IUTJBr
C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
https://amzn.to/2BfStXh
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Kevin Belmonte’s poetry has been set to music by Phil Keaggy, who had several friends create a wonderful album. Four of the 12 tracks related to C.S. Lewis.
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See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (not live-action):
LISTEN to Pilgrimage here:
https://philkeaggyfriends.bandcamp.com/album/pilgrimage
Other Useful Links:
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Chris Pipkin from The Inklings Variety Hour joins William O’Flaherty to celebrate the upcoming C.S. Lewis Reading Day (it’s November 29th, Lewis’s Birthday). Chris and William talk about some of the books that Chris has either enjoyed the most or ones that hold a special memory for him.
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See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (not live-action):
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
How BAD of a choice is Greta Gerwig for Narnia? Is it even possible she could be a GOOD choice? How difficult is it to even adapt a book into a movie? These and other issues are addressed by Drs. Crystal Downing, Terry Glaspey and Charlie Starr.
Here's a TRANSCRIPT of the audio
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See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (not live-action):
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
November 29, 2023 is the 1st Annual C.S. Lewis Reading Day. Details for LIVE YouTube show on the 29h will be posted soon! “The Latest on C.S. Lewis” tells about recent news related to Lewis.
info (at) essentialcslewis.com
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Watch it on YouTube:
Last “Latest on Lewis” Article Version Post
https://www.pintswithjack.com/reading-day/year-1/
https://youtu.be/jRokHwN3gN8?si=iGIqUs4EoFoU0vFs
Last “Latest on Lewis” Article (more news)
All About Jack Podcast:
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/
Essential C.S. Lewis website:
https://essentialcslewis.com/
THE MISQUOTABLE C.S. LEWIS.
https://amzn.to/2IUTJBr
C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
https://amzn.to/2BfStXh
Saturday Oct 28, 2023