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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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Wednesday Mar 30, 2016
Wednesday Mar 30, 2016
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 book 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."
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."
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
I repeated this interview with Douglas Gresham in November 2014. Many of you weren't listening to the show then, so I felt it was a good time to re-post it.
I'm reposting an interview I did with Douglas Gresham (one of C.S. Lewis's stepsons) in late September, 2013 for three reasons. First, a few months ago I switch where I hosted my podcasts and I hadn't yet posted it there and secondly, today (11/29) is the 116th anniversary of Lewis's birth. Finally, while I later did a post with a transcript of this interview, I felt this would be a good chance to make that available in the same post (see link below). At the time I spoke with Gresham he had made a visit to Asbury University and word of the plans for the next Narnia movie hadn't been announced.
Monday Mar 28, 2016
Monday Mar 28, 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)
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Sunday Mar 27, 2016
Sunday Mar 27, 2016
Taylor University has an event this June (2016). It was my last new show.
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)
Saturday Mar 26, 2016
Saturday Mar 26, 2016
A repeat of about a book from Will Vaus that is the first of three looking at the top ten books that influenced C.S. Lewis.
What made C.S. Lewis such a great writer? One major factor is that he was a great reader. So, what did Lewis read? That's the driving force behind a new book by Will Vaus entitled C.S. Lewis' Top Ten, Volume One. In this podcast interview with William O'Flaherty, Vaus shares about this first of three books that examine the topic. This initial volume explores three of titles and authors that influenced him most: George MacDonald, Chesterton and Virgil. Vaus explores Lewis' overall reading of each author, their life and a synopsis of the book identified by Lewis the most influential.
Friday Mar 25, 2016
Friday Mar 25, 2016
The Pilgrim's Regress is the most difficult fiction work to understand. However this repeat show about the annotated edition shares details to help you enjoy it.
C.S. Lewis's first Christian book has been a difficult read for most individuals, however a newly released edition makes it easier to understand. Dr. David Downing is the editor of The Pilgrim's Regress: Wade Annotated Edition. William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Downing recently about how he became involved in the project, along with what types of helps he provides in this version of the 1933 volume. Previously Dr. Downing has been on the show to discuss his books The Most Reluctant Convert and Looking for the King (see below for links).
Thursday Mar 24, 2016
Thursday Mar 24, 2016
A repeat from 2014 when a book entitled The Romantic Rationalist was released.
In 2013 there were several conferences held about the life and work of C.S. Lewis. One was from Dr. John Piper's ministry and the keynote messages have been collected in a book. David Mathis, one of the editors of The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis is on this program to talk about the revised essays and additional content found in the book.
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
Dr. Holly Ordway was an atheist who came to believe in Christianity. Here's a repeat of her story from my chat with her in 2014
In late 2011 I spoke with Dr. Holly Ordway about Not God's Type (which first came out in 2010). A new edition was just release (2014) that elaborates further on her conversion from atheism and further developments since becoming a Christian. Hers is a fascinating story that will be interesting to all. Learn how the writings of C.S. Lewis prepared her in many ways to come to faith and then grow as a believer.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
Tuesday Mar 22, 2016
Back in 2013 there was a special event in England to honor the 50th anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis.
On my Resource Spotlight section at EssentialCSLewis.com I recently highlighted three videos from the C.S. Lewis Symposium that were filmed last year and just uploaded to YouTube. I had the chance to speak with Peter Byrom from Christian Evidence about these videos. Peter did the editing of them and gives a short summary of each, along with other details related to the videos. These three videos features a lecture by Dr. Alister McGrath, Dr. Malcolm Guite and panel discussion lead by Dr. Michael Ward.
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Monday Mar 21, 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)
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
Both Sides of the Wardrobe is a book edited by Rob Fennell. Speaking with him was my last new episode.
The Narnia stories are easily the most popular writings from C.S. Lewis. He did, of course, release many other works that are also enjoyed. To help others enjoy and/or learn about the variety of books from Lewis Rob Fennell had a conference in Canada in 2013 with various speakers to address "Both Sides of the Wardrobe." This resulted in a book that was released in late 2015 called Both Sides of the Wardrobe. William O'Flaherty recently spoke with him about this title for the All About Jack podcast. Most of the authors will be new to listeners, but Brenton Dickieson, one of them, has been on the show many times.
Saturday Mar 19, 2016
Saturday Mar 19, 2016
My book on Screwtape is NOW available on Amazon! I had expected delays and thought the release wasn't going to happen until early April. In honor of the release I've re-posted the show I did about it in late December 2015. NOTE that the giveaway mentioned has expired.
Here's the link to buy the book: http://amzn.to/1Uie6KR
The following relatively short podcast is about my book due out in March, 2016. It's called C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell: A Companion and Study Guide to The Screwtape Letters. This program is admittedly closer to self promotion than any other show I've done, however, I believe the work I've done in creating a book to help others enjoy The Screwtape Letters is something that my listeners want to know about. A free 20 page PDF sample of my book is available by following the link below.
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- ENTER For a Chance to WIN C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell (by noon on Dec. 24th)
- Get a FREE 20 page PDF of C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell and/or pre-order it
- Listen to Dr. Diana Glyer interview on BANDERSNATCH
- Listen to Dr. Jerry Root on The Suprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis
- Listen to All About Jack on iTunes
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Friday Mar 18, 2016
Friday Mar 18, 2016
This short talk from 2014 is by Dr. Don Williams. He gave it at Taylor University. Look for information on the 2016 Colloquium at Taylor this coming Monday.
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 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.
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
This is the single interview done with Dr. Devin Brown about his book The Christian World of The Hobbit. I also will be re-posting the five part series soon.
PLEASE NOTE: This stand-alone interview was recorded before the FIVE part series on the book was created.
Devin Brown has written several books dealing with The Chronicles of Narnia, and just releasing next month is The Christian World of The Hobbit. Devin is a Professor of English at Asbury University in Kentucky. William O'Flaherty had a chance to speak with him recently about the new book and some issues related to C.S. Lewis.
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
Wednesday Mar 16, 2016
Here's the final show in my series about how Lewis already worked through the issues the "new" atheists bring up.
This is the last in a series of eight shows on C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists. In addition to having the author of the book (Peter S. Williams) with me (William O'Flaherty), I am also joined again by Peter Byrom to help co-host. Today's discussion is about the forth chapter of the book. If you haven't listened to last week's show then follow the link below to hear it. This final show covers "Conclusion: First Things First" and summaries a few major points in the series.
- Listen to 7th show of C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists
- Purchase C.S. Lewis vs. the New Atheists
- Essays Mentioned in Final Show (available in C. S. Lewis Essay Collection: Faith, Christianity and the Church)
- - What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ (in God in the Dock)
- - The Weight of Glory (in The Weight of Glory)
- - Fern-Seed and Elephants (in Christian Reflections as ‘Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism)
- - The Language of Religion (in Christian Reflections)
- - Man or Rabbit (in God in the Dock)
- What Lewis NEVER Wrote (with William O’Flaherty)
- Preacher Lewis - 75 Years Later (William O’Flaherty)
- Video with Peter Byrom's Short Testimony
- Copan Debate Richard Dawkins (MP3 File)
- Copan Debate Richard Dawkins (Summary)
- Man or Rabbit (Video of Lewis Essay)
- Premier Christian Radio Conference DVD with William Lane Craig
- FREE YouTube video of Interview with William Lane Craig
- Purchase A Faithful Guide to Philosophy
- Visit Peter S. Williams's Website
- Listen to Interview with Peter Byrom about C.S. Lewis Symposim
- Watch the Three Symposium Videos (Playlist)