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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 Jul 11, 2017
Tuesday Jul 11, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: My last new podcast interview 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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Monday Jul 10, 2017
Monday Jul 10, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: Here's a talk William O'Flaherty gave in 2014, the 75th anniversary of the first sermon that Lewis preached.
The following is not an interview, but a talk that I recent gave in TN at the C.S. Lewis Society of Chattanooga. The topic is about when Lewis spoke at church. He gave his first sermon 75 years ago…the debut was in 1939. I provide an overview of what we know about the times he preached and greater details about his first, last and best messages.
Sunday Jul 09, 2017
Sunday Jul 09, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: This month in 1941 Lewis wrote the preface to THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS. Here are some reflections on the greatness of that book.
As this podcast is released it's the 75th anniversary of the very first letter from Screwtape. Before the book version of The Screwtape Letters was published in 1942, The Guardian (a church publication that is no longer published) released the letters weekly, starting on May 2, 1941. What follows are short reflections from a variety of individuals about the landmark material that was Lewis' first claim to fame. Comments are from Dr. Bruce Edwards, Dr. Jerry Root, Brenton Dickieson, Andrew Lazo, Christin Ditchfield, Rev. Dr. Bruce R. Johnson, Mark Wallace Maguire, Dr. Don King, Dr. Crystal Hurd and Sandy Smith. Follow the links below to learn more about them.
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- Purchase C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell
- Dr. Bruce Edwards excerpt from Affectionately Yours, Screwtape
- Dr. Jerry Root excerpt C.S. Lewis Institute Video Series
- Brenton Dickieson - A Pilgrim in Narnia
- Andrew Lazo's Website
- Christin Ditchfield's Website
- Rev. Dr. Bruce R. Johnson - Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal
- Mark Wallace Maguire's Website
- Dr. Don King - Recent Interviews about His Books
- Dr. Crystal Hurd's Website
- Sandy Smith's Lewis Festival in Belfast
Saturday Jul 08, 2017
Saturday Jul 08, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: An essay chat about a shorter work entiltled "Lilies That Fester."
This is the fifteenth essay chat that is part of an occasional series focusing on the shorter works from C.S. Lewis. It was recorded back in 2012 and hasn't been shared since moving my audio hosting to PodBean.com. This chat explores "Lilies That Fester," an essay best found in The World's Last Night. William O'Flaherty spoke with Allyson Wieland about this piece. Allyson is the creator of CSL Book Club, an online resource for discussion questions for a number of books by C.S. Lewis.
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Friday Jul 07, 2017
In this repeat: Here's the second of a two-part essay chat on the shorter work "On Stories."
- Listen to PART ONE of On Stories Essay Chat
- Purchase On Stories
- Listen to Meditation in a Toolshed Essay Chat
- Visit Andrew Lazo’s Website
- Listen to Interview with Andrew on Mere Christians
- Purchase Selected Literary Essays
- Purchase The Discarded Image
- Purchase An Experiment in Criticism
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Thursday Jul 06, 2017
Thursday Jul 06, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: The first of a two-part essay chat on the shorter work by Lewis called "On Stories."
"On Stories" is the namesake essay in On Stories: And other Essays on Literature. William O'Flaherty spoke with Andrew Lazo back in 2012 about this shorter work by C.S. Lewis. Among the topics it explores is what makes a story pleasurable and why fairy tales do follow a strict logic. This is the first of a two-part episode on it (this first show alone is 20 minutes). Learn about when this essay was first published and some keys points made in the article in this first part. Next week's segment deals primarily with the issue of the importance of re-reading stories.
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Wednesday Jul 05, 2017
Wednesday Jul 05, 2017
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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Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: I'm posting a new interview with Dr. Don Williams soon about a book that he briefly spoke about a couple years ago. Here's that talk:
The focus of this podcast is a talk that Dr. Donald Williams gave recently that was a paper presented at Taylor University earlier this year (2014) as part of the 9th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends. Dr. Williams explores the challenges faced when consider Lewis as a theologian. The material is the ground work for a book he is working and in it he share why such an examination is needed.
Monday Jul 03, 2017
Monday Jul 03, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: An essay chat on the shorter work "The Vision of John Bunyan." The essay was first published on December 13, 1962.
"The Vision of John Bunyan" was the topic for my 11th and 12th essay chat back in 2012. For this re-release I combined the shows because together they are just over twenty minutes. Kevin Belmonte, who joined me for the third essay chat (and other shows) returned for this discussion. As always, in addition to exploring several key points in the article, you will learn background information about it, as well as related articles or books on a similar topic. "The Vision of John Bunyan" is best found in Selected Literary Essays (a title that was re-issued in paperback and made available in eBook for the first time in late 2013).
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Purchase Selected Literary Essays
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Purchase audio recording that includes "The Vision of John Bunyan"
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Visit Advanced Book Exchange (AbeBooks)
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Kevin Belmonte
Purchase Books by Kevin Belmonte:
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: My last new show was 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
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: Here's another essay chat I did a few years ago.
"Meditation in a Toolshed" was the tenth essay chat William O'Flaherty did back in 2012. Dr. Bruce Edwards, Professor Emeritus of English and Africana Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, is the guest for this discussion. "Meditation in a Toolshed" is a fairly short essay that is a favorite among Lewis scholars. It is best found in God in the Dock essay collection. Learn about the background to this shorter work from Lewis and a few of the key points made in it that will either introduce to this great piece or remind you about it.
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: This is the second part of the Fern-seed essay chat I posted yesterday.
- Listen to Part 1 of Fern-seed and Elephants Chat
- Purchase Christian Reflections
- Visit All About C.S. Lewis (Reggie's site)
- Purchase Miracles (book by C.S. Lewis)
- Purchase God in the Dock (has essays Miracles and The Grand Miracle)
- Purchase Introduction to the First Three Gospels
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: Here's another ESSAY CHAT...the first of a two-part look at "Fern-seed and Elephants."
The following is the eighth essay chat produced by William O'Flaherty. It is the first of a two-part discussion of "Fern-seed and Elephants," a shorter work by Lewis that is best found in Christian Reflections. My guest is Lewis enthusiast Reggie Gates. Reggie runs another podcast website called "All About C.S. Lewis." In this program three of the four major points by Lewis are explored.-
Purchase Christian Reflections
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Visit All About C.S. Lewis (Reggie's site)
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
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
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Monday Jun 26, 2017
IN THIS REPEAT: The last "new" I posted from an interview not yet shared here until last week.
Here's another interview that was first released back in 2012 and not yet shared again since my audio hosting was moved to Podbean in late 2014. Thus, this is something most of you has likely not heard before now. This podcast is with Andrew Lazo and is about a book he co-edited, MERE CHRISTIANS: Inspiring Stories of Encounters with C. S. Lewis. Andrew has written a variety of articles on Lewis and contributed to the 2015 book, Women and C. S. Lewis. He has also been a guest on my occasional "Essay Chat" podcast series. We took two programs to explore Lewis' essay called "On Stories."
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Purchase Mere Christians
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Listen to Interview on Women and C. S. Lewis
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Listen to Essay Chat with Andrew - On Stories, pt 1
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Listen to Essay Chat with Andrew - On Stories, pt 2
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Visit Andrew Lazo'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