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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 Aug 10, 2015
Monday Aug 10, 2015
While I just released my interview with Abigail Santamaria in two parts, due to the popularity of those shows it seems there are those who would like the convenience of having them combined. So, that's what this episode is, simply both chats in a single show. While nothing new has been added, the ending from the first part and introduction of the second has been removed (thus both shows together are shorter than the two combined). As noted previously, this is the first book from Abigail Santamaria and its the first full-length biography on Joy Davidman, who was an accomplished writer before she married C.S. Lewis. Some of the topics explored in this interview with William O'Flaherty include how Abigail became interested in Joy's life and about what the Davidman household was like growing up, Joy's first marriage to Bill Gresham, how Joy met Lewis, some factors that led to her divorce and how she ultimately married Lewis twice.
Monday Aug 03, 2015
Monday Aug 03, 2015
This is the second and final part of an interview with Abigail Santamaria about her debut book; a biography on Joy Davidman simply entitled JOY. Be sure to listen to the first part if you haven't already. There is a link below to help you locate it quickly. In the first part the topics included how Abby became interested in Joy's life and about what the Davidman household was like growing up, as well as her first marriage to Bill Gresham. Today's show will look more at how Joy met Lewis, some factors that led to her divorce and how she ultimately married Lewis twice. While this covers a lot of ground it does not go into how Joy didn't always make the wisest decisions as a Christian, which is in the book.
Monday Jul 27, 2015
Monday Jul 27, 2015
While there have been various books on or related to the life story of Joy Davidman, an in-depth treatment has never been done. That is, until now. Over a dozen years in the making, Abigail Santamaria's debut biography is simply called Joy. To say that Joy Davidman was just the wife of C.S. Lewis is to ignore her own accomplishments as a writer and the influence she had in several books by Lewis. In this first of a two part interview, the topics that William O'Flaherty spoke with the author about include how she became interested in Joy's life and about what the Davidman household was like growing up, as well as her first marriage to Bill Gresham. The next part will look more at how Joy met Lewis, some factors that led to her divorce and how she ultimately married Lewis twice.
Monday Jul 20, 2015
Monday Jul 20, 2015
Monday Jul 13, 2015
Monday Jul 13, 2015
Monday Jul 06, 2015
Monday Jul 06, 2015
Saying Mere Christianity is a book that has influence millions of people would not only be obvious, but also an understatement! Yet, despite it's nearly universal appeal, there are those who have difficulty "getting into it." This might be because the material is over 70 years old (they were first radio talks in the 1940's) and they were mostly aimed at a British audience. That was part of the motivation behind the creation of Discussing Mere Christianity that is available as an eight-part video and study guide (each can be purchased separately or together). The DVD is hosted by Eric Metaxas and the study guide was written by Dr. Devin Brown. While not an in-depth study, it focuses on key aspects of Lewis's landmark book. Various experts lead the actual sessions that are just under 25 minutes. They are Dr. Alister McGrath, Dr. Jerry Root, Philip Yancey, Dr. Diana Glyer, Dr. Joseph Pearce and Dr. Devin Brown.
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- WATCH 4 Minute Trailer of Discussing Mere Christianity
- See ENTIRE 1st Session (Limited Time Only)
- Purchase Discussing Mere Christianity DVD
- Purchase Discussing Mere Christianity DVD with Study Guide
- Purchase Discussing Mere Christianity Study Guide
- Purchase KINDLE version of Discussing Mere Christianity Study Guide
- Purchase Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (< $10 edition)
Monday Jun 29, 2015
Monday Jun 29, 2015
2015 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Joy Davidman, C.S. Lewis's wife. It just so happens that Dr. Don King has two new books this year (one not yet released at the time of this posting) related to her. A Naked Tree (the one currently available) is actually edited by Don and is a collection of nearly all her poems. The majority of them had never been published before. The other book (releasing in September) is Yet One More Spring and is the first comprehensive study of the poetry, nonfiction and fiction that Joy Davidman wrote. Learn more about them from the conversation that William O'Flaherty had with Don and hear a couple of Joy's poems.
Monday Jun 22, 2015
Monday Jun 22, 2015
- Listen to on 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
Sunday Jun 21, 2015
Sunday Jun 21, 2015
This is only TEST post of a previous episode. First file was 64 Sehnsucht
Monday Jun 15, 2015
Monday Jun 15, 2015
"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.
Monday Jun 08, 2015
Monday Jun 08, 2015
This is the second and final part of a round table discussion on the three biographies on C.S. Lewis that came out in 2013. Follow the link below if you want to listen to the first part. Dr. Bruce Edwards, Dr. Charlie Starr and Dr. Crystal Hurd return to share there reflections on the books from McGrath, Duriez and Brown. William O'Flaherty hosts the show and has the guests also comment on the increasing number of books about the writings of Lewis that come out each year. Learn more about the guests, all Lewis scholars who have been on All About Jack before, by following the link to their website that is provide below.
- Listen to Part ONE of 2013 Biographies Discussion
- Purchase C.S. Lewis - A Life
- Purchase A Life Observed
- Purchase C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship
- Listen to C.S. Lewis - A Life Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath
- Listen to C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship
- Listen to A Life Observed Interview with Dr. Devin Brown
- Visit The C.S. Lewis Review (Dr. Edward's Website)
- Visit Dr. Charlie Starr's Website
- Visit Dr. Crystal Hurd's Website
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Bruce Edwards
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Charlie Starr
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Crystal Hurd
Monday Jun 01, 2015
Monday Jun 01, 2015
In 2013 three biographies on C.S. Lewis were published. There have been quiet a few others before this and undoubtedly there will be more. Why so many biographies on Lewis and how do the ones from 2013 compare to each other? Also what should person look for in biography anyway? These and related questions are explored by William O'Flaherty and his three guests: Dr. Bruce Edwards, Dr. Charlie Starr and Dr. Crystal Hurd. Each are Lewis scholars and have been on All About Jack before.
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- Listen to C.S. Lewis - A Life Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath
- Listen to C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship
- Listen to A Life Observed Interview with Dr. Devin Brown
- Visit The C.S. Lewis Review (Dr. Edward's Website)
- Visit Dr. Charlie Starr's Website
- Visit Dr. Crystal Hurd's Website
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Bruce Edwards
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Charlie Starr
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Crystal Hurd
Monday May 25, 2015
Monday May 25, 2015
"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
Purchase audio recording that includes "The Vision of John Bunyan"
Visit Advanced Book Exchange (AbeBooks)
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Kevin Belmonte
Purchase Books by Kevin Belmonte:
Monday May 18, 2015
Monday May 18, 2015
Back in 2012 I did my first interview with Dr. Don King. It was on the 2009 book entitled Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman. This is the first time I've reposted the interview since I've had my podcast at the Podbean location. In this chat I also had Don answer some questions about his favorite Lewis book and recommendations about books by and about Lewis. Of course, he provides interesting background information about the letters of Joy Davidman and five key reasons why they are important to read.
Monday May 11, 2015
Monday May 11, 2015
This is the second of a two-part interview that William O’Flaherty had with Dr. Bruce Edwards about C.S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy, a four-volume set of books that came out in 2007. It a title many are unaware of because its main target is libraries. However, there are frequently used copies available from Amazon that are reasonably priced (see link below). In this final chat about this invaluable work, Dr. Edwards focuses on the last two volumes. The third deals with Lewis as “Apologist, Philosopher, and Theologian” and the final book explores Lewis as “Scholar, Teacher, and Public Intellectual.”
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- Purchase C.S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy (from Amazon)
- Purchase eBook version of C.S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy
- Visit The C.S. Lewis Review (Dr. Edward's Website)
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Bruce Edwards
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Diana Glyer
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Joel Heck
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Don Williams
- Listen to Previous Interviews with Dr. Wayne Martindale