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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 Jan 26, 2015
Monday Jan 26, 2015
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.
Monday Jan 19, 2015
Monday Jan 19, 2015
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.
Monday Jan 12, 2015
Monday Jan 12, 2015
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.
Saturday Jan 03, 2015
Saturday Jan 03, 2015
C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce originally came out nearly 70 years ago (that is the book, which was published January 14, 1946; but it was released in weekly installments starting on November 10, 1944). Back in 2012 William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. David Clark about a book that is a study guide and more to this great and often neglected work of fiction. His book is called C.S. Goes to Heaven. It examines Lewis's work from three main angles: Sociology, Geography and Theology. There is also three appendices dealing with a summary of the characters, Biblical references and historical people and literary references.
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
Tuesday Dec 30, 2014
This is the second of a two-part reflection reviewing some of the podcasts I did over the past year. Previously I did a recap on shows posted through July. This episode picks up in August (when I began to have the audio files host at the new location. As before I mention all the new shows (there were 19) and share a except from most of them. If you check the archive, however, you will notice many older shows were added to the new location and I will continue to do that during 2015. Feel free to leave a comment telling me about your favorite show or make a suggestion of a potential guest.
- LISTEN TO Preacher Lewis – 75 Years Later (William O’Flaherty)
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis as Theologian (Dr. Don Williams)
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #1 – Series Overview
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #2 – Old-Time Atheism
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #3 – The Positively Blunt Sword of Scientism
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #4 – A Desire for Divinity?
- LISTEN TO Not God’s Type 2014 (Dr. Holly Ordway)
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #5 – The Argument from Reason
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists #6 – The Problem of Goodness
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists # 7 – Jesus in the Dock
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists # 8 – Conclusion: First Things First
- LISTEN TO The Pilgrim’s Regress (Wade Annotated Edition)
- LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis’ Top Ten, Volume One (Will Vaus)
- Visit EssentialCSLewis.com
Monday Dec 22, 2014
Monday Dec 22, 2014
I had thirty-four new shows posted in 2014 (thirty six if you count this and next week's show!). The following is the first of a two part recap/reflection on the programs that were released in the last year. This segment spotlights shows done through July of this year before I changed the location of the hosting of All About Jack. At this time not all shows that was released at the old location has been re-released at the new site. Thus, a few excepts I share in this recap isn't available at this time, but will be in the next few weeks and links will be added later. Feel free to leave a comment telling me about your favorite show or make a suggestion of a potential guest.
LISTEN TO “Is Theology Poetry?” with Dr. Holly Ordway (Essay Chat)
LISTEN TO "The Seeing Eye" with Will Vaus (Essay Chat)
LISTEN TO "Meditation on the Third Commandment" (with Allyson Wieland)
LISTEN TO Lewis & Women #1 - Miniseries Overview
LISTEN TO Lewis & Women #2 - “Factual” Women
LISTENT TO Lewis & Women #3 - The Fictional Women
LISTEN TO Lewis & Women #4 – Top Three Women
LISTEN TO C.S. Lewis Symposium - YouTube Videos (Peter Byrom)
LISTEN TO Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal (Dr. Bruce Johnson)
LISTEN TO What Lewis NEVER Wrote (with William O’Flaherty)
Some of the other shows can be found at the OLD Site: http://AllAboutJack.podomatic.com/
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
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.
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
Sunday Dec 14, 2014
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..
Monday Dec 08, 2014
Monday Dec 08, 2014
Ever year The C. S. Lewis and Inklings Society holds a conference (at a varying location). For 2015 it is at Grove City College. William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Janice Brown, who is a Professor of English there about the annual conference. Speakers for this 18th event will be Dr. Diana Glyer and Dr. Jerry Root. As usual there is the chance to present a paper (if you meet the deadline, see link below).
Sunday Dec 07, 2014
Sunday Dec 07, 2014
Dr. Diana Glyer is a professor of English at Azusa Pacific University.When her The Company They Keep came out several years ago it was instantly recognized as a great work on the Inklings. Listen as William O'Flaherty spoke with her about this landmark book in an interview from 2012 before she was one of the guest at a retreat by the C.S. Lewis Foundation. Because that retreat is over comments about it was removed (but there is a link below to learn about any new events they have).
Monday Dec 01, 2014
Monday Dec 01, 2014
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."
Saturday Nov 29, 2014
Saturday Nov 29, 2014
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 Nov 24, 2014
Monday Nov 24, 2014
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.
Monday Nov 17, 2014
Monday Nov 17, 2014
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).
Monday Nov 10, 2014
Monday Nov 10, 2014
