All About Jack: A C.S. Lewis Podcast
 

All About Jack: A C.S. Lewis Podcast

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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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(Re-Post) 75th Anniversary Reflections on "The Weight of Glory"

Sunday Jun 12, 2016

Sunday Jun 12, 2016

In this repeat: The last new show...focusing on the great sermon, "The Weight of Glory" with various guests.

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C.S. Lewis is known for many things, the least of which is the fact that he actually preached several sermons during his life. This month marks the 75th anniversary of what was first heard by those present at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford on June 8, 1941. Later it became available as the now famous essay, "The Weight of Glory." The following are some reflections on this shorter work that has had a great impact on so many. They are from Rob Fennell, Peter S. Williams, Corey Latta, Sarah Waters, Will Vaus, Carolyn Curtis, Michael Ward and Karl Johnson.

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(Re-Post) Highlights Inklings Weekend 2016

Saturday Jun 11, 2016

Saturday Jun 11, 2016

In this repeat: Finishing out a week of "the most popular downloads so far this year" is a podcast featuring portions of three talks.
Highlights_Inklings_Weekend_2016.jpgThere were three other great talks given as part of the Inklings Fellowship Weekend Retreat that was held in Montreat, NC at Montreat College.  The following is a show featuring excepts from each of the talks given by Don King, Dennis Beets and Hal Poe (in that order). Only about fifteen minutes of each presentation is shared. The theme of the retreat was "The Devil and C.S. Lewis." With just a musical transition between each, you will hear Don King dealing with A Preface to Paradise Lost, then highlights from Dennis Beets on Perelandra is next, and finally a portion of Hal Poe's talk about The Great Divorce. 

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(Re-Post) What Lewis NEVER Wrote (with William O'Flaherty)

Friday Jun 10, 2016

Friday Jun 10, 2016

In this repeat: One of the most popular shows so far this year and it was actually first released in 2014!

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In this show I'm sharing a 20 minute academic paper I presented at Taylor University that was part of the 9th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends and given on Friday, May 30, 2014. The presentation I did was on quotations falsely attributed to Lewis. It was called "What Lewis NEVER Wrote." Finally, when recording this talk I neglected to consider the fact that when I was advancing the PowerPoint presentation my recording device was too close to the computer...so you will unfortunately hear a lot of annoying clicks that I was unable to edit out of the audio. You can obtain the handout by the link below or scroll down to see the text.

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(Re-Post) The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition (2016R)

Thursday Jun 09, 2016

Thursday Jun 09, 2016

In this repeat: An interview first released at my old location for audio files, but only post here this year is one of the top downloads so far this year!

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Back in 2014 I first released this interview with Paul McCusker about The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition that had only been release a few months before that show was posted. I had yet to share this conversation again since moving my podcast hosting to Podbean, so it has been unavailable for awhile. This year (2016) is the 75th  anniversary of the letters first appearing in a small church publication before they came out in book form in the UK in 1942. So, it seem especially important to share interview again because of this fact. Learn how Paul became involved in this project and what information you will and won't see in it. 

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(Re-Post) 75th Anniversary Reflections on The Screwtape Letters

Wednesday Jun 08, 2016

Wednesday Jun 08, 2016

In this repeat: There was another 75th anniversary...it happen last month and it's one of the top downloads so far for 2016.
In this repeat: Last month marked the 75th anniversary of the first letter from Screwtape. 
Screwtape_Anniversary_Reflections.jpgAs 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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75th Anniversary Reflections on "The Weight of Glory"

Tuesday Jun 07, 2016

Tuesday Jun 07, 2016

Weight_of_Glory_Sermon_75th_Anniversary.

C.S. Lewis is known for many things, the least of which is the fact that he actually preached several sermons during his life. This month marks the 75th anniversary of what was first heard by those present at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford on June 8, 1941. Later it became available as the now famous essay, "The Weight of Glory." The following are some reflections on this shorter work that has had a great impact on so many. They are from Rob Fennell, Peter S. Williams, Corey Latta, Sarah Waters, Will Vaus, Carolyn Curtis, Michael Ward and Karl Johnson.

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(Re-Post) 75 Masterpieces Every Christian Should Know (Terry Glaspey)

Monday Jun 06, 2016

Monday Jun 06, 2016

New podcast tomorrow; today is a repeat of one of the most popular interviews so far this year (2016).


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Christians have been involved in making great Art (in the general sense of that word) for many centuries. While not all who were Believers lived a perfect life, what they created has been acknowledged to be great works, or "masterpieces." William O'Flaherty spoke with Terry Glaspey about this topic which is explored in his book 75 Masterpieces Every Christian Should Know. Of course, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are among them.

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(Re-Post) C. S. Lewis at Poets' Corner [book] (Michael Ward)

Sunday Jun 05, 2016

Sunday Jun 05, 2016

In this repeat: The last new podcast; an interview with Dr. Michael Ward about the book C.S. Lewis at Poets' Corner

CSL_at_Poets_Corner_book_.jpgBack in 2013 there were several events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis. The key celebrations of his life were held in England and centered around a special event known as C.S. Lewis at Poets' Corner. Now a book has been released sharing the updated transcripts of the talks, the memorial service, the Cambridge Conference and more. Returning guest Dr. Michael Ward spoke about the book that he and Peter S. Williams co-edited.

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(Re-Post) Bandersnatch (Diana Glyer)

Saturday Jun 04, 2016

Saturday Jun 04, 2016

In this repeat: When this interview with Diana Glyer was first posted her book Bandersnatch was yet out.
BandersnatchChapter8.jpg2015 has seen the release of several books on, or related to, the Inklings. Are you ready for the most unique among them? Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings is a forthcoming title (at the time of this post) due out by the end of November. William O'Flaherty caught up with Dr. Diana Glyer in late March at the annual CSLIS conference and chatted with her about the book. It's an adaptation of her previous book about the Inklings, but this one focuses on the creative and collaborative process among the friends and challenges all to become better writers. The book is complemented with original illustrations by James Owen. It was hoped to released this interview months ago, but only recently did the book become available for pre-order; so follow the link below to make sure you get it as soon as it is released!

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(Re-Post) What Lewis NEVER Wrote (with William O'Flaherty)

Friday Jun 03, 2016

Friday Jun 03, 2016

In this repeat: A paper I presented in 2014 at Taylor University.

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In this show I'm sharing a 20 minute academic paper I presented at Taylor University that was part of the 9th Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on C.S. Lewis & Friends and given on Friday, May 30, 2014. The presentation I did was on quotations falsely attributed to Lewis. It was called "What Lewis NEVER Wrote." Finally, when recording this talk I neglected to consider the fact that when I was advancing the PowerPoint presentation my recording device was too close to the computer...so you will unfortunately hear a lot of annoying clicks that I was unable to edit out of the audio. You can obtain the handout by the link below or scroll down to see the text.

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(Re-Post) Shining Light on Screwtape’s Darkest Secret (William O'Flaherty)

Thursday Jun 02, 2016

Thursday Jun 02, 2016

In this repeat: Here is a talk I gave in early April, 2016 about a running theme in The Screwtape Letters.
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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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(Re-Post) 75th Anniversary Reflections on The Screwtape Letters

Wednesday Jun 01, 2016

Wednesday Jun 01, 2016

In this repeat: Last month marked the 75th anniversary of the first letter from Screwtape. 

Screwtape_Anniversary_Reflections.jpgAs 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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(Re-Post) Inklings Fellowship 2015 Panel Discussion

Tuesday May 31, 2016

Tuesday May 31, 2016

In this repeat: Here's a short panel discussion from the 2015 Inklings Fellowship.

IFRetreatPANEL2015.jpgThe following is the panel discussion from the 2015 Inklings Fellowship (IF) Weekend Retreat. It was just held on Sunday, April 19th at Montreat College in North Carolina. William O'Flaherty moderated the time with guests, Colin Duriez, Dr. Crystal Hurd, Dr. Don King and Carolyn Curtis. All but Carolyn was one of the speakers at the retreat (she has a forthcoming book related to the weekend theme). While the time allotted to the panel was much shorter than typical, they are able to address seven questions that include how Lewis's idea of the fantastic inspires one's faith and advise for women show study Lewis and the Inklings.

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C. S. Lewis at Poets' Corner [book] (Michael Ward)

Monday May 30, 2016

Monday May 30, 2016

CSL_at_Poets_Corner_book_.jpgBack in 2013 there were several events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis. The key celebrations of his life were held in England and centered around a special event known as C.S. Lewis at Poets' Corner. Now a book has been released sharing the updated transcripts of the talks, the memorial service, the Cambridge Conference and more. Returning guest Dr. Michael Ward spoke about the book that he and Peter S. Williams co-edited.

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(Re-Post) 18r Essay Chat - On Three Ways of Writing for Children (Brenton Dickieson)

Sunday May 29, 2016

Sunday May 29, 2016

In this repeat: Here's the feature podcast for the week; an essay chat on the shorter work by Lewis called "On Three Ways of Writing for Children."
On_Three_Ways_of_Writing_for_Children.jpThis week is the final "catch-up" of a previous essay chat that hadn't yet been re-released since changing podcast hosting to Podbean in late 2014. In the early 1950's Lewis began releasing a series of books that he is most associated with now. Lewis gave a talk in 1952 when less than half of his Narnia stories were published. The name of the essay version is "On Three Ways of Writing for Children." Brenton Dickieson, a frequent podcast guest explores this shorter work with host William O'Flaherty. The best place to find the article version is in a collection called On Stories.

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