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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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Thursday Apr 14, 2016
Thursday Apr 14, 2016
Back in late 2013 it was officially announced that The Silver Chair would be the next book made in the series of Narnia movies. Around the time I had been producing a special series of podcasts with the help of Paul Martin from NarniaFans.com that promoted the reading of the Narnia books. As a result I gather him and several Lewis scholars together to discuss this news. Since that time not much progress has been made on the movie, other than a recent video from Douglas Gresham stating the script is near completion. This lead me to realized that much of what was said by my guests in October 2013 is still relevant. Those guests were Drs. Bruce Edwards, Charlie Starr, Crystal Hurd and Devin Brown, along with Paul Martin.
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Online reports of the September 30, 2015 Movie News
Other Podcasts with Dr. Bruce Edwards
Other Podcasts with Dr. Charlie Starr
Other Podcasts with Dr. Crystal Hurd
Other Podcasts with Dr. Devin Brown
Visit NarniaFans.com (Paul Martin)
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
The following is a conversation I had with Dr. Joseph Ricke from Taylor University about the 2016 C.S. Lewis Colloquium being held on their campus June 2-5. He also gives some details about their C.S. Lewis Center which has a wide range of books from Lewis and several other authors. The featured speakers for this Colloquium are Dr. Diana Glyer, Colin Duriez and Sorina Higgins. Each have been on All About Jack previously.
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- Visit The Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis & Friends
- Visit 2016 Colloquium Page
- Hear Past Interviews with Dr. Diana Glyer
- Hear Past Interviews with Colin Duriez
- Hear Past Interviews with Sorina Higgins
- Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
- Visit Christian History Institute/Christian History (podcast sponsor)
Tuesday Apr 12, 2016
Tuesday Apr 12, 2016
Yesterday I share the other three talks from the Inklings Retreat weekend and so I thought I'd repeat my talk about Screwtape's Secret Weapon based on material from my first book.
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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Monday Apr 11, 2016
Monday Apr 11, 2016
There 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.
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Here's a repeat of a paper Brenton Dickieson did in 2012 about challenges of teaches Screwtape to a new generation.
Various editions of The Screwtape Letters was released over the years during the month of February. In light of that an encore of a previous podcast related to Screwtape is posted today. Back in 2012 Brenton Dickieson was one of several individuals who read a paper at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. For his presentation he read the highlights of "The Pedagogical Value of The Screwtape Letters for a New Generation" (see link below to read the complete paper). He also shared a Prezi presentation during the talk (that you can watch by following the link below).
Saturday Apr 09, 2016
Saturday Apr 09, 2016
There have been eBook versions of various book by C.S. Lewis for some time. However, unless you were a computer wiz there wasn't an easy way to search multiple books by Lewis. However, soon that will all change. William O'Flaherty recently spoke with Joel Muddamalle from Logos Bible Software about a 30 book collection of works by Lewis that is scheduled to release by the first week of March, 2015. Before it releases you can save over $100 off the regular list price. Learn more about this collection and what you can do with it either on its own or with Logos Bible Software.
Friday Apr 08, 2016
Friday Apr 08, 2016
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 07, 2016
Thursday Apr 07, 2016
There is no shortage of opinions about the three films based on The Hobbit. Whether you love them or hate them, have you considered if they are can be considered good movies even if they are not faithful adaptations? Also, how close do they come to presenting the core themes of the book itself? In this second and final part part William O'Flaherty is again joined by Dr. Charlie Starr, Dr. Crystal Hurd and Brenton Dickieson to discuss whether or not one can still enjoy the movies despite their imperfections.
Wednesday Apr 06, 2016
Wednesday Apr 06, 2016
In book form The Hobbit has been available for nearly 80 years, but the third and final movie installment was just released late last year. No one suggests the three films are perfect adaptations, but how far off do they really miss the mark? William O’Flaherty is joined by Dr. Charlie Starr, Dr. Crystal Hurd and Brenton Dickieson to discuss whether or not one can still enjoy the movies despite their imperfections. This FIRST of two part discussion starts off with considering whether or not the three movies as a whole are better than the individual parts.
Tuesday Apr 05, 2016
Tuesday Apr 05, 2016
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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Monday Apr 04, 2016
Monday Apr 04, 2016
If you spoke with ten people about the topic of Heaven and Hell you were likely get more than a dozen viewpoints! C.S. Lewis wrote a lot on the issue through-out his nonfiction and fictional works. In Beyond the Shadowlands, Dr. Wayne Martindale details Lewis's views on the subject in an easy to read format. Dr. Martindale is a professor of English at Wheaton College, Illinois and was also involved in The Quotable Lewis and The Soul of C.S. Lewis.
Sunday Apr 03, 2016
Sunday Apr 03, 2016
Paul McCusker is the Creative Director at Focus on the Family. Many know him for his involvement in Adventures in Odyssey where he has written over 300 shows; and of course he helped create the Radio Theatre Production of The Chronicles of Narnia. In 2013, they released C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity. This is the focus on this podcast with William O'Flaherty.
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- Purchase C.S. Lewis at War
- Listen to Paul with Douglas Gresham on Focus on the Family
- Visit Paul McCusker's Website
- Visit Focus on the Family Radio Theatre Website
- Listen to All About Jack interview with Douglas Gresham
- Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
- Visit Christian History Institute/Christian History (podcast sponsor)
Saturday Apr 02, 2016
Saturday Apr 02, 2016
Some Lewis readers are unaware that he wrote poetry (or at best are uninterested in it). Dr. Don King, editor of The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis: A Critical Edition, believes such individuals are missing out on not only gaining a better understanding of the author, but they are also depriving themselves of some great writings. William O'Flaherty spoke with him about the scope of this new book (scheduled to released January 7, 2015) that brings together nearly all of the poetry of C.S. Lewis.
Friday Apr 01, 2016
Friday Apr 01, 2016
In this repeat Dr. Don King, a specialist in the poetry of C.S. Lewis, shares about a book that collects various material he wrote over the years on Lewis.
In 2013 Dr. Don King released a book called Plain to the Inward Eye. The book is a collection of essays and William O'Flaherty discusses a variety of the content that includes many book reviews. Additionally, Dr. King shares his thoughts (not included in the book) about the Dr. McGrath's biography on Lewis, forthcoming material about Joy Davidman and his six most enjoyed essays by Lewis..
Thursday Mar 31, 2016
Thursday Mar 31, 2016
Before her recently book entitled Bandersnatch, Dr. Glyer wrote this landmark book, The Company They Keep.
