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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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Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
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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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
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Purchase The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Watch it on YouTube:
Last “Latest on Lewis” Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/08/23/latest-on-lewis-august-2023-update/
The New York C.S. Lewis Society (Lewis Manuscripts w/ Charlie Starr)
http://www.nycslsociety.com/meetings
C.S. Lewis Society of Central Indiana (Misquotes w/ William O’Flaherty)
https://www.facebook.com/CSLewisofCentralIndiana
– Classic Book About Lewis –
The A-Z of C.S. Lewis
https://amzn.to/3R4Ug5z
Listen to a podcast interview about The A-Z of C.S. Lewis:
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/e/re-post-the-a-%e2%80%93-z-of-cs-lewis-colin-duriez-1651188267/
– YouTube Shorts on Lewis Misquotes –
Did Lewis REALLY say “Children are not a distraction”?
Did Lewis REALLY say “You Can’t Go Back and Change”?
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 Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
IN THIS REPEAT: There are a lot of biographies on Tolkien. Back in 2014 I shared about a SHORT one that is written by Dr. Devin Brown, author of several popular books on Narnia and Middle Earth.
Dr. Devin Brown is back with another book about C.S. Lewis's (more famous) friend, J.R.R. Tolkien. This one is a brief biography simply called Tolkien. At the time I'm releasing this podcast, the final part of the movie version of The Hobbit will be out in a few weeks. Learn, or be reminded of, the interesting story of how Tolkien went from being "an obscure Oxford Professor" to "become the most beloved author of the century."
- Purchase Tolkien
- Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit
- Purchase Hobbit Lessons
- Listen to The Christian World of The Hobbit (Interview or Series)
- Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
- Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
- Knowing and Understanding C.S. Lewis YouTube CHANNEL
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
- Purchase The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
Saturday Sep 02, 2023
IN THIS REPEAT: Learn about Holly Ordway's 2021 book Tolkien's Modern Reading with co-host Lisa Coutras.
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C.S. Lewis had many friends...the most famous was J.R.R. Tolkien, whom he worked with for many years at Oxford University. Just as with Lewis, there are many misconceptions about Tolkien. One is that he "read very little modern fiction, and took no serious notice of it." Dr. Holly Ordway has studied the issue for many years and discovered Tolkien was much more aware of modern culture and the inspiration for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings was not only medieval. She joined William O'Flaherty for a podcast interview to share her insightful findings. Dr. Lisa Coutras also joined the show to help with co-hosting.
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- Purchase Tolkien's Modern Reading via Amazon
- Purchase Tolkien's Modern Reading via the Publisher (and see Holly's videos)
- LISTEN to Apologetics and the Christian Imagination INTERVIEW
- LISTEN to Not God's Type INTERVIEW
- Hear Holly as a Guest on Some of the Essay Chats Series
- Learn More About Lisa Coutras
- Purchase Lisa's book Tolkien’s Theology of Beauty
- Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
- Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
- Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
- 90 Seconds to Knowing C.S. Lewis YouTube CHANNEL
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
- Purchase The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography (released September 2, 2023) by Holly Ordway takes a deep dive in how Tolkien’s Catholic faith was a central part of his life. In this first of a two-part interview, Holly tells William O’Flaherty about why such a “narrow” focus is justified, what is especially important to know about the first twenty years of Tolkien’s life and the forty year span BEFORE The Lord of the Rings was published. Additionally, Holly explains why the book is arranged into three major sections and why she provides explanations about Catholicism.
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See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (not live-action):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-spYpl8IyI
- Purchase a copy of Tolkien's Faith (from Amazon)
- Listen to "Writing Tips from Lewis and Tolkien" (King and Poe)
- Listen to Other Podcasts with Holly Ordway
Other Useful Links:
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
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Listen to The Latest on C.S. Lewis Ep. 21
(podcast/audio-only version)
Watch it on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3IxESxu6LM
Last “Latest on Lewis” Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/07/09/latest-on-lewis-july-2023-update/
Return of Screwtape Play
https://fpatheatre.com/production/the-screwtape-letters/
C. S. Lewis and the Middle Ages Sessions @ International Congress on Medieval Studies, May 9-11, 2024
https://icms.confex.com/icms/2024/cfp.cgihttps://icms.confex.com/icms/2024/cfp.cgi
– Overlooked Lewis –
The Allegory Of Love
https://amzn.to/3VkLdRc
INTERVIEW – The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis (Jason Baxter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiOkpHUX7Bs
INTERVIEW – Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians (Chris Armstrong)
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/e/medieval-wisdom-for-modern-christians-dr-chris-r-armstrong/
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
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
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Watch it on YouTube:
Last “Latest on Lewis” Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/07/09/latest-on-lewis-july-2023-update/
C.S. Lewis Festival in Northern Michigan (Sept. 21st – 24th)
https://www.cslewisfestival.org/festival-schedule/
A Long Expected Party (Sept. 22nd & 23rd)
https://franciscan.edu/tolkien-conference/
Tolkien’s Words and Worlds (Sept. 2nd & 3rd)
https://tolkien50.web.ox.ac.uk/
– Classic Book About Lewis –
C. S. Lewis: A Complete Guide to His Life & Works
https://amzn.to/3cD5ksp
Five-part podcasts series The Christian World of ‘The Hobbit’
https://essentialcslewis.com/2014/09/04/the-christian-world-of-the-hobbit-series-re-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
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
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Watch it on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgK4K-V1RBE
Last “Latest on Lewis” Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/06/17/latest-on-lewis-june-2023-update/
Greta Gerwig Heading Narnia on Netflix
– The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/after-barbie-mattel-is-raiding-its-entire-toy-box
– NarniaWeb.com
https://www.narniaweb.com/2023/07/greta-gerwig-to-write-direct-2-narnia-movies-for-netflix/
– Overlooked Lewis –
A Preface to ‘Paradise Lost’
https://amzn.to/3C2TWQu
Once Upon a Wardrobe (Interview)
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/e/podcast-once-upon-a-wardrobe-patti-callahan/
Once Upon a Wardrobe (Purchase Book)
https://amzn.to/3wRM5Rx
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
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Links to Items Mentioned:
Last “Latest on Lewis” Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/06/17/latest-on-lewis-june-2023-update/
Inklings in Indy 2023
https://www.facebook.com/CSLewisofCentralIndiana
C. S. LEWIS, J. R. R. TOLKIEN & INKLINGS CATALOG #26
https://mailchi.mp/91b15e5d5e84/cs-lewis-tolkien-inklings-catalog-20211322
– Overlooked Lewis –
Out of the Silent Planet
https://amzn.to/3q3QSNa
CSL Music of Mark Wallace Maguire
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/e/csl-music-of-mark-wallace-maguire/
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
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
The Horse and His Boy play is at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC now through August 6, 2023. William O’Flaherty saw the play during the opening weekend (of this second run in DC) and interviewed the two lead cast members.
See a video version of this Interview on YouTube (not live-action):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPxXJ7XhJmk
QUESTIONS:
- Were you involved in any past productions and if so, is it any different now?
- How much more have you come to understand your character?
- Favorite Scene?
- How do you prepare the day of a production?
- What is it like working with puppets?
- Close connection with the voice of Aslan…
- What have your experiences been with the DC area?
- Final comments
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- Purchase tickets for HHB Play (runs through August 6, 2023)
- Visit the Museum of the Bible Website
- Visit the Logos Theatre Website
- Purchase The Horse and His Boy (book)
Other Useful Links:
- Knowing and Understanding C.S. Lewis YouTube CHANNEL
- Listen to All About Jack on Apple Podcasts
- Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
- Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
- Purchase The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Links to Items Mentioned:
Last “Latest on Lewis” Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/05/13/latest-on-lewis-may-2023-update/
C.S Lewis Spring Mini Symposium at Ulster University
THEME: “C.S. Lewis and the Land of His Birth: Re-rooting Lewis in Ulster & the Island of Ireland”
Dr David Clare’s keynote at UU: “‘Lit Up Inside”: C.S. Lewis’s Joy and Ulster Protestant Ecstasy’
Dr Sharon Jebb-Smith’s talk at UU: ‘C.S. Lewis: Saint and Scholar’
Rev Paul Clayton-Lea’s talk at Ulster University: ‘C.S. Lewis and the Wee County’
Journal of Inklings Studies (Volume 13, Issue 1, April, 2023)
https://www.euppublishing.com/toc/ink/13/1
– Overlooked Lewis –
The Quotable Lewis
https://amzn.to/3A36kOu
The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Dr. Jerry Root)
https://essentialcslewis.com/2015/03/30/the-surprising-imagination-of-c-s-lewis-dr-jerry-root/
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 May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
IN THIS REPEAT: A reminder of my 3rd episode of "200 Seconds in Hell" that is about humility.
Practicing humility can be a very humbling experience, one that might just lead to pride! At least that's what Wormwood is partly told he should try to make happen with his patient in The Screwtape Letters. In this third episode of "200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis" you'll be reminded about some of the ways the devils try to twist humility to make it a weapon for their gain.
2017 is the 75th anniversary of when The Screwtape Letters was first published. So, why not read it again! And consider getting my enhanced study guide to help you enjoy it even more. Get a free 20 page PDF sample of my book via ScrewtapeCompanion.com.
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- Listen to Episode 2 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Laughter
- Listen to Episode 1 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Overview
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Purchase Lewis Books on Amazon
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
- 90 Seconds to Knowing C.S. Lewis YouTube CHANNEL
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Purchase The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
IN THIS REPEAT: Here's a reminder about my mini-series highlighting THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS. This is the 2nd episode (links below to a few others)
Laughter is a funny business and you can learn more about its causes in this second episode of "200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis." If you are just learning about this short-term podcast then be sure to also listen to the debut show that overviews my focus on The Screwtape Letters.
2017 is the 75th anniversary of when The Screwtape Letters was first published. So, why not read it again! And consider getting my enhanced study guide to help you enjoy it even more. Get a free 20 page PDF sample of my book via ScrewtapeCompanion.com.
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- Listen to Episode 1 of 200 Seconds in Hell
- Listen to Episode 3 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Humility
- Listen to Episode 4 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Twisting Words
- Bumper music is taken from "Ransom Walks" on Art From The Silent Planet
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Purchase Lewis Books on Amazon
- 90 Seconds to Knowing C.S. Lewis YouTube CHANNEL
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Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
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Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
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Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
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Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
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Purchase The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
IN THIS REPEAT: The debut episode of my new short-term podcast series focusing on The Screwtape Letters. Includes links to the next three other shows.
Welcome to the premier episode of the podcast "200 Seconds in Hell with C.S. Lewis." It focuses on highlighting the classic book The Screwtape Letters. The first show, however, serves more as an introduction to the type of information that will normally be covered. Being a podcast you need to click the link above to hear it. For the moment I'm including it on my All About Jack podcast feed, so you can follow it either on my Podbean page or via my iTunes feeds (see links below).
This series will be short-term. That is, while I'm not sure how many episodes will be done, it won't go on forever.
2017 is the 75th anniversary of when The Screwtape Letters was first published. So, why not read it again!
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- Listen to Episode 2 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Laughter
- Listen to Episode 3 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Humility
- Listen to Episode 4 of 200 Seconds in Hell - Twisting Words
- Bumper music is taken from "Ransom Walks" on Art From The Silent Planet
- Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
- Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
- Visit ScrewtapeCompanion.com
- 90 Seconds to Knowing C.S. Lewis YouTube CHANNEL
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
- Purchase The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Timely and timeless news and information about Lewis and selected related authors.
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Watch it on YouTube:
Links to Items Mentioned:
Last “Latest on Lewis” Post
https://essentialcslewis.com/2023/05/13/latest-on-lewis-may-2023-update/
The Second Annual C.S. Lewis Symposium at Ulster University (Nov. 13-14)
https://www.ulster.ac.uk/cs-lewis/events/the-second-annual-cs-lewis-symposium-at-ulster-university
NEW home for Sehnsucht Journal and ALL articles available for FREE!
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cslewisjournal/
– Overlooked Lewis –
Reflections on the Psalms:
https://amzn.to/3MJzklN
200 Seconds in Hell
https://allaboutjack.podbean.com/?s=200+seconds+in+hell
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