Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast: Recent Episodes
David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo
We wrap-up Jack's Bookshelf by exploring a writer you may well have never heard of... Rudolf Otto.
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In previous episodes we've talked about Lewis being "the last of the Romantics". It's time to return to this literary movement with Dr. Weber and learn about the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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We continue to snoop through Jack's Bookshelf, with Dr. Simon Horobin introducing us to Geoffrey Chaucer...
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It's time snoop through Jack's Bookshelf and this time we found a monster story! Welcome to Beowulf with Dr. Ben Reinhard...
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Today we wrap up Charles Williams Month by exploring the weirder parts of his life with returning guest, Dr. Sørina Higgins.
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Dr. Paul Fiddes talks to David about his magisterial work on Charles Williams, "Friends in Co-Inherence".
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As part of Charles Williams Month we’re going to be taking a whistle-stop tour through the seven novels of Charles Williams with Dr. Sørina Higgins and Stephen Keck.
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Today we begin a (long overdue) month exploring the "third Inkling", Charles Williams with guest Grevel Lindop.
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We wrap-up our time with The Abolition of Man by hosting a retrospective with Dr. Michael Ward, the author of After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man.
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It's time to review Chapter 3 of "The Abolition of Man" with Joseph Weigel from the Men With Chests podcast!
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Matt leaves Andrew and David to wrap up the final part of The Abolition of Man where Lewis talks about “The Magician’s Bargain”.
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Who are the Conditioners and why should we fear them? Matt is back, but does he have a baby with him? All these questions answered in today's episode!
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With Matt at the hospital, Andrew and David begin the final chapter of "The Abolition of Man"...
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Dr. Joshua Herring, host of The Optimistic Curmudgeon, returns to the show to help us review Chapter 2 of "The Abolition of Man" and to help us understand "The Way"...
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Can we reject the Tao and still have morality? Does affirming the Tao stifle moral progress? Is arguing for the Tao a religious or even a Christian argument? We dive in to these questions and more as we wrap up Chapter 2 of "The Abolition of Man".
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We begin "The Way", the second chapter of "The Abolition of Man" where see how the arguments of Gaius and Titius lead to a breakdown in logic, virtue, and ultimately society itself!
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After working through Chapter 1 of The Abolition of Man the past few weeks, Dr. Andrew Snyder joins David to review the chapter as a whole.
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Andrew disappears after a couple of minutes, leaving David and Matt to wrap up the final part of Chapter 1...
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We move into the heart of Chapter 1 of The Abolition of Man and see why "The Green Book" fails to teach English and instead transforms its students in a different way...
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It is time for our main book of the season, The Abolition of Man! In today's episode we discuss its origin and dip our toe into Chapter 1...
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Although it's the Christmas season, Dr. Julia Golding has just published "Wardrobes and Rings", a book with Dr. Simon Horobin and Rev. Malcolm Guite about Lent! Dr Golding joins to talk about it and all things Narnia.
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To celebrate Christmas this year, the gang discuss the recently-discovered Lewis work, “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans”.
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How was C. S. Lewis' life influenced by Romanticism? Dr. Jeffrey Barbeau joins the show to talk about Lewis' connection to this important literary movement.
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Biblical scholar Dr. Leslie Baynes joins David to discuss her new book "Between Interpretation and Imagination", a deep dive into Lewis' perspective on Sacred Scripture.
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Andrew and David celebrated #CSLewisReadingDay 2025 with a livestream, joined by...
- Chris Pipkin (The Inklings Variety Hour)
- Ian Faith (The Screwtape Letters Podcast)
- Jackson Greer (Christian Letters)
- E. Stephen Burnett (Lorehaven)
- Dr Andrew Snyder (Mythic Mind)
- Dr Crystal Hurd (That Lewis Lady)
- Andrew Lazo (Pints With Jack)
- Rilian (Talking Beasts)
- Matt Wheeler (Musician)
- Brooke Medina
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Terry Lindvall returns to the show with his daughter and son-in-law to talk about "The Joy of Narnia", about teaching laughter to Middle School students.
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We now come to the gold standard of Narnia adaptations! Andrew's wife, Dr. Christin Ditchfield Lazo, joins us to discuss the BBC adaptation of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe".
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After beginning the season without him, Matt joins Andrew and David to talk through the upcoming season...
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Welcome friends to Season 9! We're kicking things off a little differently this time... Join us for the very first live live-streamed episode, hosted by the Petoskey C.S. Lewis Festival.
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In anticipation of Season 9 starting next week, David wanted to advertise the Pints With Jack YouTube channel by sharing an earlier "Half Pint" interview with the co-hosts of the Good Stories Podcast.
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It's time to say our goodbyes until October when we begin Season 9 and "The Abolition of Man!"
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What advice do you have for someone who is about to read "Till We Have Faces" for the first time? The gang respond...
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Dr. Matthew Dickerson comes on the show to discuss the ecology of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.
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Dr. Jem Bloomfield joins the show to discuss his books on the literary allusions that Lewis scattered throughout the Narniad.
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Three podcasting dads discuss when and how to introduce their children to Narnia...
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With all the Narnia books read, we now turn to the adaptations, with a little help from Lazo Major...
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Our month of looking at "Jack's Bookshelf" comes to an end with Lewis' reluctant ally, T. S. Eliot.
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Dr. Landon Loftin returns to the show to discuss Kenneth Grahame, the author behind "The Wind in the Willows".
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Dr. Carolyn Weber returns to the show to peruse Jack's bookshelf and explore the poetry of William Wordsworth.
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Lewis was known for his Platonism, but what of Aristotle? Today, Matt sits down with returning guest Dr. Louis Markos to discuss the influence of this legendary Greek philosopher.
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Since we've now finished all our Perelandra episodes, we thought we'd wrap-up with a book retrospective!
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Dr. James Como returns to discuss his book "Mystical Perelandra" and the reluctant mysticism of C. S. Lewis.
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Did you know that Perelandra was conceived first in verse? Did you know that Lewis' friend and poet, Ruth Pitter, converted the final chapter into poetry? In today's episode, Dr. Don W. King explains all...
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Dr. Josh Herring, host of The Optimistic Cumudgeon, sits down with David to discuss Lewis' unique philosophy on gender, and how it appears throughout his written work.
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David chats with theologian Dr. Junius Johnson, unpacking some important ideas in the final chapter of "Perelandra".
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Ransom escapes his subterranean prison, and gets some much-needed R&R before ascending the mountain.
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Ransom's battle with the Un-man draws to an end, and our hero finds himself in disorienting darkness...
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David was invited onto the"Reading Revisited" podcast to introduce The Ransom Trilogy and to talk about his favourite books!
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Just a quick message to say that we're still here and there'll be a new episode live tomorrow!
With Matt away, it's left to Andrew and David discuss the truth and lies of the Unman's arguments.
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Ransom follows an unnerving and bloody trail to Weston, and upon doing so, discovers his quest. An intellectual battle of cosmic consequence begins...
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Merry Christmas from your favourite Christmas elves! On today's episode, the co-hosts talk about life updates, recount holiday memories, and play fun seasonal games.
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Separated from the Green Lady and Weston, Ransom travels to another island where he hears riddles in the dark...
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Ransom and the Queen discuss planetary rules, go for a cruise, and encounter an old enemy who fell out of Deep Heaven...
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Today is C. S. Lewis' birthday and we're going to celebrate C. S. Lewis Reading Day!
Please share your favourite quotations on social media with the hashtag #CSLewisReadingDay!
We're also going to be joined by special guests on some livestreams:
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These livestreams will be available on our YouTube page, Facebook page, and Riverside.fm.
In the first of two episodes on this chapter, Ransom and the Green Lady speak about "growing older", as well as the impact of the Incarnation.
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On November 29th, 2024, the Pints With Jack celebrated Jack's 125th birthday in #CSLewisReadingDay. On the West Coast Livestram, the hosts were joined by the hosts of All About Jack, NarniaWeb, and Mere C.S. Lewis.
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On November 29th, 2024, the Pints With Jack celebrated Jack's 125th birthday in #CSLewisReadingDay. We will be celebrating #CSLewisReadingDay again this year. If you're not already, please sign up for the mailing list for a chance to win free books that day!
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Ransom meets a dragon, has a shower, eats some food, and makes contact with a green lady on a floating island...
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Lewis packs Ransom into his coffin-like container and sends him to Perelandra. A little over a year later, Ransom returns...
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We begin "Perelandra", following C. S. Lewis as he makes his tormented journey to Ransom's cottage.
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Hello listeners and welcome to Season 8! This this season we will be returning to the Ransom Trilogy as we read the second book in the series, "Perelandra".
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Today's episode is an interview which David gave on That Hideous C. S. Lewis Podcast where he discussed some key Lewisian themes with the host, Brian Shepherd.
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In honour of Matt’s recent nuptials, we’re replaying an episode from Season 1 on theosis.
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We have finally reached the end of Season 7! David, Matt, and Andrew gather together one last time before their well-earned break to share their highlights of the past season and talk about Season 8...
David, Matt, and Andrew wrap-up "MacDonald Month" by sharing some of their favourite quotations from the George MacDonald anthology assembled by C. S. Lewis.
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"MacDonald Month" wraps up with the first of two episodes on Lewis' book, George MacDonald: An Anthology. Today David is joined by MacDonald scholar, Dr. Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, to discuss the Preface.
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As we near the end of MacDonald Month, David sits down with Jess Lederman to discuss how to begin reading the Scottish author, and the help available at WorksOfMacDonald.com.
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Dr. Timothy Larsen joins the show to talk about his new book, "George MacDonald and the Age of Miracles" to discuss Incarnation, Doubt, and Re-enchantment.
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As part of MacDonald Month, David interviewed Dr. Amanda Vernon about the George MacDonald's relationship with music.
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Dr. Kerry Dearborn joins David to discuss the theology and imagination of George MacDonald.
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Dr. Joyce McPherson joins David to tell the story of George MacDonald, drawing from her biography called "Spiritual Sight: The Story of George MacDonald".
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To wrap up Narnia Month, David interviews Dr. James Como about his book "Why I Believe in Narnia", a collection of essays and reviews about C. S. Lewis and his works.
J. D. Peabody takes David on a fantastical adventure with the Inklings, as they discuss his fictional children's series, "The Inkwell Chronicles".
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Daniel and Phil from the Lamp-post Listener join Matt to discuss their completion of "The Chronicles of Narnia".
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The great finale is here... Lazo Major returns to wrap-up the final chapter of the Chronicles of Narnia.
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Dr. Christin Ditchfield-Lazo joins the gang for the beginning of the final Narnian Chronicle, The Last Battle.
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Today we conclude "Jack's Bookshelf" by examining his friend, the Inkling, Charles Williams.
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David invites Fr. Stephen Gregg on to talk about Edmund Spenser, a sixteenth-century poet famous for his work "The Faerie Queene".
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Continuing to browse through Jack's bookshelf, today we come to Lady Julian of Norwich, introduced to us by Dr. Grace Hamman, the author of "Jesus through Medieval Eyes".
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Today on Jack's Bookshelf we examine "The Consolation of Philosophy" by Boethius with Dr. Michael Dauphinais.
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Matt kicks off another series of "Jack's Bookshelf" by talking to Dr. Louis Markos about the Greek Philosopher, Plato.
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Today we complete our discussion of “The Latin Letters of C. S. Lewis”.
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Andrew, David, and Matt discuss the first seven "Latin Letters" of C. S. Lewis.
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This month we began a new series on "The Latin Letters of C. S. Lewis". In this episode, we give an introduction to this correspondence and next week we'll dive into the letters themselves.
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David, Matt and Andrew conclude Lewis' collection of "Letters to Children".
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After reading the introductory sections in the previous episode, the gang dive into the letters of "Letters to Children". They discuss the parts of the letters which surprised them, as well as Jack's references to the United States and his spiritual advice.
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After the break of After Hours Month, the team return to discuss another Lewis letter collection, "Letters to Children".
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As we wrap up "After Hours Month", David has a few announcements...
- Buy "Letters From Jack"
- Come on pilgrimage with us?
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David had the honour of interviewing one of his favourite podcasters, Angelina Stanford from "The Literary Life Podcast", about Lewis' literary theory and one of his students, Northrop Frye.
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Dr. Diana Glyer returns once again to talk about "Letters From Jack", a book which has been brought back into print and sent out to our Patreon supporters!
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Matt is joined by pastor and author Will Vaus to discuss his latest book, My Journey with C.S. Lewis & Other Companions.
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In this season we're reading several letter collections of C. S. Lewis, but in today's episode we turn to the letters of his brother, Warnie Lewis. Dr. Diana Pavlac Glyer and Dr. Don W. King join David to discuss The Major and the Missionary, the correspondence between Warren Lewis and missionary, Blanche Biggs.
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David speaks with Dr. Mark Noll about C.S. Lewis' initial reception in the United States.
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Dr. Rigney returns to talk with Matt about his book, "Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God".
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It’s still Christmas! To celebrate, we’re sharing David’s recent interview on the Fantastical Truth podcast from Lorehaven where he attempts to answer “How Did Lewis and Tolkien Celebrate and Critique Christmas?”
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This is our last episode going through 'Letters to an American Lady", picking up today at the start of 1961 and concluding with Lewis’ death in 1963.
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The letters between 1959 and 1960 reveal some difficult times for both Jack and Mary, including the death of Jack's wife, Joy Davidman.
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As the team continue to move through Lewis' letters to Mary, another American lady enters into the story...
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David returned to "The C. S. Lewis Podcast", attempting to answer the questions: "What did Christmas mean to Lewis?", "How did Lewis celebrate Christmas?", and "Was Lewis a bit of a grumpy old man when it came to Christmas?"
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The gang continues to work through Lewis' Letters to an American Lady. As their friendship grows, Jack and Mary are now on a first name basis...
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The co-hosts begin reading Letters to an American Lady, Jack's correspondence with Mary Willis Shelburne. In today's episode they cover the letters from 1950-1953.
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It's the very first "C. S. Lewis Reading Day"! To celebrate, Andrew and Matt invite onto the show fan-favourite, Dr. Diana Glyer, to discuss their respective journeys with Lewis and to share some of their favourite passages with each other.
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In the last week before the start of Season 7, David reminds everyone to get ready for #CSLewisReadingDay one last time! He then shares the first part of his upcoming Half Pint interview with Dr. Jason Lepojärvi about a conference being planned for Portland next year. Finally, he shares Andrew's recent appearance on The Lamp-Post Listener discussing The Last Battle.
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David was recently interviewed on two episodes of “The C. S. Lewis Podcast” about the upcoming “C. S. Lewis Reading Day” (November 29th).
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Andrew found out that his bishop's daughter recently discovered C. S. Lewis, so he invited her onto the show to found out how it was going...
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David was recently interviewed on the “Men with Chests” podcast about The Great Divorce.
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In the penultimate episode of the season, David returns to Malacandra with apologist Jimmy Akin to talk about Lewis' scientific mistakes and the consequences for Christianity of finding intelligent life on other planets.
Following the 50th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien, Dr. Holly Ordway comes onto the show to talk about her latest book, a spiritual biography of the famous Inkling, called "Tolkien's Faith".
Dr. Joel Heck comes onto the show to talk about his different books and the Chronologically Lewis project.
It's time for another Lewis podcast cross-over! Matt chats with Dan and Alex from "The C.S. Lewis Book Club".
Yaakov Weinstein returns to the podcast to give an Orthodox Jewish perspective on "A Hebraic Inkling" by P.H. Brazier.
David interviews Dr. Carolyn Weber about her book, "Surprised by Oxford", and its coming movie of the same name.
Landon Loftin and Dr. Max Leyf return to the show to talk about the book which they co-wrote together, "What Barfield Thought".
David speaks to Dr. David Marshall about his Narnian apologetics book, "The Case for Aslan".
Aslan lying on the Stone Table is a quintessential Narnian image, but does it also give us a vision of the Atonement? David interviews Dr. Charles Taliaferro about “A Narnian vision of the Atonement: A defense of the Ransom Theory” to find out...
Together with Andrew's wife, the co-hosts wrap up "The Magician's Nephew". It's a long one today!
Today we begin Narnia Month by reading "The Magician's Nephew", joined by Andrew's wife, Dr. Christin Ditchfield-Lazo.
Andrew interviews Dr. Crystal Downing, Codirector of the Wade Center, about Dorothy L. Sayers.
As we approach the end of "Jack's Bookshelf", we welcome Rachel Sherlock from the "Risking Enchantment" podcast to talk about one of the more surprising influences on Lewis, Jane Austen.
Continuing our perusal of "Jack's Bookshelf", today David interview co-host of "Classical Stuff You Should Know", Graeme Donaldson, about the author of Paradise Lost, John Milton.
As we continue to browse through Jack's bookshelf, David interviews Dr. Sarah Waters about William Shakespeare.
Today we kick off "Jack's Bookshelf", a series of episodes where we consider the authors and works which shaped the life of C.S. Lewis. Today we speak to returning guest, Dr. Jason Baxter, and begin with Dante Alighieri, author of The Divine Comedy.
David quizzes Matt and Andrew on toasts, they argue about the state of Malacandra, and cast actors for their movie.
David recently tracked down the audio for an operatic adaptation of Perelandra, the sequel to Out of the Silent Planet, and invited Professor Judith Wolfe and Professor John Marr onto the show to talk about it.
David and Marie had the opportunity to go to Chicago to watch "BareFace", a ballet-adaptation of "Till We Have Faces", produced by Ballet 5:8. Afterwards they sat down to share their thoughts...
Andrew is joined by Dr. Junius Johnson to discuss "The Dark Tower", Lewis' abandoned sequel to "Out of the Silent Planet".
Dr. Charlie W. Starr returns to the show to speak about his latest book, "The Lion's Country: C.S. Lewis's Theory of the Real"...
David chats with Jordan and Sean from the Lesser-Known Lewis podcast. They share their experience running a Lewis podcast, and also discuss Lewis' essays about space travel.
Ransom encounters the kindness of Séroni and listens to their speculations regarding the key problem with humanity.
Today we consider C.S. Lewis and Evangelicalism. In this episode David interviews the President of Wheaton College, Dr. Philip Ryken, and they talk about Lewis as an evangelist, as well as his views on Sacred Scripture.
Matt interviews Christiana Hale about her book, "Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy".
David interviews the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Ballet 5:8, Julianna Slager, returns to the show to talk about an upcoming production of Till We Have Faces called “BareFace”. This interview was released a month ago on YouTube. If you would like more of our Half Pint episodes released on the audio feed, please let us know.
Andrew interviews Dr. Michael J. Christensen about his book, "C.S. Lewis on Scripture".
The philosophical discussions continue on Malacandra! Today Ransom learns about war, peace, passions, pleasure, children, longing, sin, as well as the mysterious creature called the Hnakra.
The Co-Director of the Wade Center returns to talk about his early work on the Ransom Trilogy in his book, "Planets in Peril".
Dr. Hal Poe returns to the show to talk about the third and final book in his biographical series, "The Completion of C.S. Lewis".
Ransom, Weston, and Divine arrive on Malacandra. When they are attacked, Ransom makes his escape attempt...
Ransom becomes accustomed to life among the stars, but is shocked to discover more about the nefarious plans of his abductors.
Dr. Glyer returns to the show to speak in more detail about the book she edited, "A Compass for Deep Heaven: Navigating the C. S. Lewis Ransom Trilogy".
Ransom wakes up from his drugged sleep with a massive headache, but sees a view which is out-of-this-world...
The "Pints With Jack" crew have a tipple and talk about Ransom's long-awaited drink in Chapter 2 of "Out of the Silent Planet".
Dr. Louis Markos comes on the show to talk about his latest book, "C.S. Lewis for Beginners".
Today "Pints With Jack" co-host, Andrew Lazo, is ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church. To commemorate the day, Rev. Malcom Guite wrote him a poem and Phil Keaggy wrote him some music.
We begin Season 6 by looking at the background of this season's book, Out of the Silent Planet.
This past October, while visiting his family in England, David was invited to address the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society. This is a re-recording of his speech. Season 6 will begin next week...
Former guest-of-the-show, Rev. Brian McGreevy, chats with David about the upcoming "Telling a more beautiful story" conference in South Carolina.
Season Five finally draws to a close! The co-hosts gather to offer some reflections on this past season, to read some messages, and to talk about their plans for Season Six!
How did America come to love an Irish professor living in Oxford? Andrew finds out from Dr. K. Alan Snyder, author of "America discovers C.S. Lewis"...
Donald T. Williams discusses with Andrew the contents of his book, Deeper Magic: "The Theology Behind the Writings of C.S. Lewis".
C.S. Lewis is often brought up in reference to Dr. Jordan Peterson, so David interviewed Dr. Christopher Kaczor and Dr. Matthew R. Petrusek about their book on the Canadian clinical psychologist, "Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life".
Following up on Severe Mercy Month, Matt interviews Vincent Phillip Muñoz, Soren Grefenstette, and Natalie Schmidt about their love for Sheldon Vanauken's book.
We wrap up "Poetry Month" by talking to D.S. Martin, a poet who has written a poetry collection inspired by C.S. Lewis, "Conspiracy of Light".
Dr. Don W. King returns for the second time this month, this time to talk about the poetry of C.S. Lewis' wife, Joy Davidman.
Andrew video chats from The Kilns garden with Dr. Jerry Root about Lewis' book of poetry, Dymer.
On this episode of "Poetry Month", David interviews Dr. Karen Swallow Prior about C.S. Lewis' first published collection of poetry, "Spirits In Bondage".
Continuing with "Poetry Month", Dr. Don W. King joins David to introduce Lewis' poetic corpus.
This month we begin "Poetry Month" with popular poet and Inkling scholar, Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite!
Today’s guest is someone whom David saw posting regularly on an online C.S. Lewis forum. He enjoyed her posts discovered that she had met Lewis, so he invited her onto the show for a chat, both about her life and her book, "O Love How Deep"…
Former guest of the show, Justin Wiggins, returns to talk about his latest book, "Surprised By Myth".
Jack's doctor was Dr. R.E. Havard. In today's episode, David interviews Sarah O'Dell, a scholar who is writing a book on this lesser-known Inkling.
Many people know Lewis as a fiction writer and as an apologist, but fewer know him as a medievalist. Dr. Jason Baxter unpacks what that means and why it's important.
In this episode, Christin and the boys conclude their reading of The Horse and His Boy.
In today's episode we begin to read the Narnian Chronicle for this season, The Horse and His Boy. The boys are joined by Andrew's better half, Dr. Christin Ditchfield-Lazo.
This month Andrew and Matt have been discussing Sheldon Vanauken's book, "A Severe Mercy". In this episode, Andrew interviews Will Vaus, who wrote a biography on the author.
Andrew and Matt continue their discussion of "A Severe Mercy". In the previous episode, they spoke about the "Pagan love" between Van and Davy, and in this episode they examine how "Divine Love" enters into their relationship.
While David is taking the month off to write his book about "The Four Loves", Andrew and Matt discuss "A Severe Mercy" by Sheldon Vanauken. In this episode, they focus on the earlier part of the story and the "Pagan love" between Sheldon and his wife, Davy.
We wrap up "Apologetics Month" today by talking to former guest of the show, Dr. Holly Ordway. For most of this month we've focussed on specific apologetics arguments, but today we speak more broadly about the subject of "Imaginative Apologetics".
Although it didn't originate with him, one of the arguments which C.S. Lewis is best known for is his "Trilemma". Who is Jesus? A good teacher or something else? Apologist Jimmy Akin walks us through the various options.
When Matt and David went through "Mere Christianity" in Season 1, Matt said that he struggled with "The Moral Argument for God", so in today's episode he sits down with apologist Trent Horn to hash it out.
At the beginning of "Apologetics Month" we looked at science and scientism. Today with apologist Peter S. Williams we consider the related ideas of "Logical Positivism" and "Verificationism" which were popular in Lewis' day and which are still alive and well today.
Lewis said that before he was six years old, he was "a votary of the Blue Flower". The Blue Flower symbolized a life-long longing, "an unsatisfied desire which is itself more desirable than any other satisfaction". Lewis used this idea in Mere Christianity to build The Argument From Desire, which Joe Heshmeyer discusses on today's show as part of "Apologetics Month".
Continuing with "Apologetics Month", we turn to what is probably the most powerful argument in favour of atheism, what Lewis called "The Problem of Pain". David interviews Oxford Professor, Dr. Bethany N. Sollereder about her book, "Why is there suffering?"
Today we begin "Apologetics Month", examining some of Lewis' favourite arguments for his worldview. We begin by discussing his views on science, scientism, and evolution with Dr. John G. West, editor of "The Magician's Twin".
Matt speaks to returning guest, Dr. Crystal Hurd, about her newly-released book, "The Leadership of C.S. Lewis".
David interviewed Jeremiah C. Braudrick about his book, "Removing The Dragon Skin", and how C.S. Lewis helped him reclaim his faith.
Anyone who has listened to the show this season will know that Matt loves the writing of Sr. Miriam James. As an early birthday present for Matt, David reached out and invited her onto the show to talk to Matt about her recent book, "Loved as I am"...
Not all C.S. Lewis fans are Christian! Today David is joined by an Orthodox Jew, Dr. Yaakov Weinstein, to talk about his love of Lewis.
So far in this "Ecumenism Month", we've spoken to Eastern Orthodox and Reformed Christians. Now it's time to speak to a Mormon! Over a rather temperamental internet connection, David discusses Lewis with Professor Bruce Wilson Young from "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" (LDS).
As part of “Ecumenism Month”, Reformed Pastor Douglas Wilson was interviewed about his love for C.S. Lewis and his new book, "The Light from Behind the Sun: A Reformed & Evangelical Appreciation of C.S. Lewis".
Today we begin Ecumenism Month, speaking to Lewis fans from diverse religious traditions. We begin by speaking to an Eastern Orthodox Christian, Dr. Edith M. Huphrey.
How is it that we can be in Season 5 and yet never had an episode on George MacDonald?!
David corrects this oversight today by interviewing Dr. Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson and discussing MacDonald's famous book, Phantastes.
In this episode, the crew discuss inordinate loves, the nature of God, as well as divine versions of Gift-love and Need-love.
Kathy Keller speaks to David about her childhood letters to C.S. Lewis, and also about the book on marriage which she co-authored with her husband.
We are currently reading the Eros chapter in The Four Loves, so David interviewed Abigail Santamaria about her book concerning Lewis' wife, Joy Davidman.
Today we continued discussing Eros, focussing on the act of Venus and how we regard the human body.
As we wrap up a month of talking about Friendship, author Billy Baker comes on the show to discuss his memoir about making friends!
Patristic scholar, Mike Aquilina, joined David to talk about friendship in the Early Church.
Andrew, David, and Matt continue discussing “Friendship”, examining its unnecessary and uninquisitive nature, as well as asking whether it can exist between the sexes.
David interviewed Andrew Wall, the Director of "The Fantasy Makers" and "The Science-Fiction Makers" documentaries.
After talking about "storge" this month, David talks to Dr. Don W. King about Jack's brother, Warren.
Today we look at how the Gift-Love element of Affection can go wrong and we wrap up the chapter.
In the previous episode we talked about the wonders of Affection. In today’s episode we begin to consider its dangers...
David interviews Writer/Producer/Director, Norman Stone, about his career and C.S. Lewis-related productions, including the recently-released movie, "The Most Reluctant Convert".
Today we begin looking at the first of “The Four Loves”, which Lewis calls “Affection”.
The team begins Chapter 2 of The Four Loves, which is entitled “Likings and loves of the sub-human”. This chapter will be read over the course of three episodes and in this episode Lewis examines the subject of pleasure and distinguishes Need-pleasures and Pleasures of Appreciation.
Andrew, David, and Matt finish discussing the Introduction to The Four Loves where Lewis looks at two different kinds of nearness, Nearness-by-likeness and Nearness-of-approach, and explains how loves, when they become gods, become demons.
It is a new season and a new book! Join Andrew, David, and Matt as they begin reading “The Four Loves” by C.S. Lewis. In this book, Lewis examines love and distinguishes between its many different kinds.
On November 3rd, "The Most Reluctant Convert" will be released in cinemas. This movie is based on the play by "The Fellowship of Performing Arts" and Lewis' own spiritual autobiography, "Surprised By Joy", which chronicles his journey to Christianity. Dr. Devin Brown was invited to write the Study Guide for the movie so he came on the show to talk about it.
David, Andrew, and Matt wrap up Season 4 with the Season Finale. This is Part 2 of that Finale.
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After the previously-planned interview fell through at the last minute, David sat down to record a solo episode to talk about his newborn son, Sidecar Day, blue flowers in Narnia, and also to make his tongue-in-cheek case as to why C.S. Lewis is better than J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Gray Havens are an American Christian folk pop husband and wife duo, David and Licia Radford, from Crystal Lake, Illinois. On October 8th they will be releasing their new album, Blue Flower, so David Radford came on the show to talk to Andrew and David about how C.S. Lewis inspired their recent work.
As we approach the end of Season 4, David is joined on the show by Michael "Gomer" Gormley. Among other things, they discuss Ted Lasso, tea, and the Atonement. Also, find out what Gomer would do if he ever became the Pope!
New York Times bestselling author, Patti Callahan, returns to the show to talk about her forthcoming book, "Once Upon A Wardrobe", which will be released on October 19th.
A few months ago, John and Greta from The Tolkien Road podcast did a series of episodes on religion in Tolkien's Legendarium. David invited him onto the show to talk about those episodes and to encourage the Pints With Jack listeners to listen to them.
Author Rod Bennett joined David to talk about a presentation on he gave at a big Christian rock festival about C.S. Lewis' relationship to "Pulp Fiction".
David was invited onto "Ready to Stand" by host Cullen Herout to talk about Lewis' views on humility and pride.
Andrew interviewed Max McLean, founder and artistic director of the Fellowship for Performing Arts, who have brought many of Lewis' works to life on the stage, and who will soon be releasing a movie about Lewis' life, The Most Reluctant Convert, which will be released on November 3rd.
Over this past Season, co-host Andrew Lazo has appeared on the Upstream podcast with Shane Morris several times. For the next two Thursdays we'll be sharing the audio from two of these appearances. In today's episode, Andrew argues for why he thinks "Till We Have Faces" is Lewis' best book.
It is well known to our listeners that Andrew likes buying and selling early editions of Lewis books. In this episode, he is joined by two other enthusiastic collectors, Dr. Steven Beebe and Dr. Gordon Greenhill, to talk about their book collecting.
Over this past Season, co-host Andrew Lazo has appeared on the Upstream podcast with Shane Morris several times. For the next two Thursdays we'll be sharing the audio from two of these appearances. In today's episode, Andrew explains how Lewis' books reveal the exhortation to love rightly.
Earlier this season in "Barfield Month", we looked at the life and work of Lewis' fellow Inkling, Owen Barfield. Only after this special series was concluded did we come across the thoroughly enlightening book by Dr. Stephen Thorson, which is entitled "Joy and Poetic Imagination". In his book, Dr. Thorson unpacks all the important issues debated between Lewis and Barfield in their "Great War", many of which are discussed on today's show with the author.
In both episodes this week, Matt interviews Dr. Harry Lee Poe about the two biographical books he wrote about C.S. Lewis. In today's episode, he discusses his second book, "The Making of C.S. Lewis".
In both episodes this week, Matt interviews Dr. Harry Lee Poe about the two biographical books he wrote about C.S. Lewis. In today's episode, he discusses his first book, "Becoming C.S. Lewis".
Both Matt and David love "When the Church Was Young" by Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio. After mentioning it in a couple of episodes, an increasing number of listeners read it as well. As a result, they decided to invite Dr. D'Ambrosio onto the show to discuss his book.
Today a new book about Jack's "Space Trilogy" is released! Former guest of the show, Dr. Diana Glyer, returns with some of her students to talk about their new book, "A Compass For Deep Heaven".
We end "Narnia Month" by going "Beyond Narnia" with Dr. Ray Baker, discussing his book, "Beyond Narnia: The Theology and Apologetics of C.S. Lewis".
Andrew was invited on the "Art & Faith Conversations" podcast with Libby John to talk about C.S. Lewis.
Katherine Langrish loved Narnia as a nine year-old girl. Now as a grown-up with children of her own, she returned to Narnia and wrote a book about the experience, "From Spare Oom to War Drobe: Travels in Narnia with my nine-year-old".
Dr. Brian Williams came on the show to talk about how C.S. Lewis can be used as pre-evangelism for a post-Christian World.
Dr. Devin Brown wrote a series of books on "The Chronicles of Narnia" called "Inside Narnia". In this episode, Dr. Brown returns to the show to talk about "The Silver Chair" and his unpublished manuscript.
Having finished "The Silver Chair", the rest of Narnia Month will be devoted to discussing other aspects of the Narniad. Today, David speaks with Dr. David Downing, Co Director of Marion E. Wade Center and author of "Into the Wardrobe: C. S. Lewis and the Narnia Chronicles".
Christin Ditchfield-Lazo returns once again to the podcast for the concluding discussion of this season's Narnian Chronicle, "The Silver Chair".
It's time for our Chronicle-of-the-season! Matt, David, and Andrew are joined by Andrew's wife, Christin-Ditchfield Lazo to discuss the fourth book in the series, "The Silver Chair".
Dr. Michael Ward returned to the show for the second time this season, this time to talk about his new book, "After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man".
In this episode, David, Matt, and Andrew look back on the main texts of this season, "The Screwtape Letters" and "Screwtape Proposes A Toast". David then springs a pop quiz on his co-hosts, and lastly they discuss the future of the podcast...
David was invited onto The Counsel of Trent podcast to talk about "The Argument From Reason", which is an argument against Naturalism which Lewis presents in Chapter 3 of his book, "Miracles".
David was invited onto the "Risking Enchantment" podcast with Phoebe and Rachel to discuss The Great Divorce.
Andrew and Matt pick up from where David and Brenton left off last week in "Screwtape Proposes A Toast", in the section of the address where Screwtape talks about liberty and democracy.
In this "After Hours" episode, David discussed a wide range of Inklings-related topics with Marilyn R. Pukkila, known to some in the Tolkien community as "Marilyn, The Librarian"...
Continuing on from last week, David and guest co-host Brenton Dickieson continue to discuss "Screwtape Proposes A Toast". When it comes to souls, is it better to have quantity over quality?
We first had Dr. Louis Markos on the show during Season 2 when we spoke about imagery of Heaven and Hell in Western Literature and he recently made an appearance on "Barfield Month". Today he returns once more to talk about his new book, The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes.
Today we begin the sequel to The Screwtape Lettters, which is Screwtape Proposes A Toast. David is joined by Dr. Brenton Dickieson to unpack the opening paragraphs.
A few months ago, David and Marie were sent an audiobook about the influence on C.S. Lewis by G.K Chesterton and they thought it was the perfect opportunity for a cross-over episode with the author, Alan C. Duncan!
Dr. Devin Brown came on the show to discuss the biography he wrote about C.S. Lewis, "A Life Observed".
Continuing his investigation into holy habits, Matt sat down for a drink and a chat with his friend, Alessandro DiSanto, one of the founders of Hallow app.
Andrew Lazo was asked to speak at the 2021 Edith Stein Conference, hosted by Notre Dame University.
A repeated theme throughout "The Screwtape Letters" has been that of habits. Fr. Mark-Mary Ames just released a book called "Habits for Holiness", so Matt sat down with him to talk about building habits to really annoy Screwtape...
The patient is about to be in a high-stress situation and Screwtape wants his nephew to exploit this. Richaél from the Clumsy Theosis podcast joins David to unpack this devilish advice.
As we near the end of Barfield Month, a number of different Barfield fans and scholars share their thoughts on this Inkling.
As we near the end of the collection of letters from Uncle Screwtape, Matt and David discuss one of his final letters where he talks about fear.
Continuing with Barfield Month, we invited Dr. Mark Vernon onto the show to discuss his Barfield-inspired book, "A Secret History of Christianity.
Dr. Robert Koons takes us on a tour of Middle Earth with J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield and Plato!
Fr. Michael O'Loughlin from "What God is Not" returns to the podcast to discuss today's letter, which Screwtape devotes to the subject of prayer.
Today we continue "Barfield Month" by talking to Jake Grefensette about the literature and poetry of Owen Barfield.
Andrew and Matt discuss Screwtape's plan to sow future disharmony in the patient's romantic relationship.
Today we begin "Barfield Month", where we look at the life and work of the Inkling, Owen Barfield. In the first episode of this series, we speak to another man named "Owen Barfield", the Inkling's grandson.
In his preface to "The Screwtape Letters", C.S. Lewis wrote that, ideally, there should ideally be an angelic counterpart to Screwtape's advice. In today's episode we talk with Dr. Charlie Starr about Lewis' only surviving attempt to do just that! We also talk about movies, books, and C.S. Lewis' handwriting.
Dr. Douglas Beaumont joins David today to disucss Letter #24 of "The Screwtape Letters" where Screwtape explains how he is going to use the patient's new group to foster his pride.
Today we journey to Middle-Earth with Professor Michael Jahosky. Michael released his book, The Good News of The Return Of The King: The Gospel in Middle-Earth, at the end of last year in which looks at the use of language, allegory, and metaphor in Tolkien's Legendarium.
Concluding that they're not going to be able to extricate religion from the patient's life anytime soon, Screwtape decides to adopt a new strategy. By encouraging him to accept a different vision of Jesus, and by wedding the his faith to politics, they're going to turn the patient into a Pharisee!
After hearing Dr. Robert Royal give a two-part lecture series on The Screwtape Letters to The Institute of Catholic Culture, we invited him onto the show to talk about everyone's favourite devil.
Wormwood's patient is in love! Unfortunately for Wormwood, she is a Christian woman who is full of virtue! Needless to say, Screwtape is livid...
Carolyn Curtis, co-editor of "Women and C.S. Lewis", came on the show to discuss her book which was recently rereleased as an audiobook. In this work she gathers together a large number of C.S. Lewis writers to examine C.S. Lewis' life and literature in order to understand his relationship with women and respond to those who would charge Lewis with sexism.
Today we come to David's least favourite letter from Uncle Screwtape which is on the subject of possessiveness, particularly with regards to time. Joining him today is a returning guest to the show, Sister Natalia from the "What God Is Not podcast", together with another nun from her convent, Sister Petra.
We have teamed up with the C.S. Lewis Foundation and will be offering a free virtual tour of C.S. Lewis' home to all of our Patreon supporters, regardless of tier. While the tour is free, we do ask all Patreon supporters to sign up for the event.
In 2008, Dr. Michael Ward released "Planet Narnia", a book which caused a real stir in C.S. Lewis studies in which he offered a new lens through which to view "The Chronicles of Narnia". On today's show, in addition to his book, Dr. Ward discusses his friendship with the late Walter Hooper, as well as his involvement in honouring Lewis' life and legacy. Oh yes, and he also explains how he came to give James Bond a pair of x-ray glasses…
Screwtape wants to play matchmaker and choose what he regards as a suitable romantic partner for the patient.
Since Lent has just begun, we invited Fr. Dwight Longenecker to talk about his Screwtape-inspired Lenten books, The Gargoyle Code and Slubgrip Instructs.
Following on from his previous letter about the differing philosophies of Heaven and Hell, Screwtape now directly turns to the subject of "love" and explains to his nephew why the whole idea makes no sense to him!
For Christmas this year, David gave Matt a book by Dr. Chris R. Armstrong called "Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians", in which the author encourages his readers to draw from the riches of the Medieval Church, using C.S. Lewis as their example and model. In today's episode Matt discusses this book with its author.
Former guest of the show, Dr. Jason Lepojärvi, returns to discuss Screwtape's thoughts on love, sex, and marriage, as well as to listen to some Tina Turner and ask "What's love got to do with it?"
After seeing the tweet announcing her goal to be invited onto a podcast in 2021 to gush about C.S. Lewis, we invited Brooke Medina onto the show to do just that!
Today we hear about one of the Seven Deadly Sins, gluttony. Screwtape talks about how this vice can be disguised so that it can go completely unnoticed by the patient!
Matt returned as a guest on the Alto podcast. In this episode, Matt shares his vocation journey which led him to launching his own Artificial Intelligence-driven Hedge Fund.
The last time he was on the show, Dr. Steven Beebe explained to us why C.S. Lewis was a master communicator. In today's episode he returns to examine the communication techniques of everybody's least favourite Uncle, Screwtape...
There is a lull in the War. Should Wormwood make the patient more worried or less worried, and should he get him to focus on the past, the present or the future?
Last year when we had "Tolkien Month", I heard that Dr. Ordway was finishing up a new book on Tolkien. Since the book is coming out shortly, she came on the show to talk to us about it and Tolkien's reading habits…
In today's letter, Matt and guest co-host Crystal Hurd discuss how Screwtape intends to counteract a dangerous new trait in the patient - humility!
Together with William O’Flaherty and the hosts of The Lamp-Post Listener, we have assembled several tributes to Walter Hooper who recently passed away. This is the fourth episode in the series, and the second which has appeared on this feed.
Together with William O'Flaherty and the hosts of The Lamp-Post Listener, we have assembled several tributes to Walter Hooper who recently passed away.
Given that "The Screwtape Letters" satirically examines the world of the demonic, we thought that it would be a good idea to talk about spiritual warfare with an exorcist.
Wormwood messes up by allowing the patient to experience some real pleasures! Matt sits down with Rev. Brian McGreevy to discuss Screwtape's advice to his nephew...
The gang get together to look back over 2020, celebrate the coming of Epiphany, and look ahead to a new year of podcasting!
Following on from Tuesday's episode where I discussed the different kinds of laughter described by Screwtape, I was joined by author Terry Lindvall to speak further about the subject.
Screwtape teaches a seminar on the different kinds of laughter and explains which serve the purposes of Hell. I was joined by David Niles and Adam Minihan, lifelong friends and co-hosts of The Catholic Man Show.
Matt recently appeared as a guest on the Alto podcast run by his friend Leo Gallegos. They chatted about C.S. Lewis and about how to navigate the highs and lows of life.
Last Christmas I gifted myself a copy of C.S. Lewis and The Church, which was a collection of essays in honour of Walter Hooper. Among this collection was an essay by well-known Eastern Orthodox writer, Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. In this essay he speaks about aspects of Lewis' theology which appeals to Eastern Orthodox readers. I invited him onto the show to talk about it.
In last week's letter, Screwtape described the law of Undulation. In today's letter, Screwtape explains how to exploit the trough periods in the undulation.
Earlier in the year, Matt interviewed Douglas Gresham about life with his stepfather, C.S. Lewis. Today Douglas returns to talk about his life in the post-Lewis years.
Wormwood is wondering whether he should be overt and make his presence known to the patient, or whether he should remain hidden...
Matt and I discuss Screwtape's sixth letter where he explains how the patient's uncertain future should be exploited.
As I'm reading through "The Screwtape Letters" this Season, I'm reading my copy of the Annotated Edition by Paul McCusker. Paul has also been involved with many of the C.S. Lewis projects from Focus On The Family, including a production of The Screwtape Letters starring Andy Serkis.
Matt was joined today by guest co-host Brenton Dickieson to discuss Letter #5 from Uncle Screwtape where he outlines the uses of the upcoming war.
Today we delve into the subject of prayer so I invited onto the show two experts, Fr. Michael O'Loughlin and Sister Natalia, to help me unpack Screwtape's advice to his nephew...
Andrew and Matt discuss the third letter from Uncle Screwtape where he offers some suggestions to sabotage the patient's relationship with his mother...
Like old times, Matt and I sit down to discuss a chapter of C.S. Lewis! In this chapter of The Screwtape Letters, Uncle Screwtape advises his nephew on how to handle the patient's church-going...
Today I was joined by guest co-host, Trent Horn, to discuss the first of Screwtape's letters where the senior demon discusses reason and rhetoric.
Today I interview a man who is well-known in the C.S. Lewis community, William O'Flaherty. William runs EssentialCSLewis.com and is the host of the "All About Jack" podcast. He is also the author of "The Misquotable CS Lewis" and the book which we will be discussing today, his guide to "The Screwtape Letters" called "C.S. Lewis Goes To Hell".
We're still not quite ready to begin reading Screwtape's letters! In today's episode we discuss the different Prefaces which Lewis wrote for the book... one of which includes a surprising secret!
Since we're beginning a new season and a new book, we thought it would be wise to introduce new listeners to the life of C.S. Lewis. To this end, we invited onto the show James Como, a founding member of the New York C. S. Lewis Society, to talk about his latest book, "C.S. Lewis: A Very Short Introduction".
To celebrate "Hobbit Day", today we begin Season 4 of "Pints With Jack"! This season we'll be reading through C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters". In this episode we introduce our new co-host and talk about what to expect this season...
In anticipation of Season 4, Matt sat down and shared some of his favourite quotations from the book which we will be reading this Season, "The Screwtape Letters"...
Today Season 3 draws to a close! Matt and I got together to chat, talk about this past season and let you know what to expect in Season 4...
At the end of last year, Matt and I got to meet C.S. Lewis' stepson, Douglas Gresham. In today's episode, Matt interviews Douglas and asks him about his early life in the United States, his time living at The Kilns, as well as his life following his stepfather's death.
The hosts of The Tolkien Road invited me onto their show to talk about Mythopoeia, a poem which Tolkien wrote for Lewis following their late-night conversation which ultimately led to Lewis' conversion. Today's episode has the original episode, but also includes some introductory comments and recitation of the poem itself.
In this episode Matt concludes his discussion with Dr. Diana Glyer about her book, Bandersnatch.
When Matt and I were at the C.S. Lewis Symposium in North Carolina, we heard Dr. Diana Glyer give a talk on the Inklings which rightly received a standing ovation. In this episode, Matt and Dr. Glyer discuss the material covered in that talk and its associated book, Bandersnatch.
Continuing "Tolkien Month", I sat down with Kaitlyn from the "Tea With Tolkien" podcast to talk about Hobbit Spirituality...
Continuing "Tolkien Month", I interviewed Joseph Loconte, author of A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War which tells the story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.
Continuing "Tolkien Month", in today's episode I spoke with John and Greta Carswell from "The Tolkien Road" podcast (https://TolkienRoad.com/), focussing on Tolkien's work, The Silmarillion.
Today on Pints With Jack, we do a deep-dive into the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien with Alan and Shawn from The Prancing Pony podcast.
Today we kick off "Tolkien Month"! My fiancée and I discuss the 2019 movie about Tolkien's life.
This episode was previously posted on The Lamp-Post Listener podcast feed, but here it is on ours. This is the concluding part of our discussion with Daniel and Phil about the movie adaptation of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Listeners might be expecting S3E40 to appear today, which is the second part of the cross-over episode discussing The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie with Daniel and Phil from The Lamp-Post Listener. Although that episode is indeed released today, you'll find it on their podcast, not ours!
Last week Matt and I discussed the book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Today we team up with the guys from The Lamp-Post Listener podcast to discuss its movie adaptation.
Now that we've finished our main book this season, Matt and I returned to our next book in The Chronicles of Narnia series, "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader".
In the previous episode, I spoke to Rev Brian McGreevy about the book we're going to be talking about next Season, The Screwtape Letters. As a bonus episode, I thought I would share the audio of a talk I gave a few months ago in Los Angeles.
In anticipation of next season when we read through The Screwtape Letters, I sat down with Rev. Brian McGreevy to talk about this book and his podcast.
Matt and I sat down and looked back on our reading of "Till We Have Faces" this season.
I've been reading the blog A Pilgrim In Narnia for several years now. Today I invited onto the show its author, Dr. Brenton Dickieson to talk about the book we've been reading this season, Till We Have Faces.
As a Thursday bonus episode, here is the audio of my interview on the Talking Beasts podcast where Brian and I discussed the merits of Dr. Michael Ward's Narnia Code.
I sat down with author and illustrator Lina Maslo to discuss her new book, Through the Wardrobe: How C. S. Lewis Created Narnia.
After listening to a free talk from Regent Audio by Dr. Jason Lepojärvi I knew we had to have him on the show. In this "After Hours" episode we talk about the theology of love and the disagreement between C.S. Lewis and St. Augustine.
Today Andrew Lazo returned to explain Part II of Till We Have Faces and review the book as a whole.
I sat down with David to discuss his new book, Life with the Professor: The True Story Behind The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
At the conference which Matt and I attended last year in North Carolina, we met Dr. Steven Beebe. Dr. Beebe has just released his book, C.S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication so I sat down with Dr. Beebe to talk about it and why he regards C.S. Lewis as a master communicator…
This is an extract of my second recent appearance on The Counsel of Trent. In this episode Trent and I discuss The Great Divorce...
This is an extract of the first of two episodes which were recently recorded on The Counsel of Trent. In this episode Trent and I discuss The Screwtape Letters...
After failing to steel a fleece from one of the rams of the gods, Orual finally gets her day in court! She reads her complaint to the gods and finally receives her answer...
In our last episode discussing Till We Have Faces, we discussed dying to self and Christ's first beatitude, "Blessed are the poor in spirit". The same week that Matt and I recorded that episode, Richael Lucero from the Clumsy Theosis podcast released the first in a series of episodes on The Beatitudes. I thought it would enrich our discussion of Orual's transformation...
Today we begin Part II of Till We Have Faces! We find out that some things have been happening to Orual to make her reconsider everything she wrote before...
This Season we've been reading Till We Have Faces, which is a retelling of the Cupid and Psyche Myth. However, what was the original myth like? In this episode, I read a version of the original story...
Since we've now finished Part I of Till We Have Faces, Andrew Lazo came back on the show to walk us through what we've just read, and to prepare us to read the final part of the book.
Matt was invited to give a talk at the Edith Stein Conference at Notre Dame. Here's the recording of his presentation.
Matt and I were invited onto The Quizzical Papist pub quiz podcast for a battle of whits!
I went back to St. Ignatius in LA this past week to give them a Lenten talk about temptation and C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters.
Everything is changing in Glome! Both the Priest and the King are dying, while their successors prepare to take over their respective mantels...
Orual, desperate to save Psyche from the life which she says she loves, resorts to some tough love. Orual blackmails her sister into shining a lamp on her "husband" in the middle of the night...with heart-breaking consequences.
I sat down with Christine Norvell to talk about C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces and her Reading Companion.
Matt and I have finally launched a Patreon account! If you want to financially support the podcast, we'll send you swag! In this episode, we outline the different tiers available and interview Nick, our audio engineer...
Orual tries to work out what's going on with Psyche by discussing the matter with Bardia and the Fox. Is she mad? Who is it that comes to her in the night? The god? The Brute? A man?
Orual has finally found Psyche, but their meeting doesn't go as expected, as it turns out they experience life on the Mountain very differently...
After a couple of weeks off, we return to Glome and Till We Have Faces. Orual ascends the mountain to bury what remains of Psyche, and she is met with quite a surprise...
Matt and I didn't manage to get together to record this week, so I thought I'd do a solo episode today. Last month I was on the Talking Beasts podcast discussing Dr. Michael Ward's The Narnia Code and therefore thought it would make a good subject for today's episode.
In previous years, Matt and I have recorded a Christmas episode, but we thought that for this year we'd record a New Year Show. We chat about our New Year traditions, as well as our hopes for 2020...
Psyche has been condemned to be sacrificed. Orual and the Fox try and convince the King to take action. When this fails, Orual visits Psyche, but is it to receive or give comfort?
We last left Oroual during a happy time in her life. Over the course of the upcoming chapters, life in Glome takes a turn for the worst...
Today we get stuck into the chapters of Till We Have Faces! In the first two chapters of the book, Lewis sets the scene for his story in the fictional city of Glome.
Today we finally begin Season 3! After covering some podcast housekeeping, we are introduced to Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis expert, Andrew Lazo.
To round off Season 3, I thought I’d share a recording of a vignette from The Great Divorce which I recorded some time ago, back […]
We've had quite a lot of episodes recently, but we didn't want to not post anything this Tuesday morning, so I thought I'd share the talk I gave after the conference at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Charlotte.
Last night I gave a talk in Charlotte, North Carolina, on C.S. Lewis, telling the story of how he came to faith in Christ and how this journey influenced his own subsequent evangelistic efforts.
Matt and I talk about the final day of the International C.S. Lewis Symposium and our final adventure before leaving North Carolina.
It's our second day at the C.S. Lewis Symposium. Matt and I sit down before dinner and discuss the events of the day...
Matt and I are in Montreat for the International C.S. Lewis Symposium. It's the end of the first day and so we pull out the microphones and have a quick chat...
I'm sitting in the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, waiting for Matt, so I thought I'd record a quick message and share with you an extract from my interview on The Catholic Man Show where I talk about The Screwtape Letters.
This is just a short episode to announce the launch of our new Pints With Jack logo! This design came from Matthew James Covington from Plena Gratia Designs.
It's been a while since Matt and I got behind a microphone together. Today we bring you up-to-speed with what's been happening in our lives. We had intended to also read some listener messages, but we ran out of time. We'll do that in the next episode!
At the beginning of Season 2, I interviewed author Patti Callahan about her latest book, Becoming Mrs. Lewis. Now at the close of the Season, Patti returns to talk to Matt about her own podcast, Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.
Several times on Pints With Jack I have spoken about another podcast, "Unbelievable?", hosted by Justin Brierley. Earlier in this Season I spoke about reading Justin's book, remarking on the considerable number of C.S. Lewis quotations found throughout. Following that episode, Justin and I connected on Twitter and I invited him onto the show to talk about C.S. Lewis, his faith, his podcast and his book.
Probably the most useful book I read during Season 2 of Pints With Jack was C.S. Lewis Goes To Heaven by David Clark. In today's episode I interviewed Dr. Clark to discuss his book and wrap up our discussion of The Great Divorce.
01:51 – Introducing Dr. Clark
08:34 – Did the book take long to write?
09:14 – What’s the main point of Lewis' book?
10:31 – What is the structure of your book?
11:54 – What were Lewis' sources?
14:52 – The Sociology
21:01 – The Geography 25:24 – The Theology
30:32 – How should readers read your book in relation to Lewis’?
34:13 – Who drew the illustrations in your book?
I was recently interviewed as a guest on two different podcasts: The Counsel of Trent and the Classical Theism Podcast. This episode contains clips from those interviews to whet your appetite for the full episodes...
00:40 COT Clip, Episode #190 04:44 COT Clip, Episode #191 10:05 CTP Clip, Episode #59
This episode is quite different from our usual Pints With Jack episodes. Rather than interviewing a scholar or discussing a chapter of Lewis' work with Matt, I'm going to be reading an article I wrote which gives a rough outline of Lewis' life.
t has been my desire for a while to introduce the listeners to other members of the Inklings, as well as authors who greatly influenced Lewis. Today we look at G.K. Chesterton and our special guest who will be introducing us to this great man is renowned Chesterton scholar and champion, Dale Ahlquist.
In the previous episode we began discussing the second book in "The Chronicles of Narnia", which is called "Prince Caspian". In this episode, we finish our discussion.
00:38 Continued Analysis 22:29 Overall review of the book 27:00 Surprise Haiku!
Each Season we discuss briefly one of the Chronicles of Narnia. In Season 1 we read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This Season, we're reading Prince Caspian, as it was the second book to be published. In comparison to the previous book, Prince Caspian is less familiar to most people so we had to spend more time outlining the plot, so Matt and I ended up having to break up our discussion over two episodes.
01:54 Quote-of-the-week 03:16 Drink-of-the-week 06:00 Thematic overview 09:36 Recap of previous book 10:09 Discuss Prince Caspian
A rather unusual episode this week! My girlfriend and I recently went on vacation to England, so we thought it'd be fun to sit down and tell you all about it, including how we got to play with the personal belongings of a literary giant, as well as have lunch with an Inkling's grandson! Click on the episode title for the Show Notes!
Sorry for the delay! This is the episode where Matt and I sit back and reflect on this past season going through The Great Divorce chapter by chapter. Click on the episode title for the Show Notes!
Hey everyone, I'm afraid there's no substantial episode this week as I'm packing for my trip to England tomorrow. Click on the episode title for the Show Notes!
Today I speak to Dr. Louis Markos, Professor in English at Houston Baptist University and author of the book Heaven and Hell: Visions of the Afterlife in the Western Poetic Tradition. In this work, Professor Markos devotes a chapter to The Great Divorce, as well as the book to which Lewis was responding, Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
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We arrive today at the final chapter of The Great Divorce. Lewis sees a vision of a chessboard to help him understand the relationship between time and eternity and the sun, which throughout this book has been hidden, finally rises...
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Last week we read that Sarah Smith was starting to get through to her ghostly husband. In today's chapter we see the conclusion of that encounter and MacDonald explains why misery must one day be unable to affect joy...
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The focus of today's chapter is not a ghost, but a Saint. According to MacDonald, she is "one of the great ones", although you'll have never heard of her before. This week we see even more clearly how fame on earth and fame in Heaven are two very different things. We also vividly see the danger of living behind masks as we meet her husband...
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In today's "After Hours" interview, I speak to Justin Thomas, a Pastor at Calvary: The Hill in Seattle. Justin's congregation was behind "The Great Divorce Project" YouTube channel. These are the videos I've been talking about over the course of this Season which Matt keeps forgetting to watch beforehand. In this episode, I sat down with Pastor Justin and asked about the origins and goals of The Great Divorce Project.
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This week we meet two different ghosts, both of whom have disordered loves. The first is a mother who "loves" her son so much that it obscures everything, even God. The second is a man who struggles with lust, represented by a lizard on his shoulder. Fortunately, we finally have a ghost who chooses Heaven! Yay! Today's episode we continue discussing disordered loves and how certain kinds of love can be mistaken more easily for the real thing and, in setting themselves up as gods, become demonic.
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We're taking a brief break from The Great Divorce to give the listeners an opportunity to ask the question: "Who exactly are Matt and David?
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Lewis and MacDonald overhear the conversation between a Ghost whose husband is in Heaven. She initially says she wants nothing to do with him, but ends up demanding that he beg given to her. In between, we get a vivid picture of their marital life together...
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Last week we began looking at Chapter 9. It's an action-packed chapter so we decided to discuss it over the course of two episodes. As we finish the chapter we discuss two of the ghosts whom Lewis sees: The Grumbling Ghost and The Artistic Ghost...
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The chapter today is really the pivot of The Great Divorce. In it, we meet George MacDonald, a writer whom Lewis had read on earth, but who is now a Bright Spirit. MacDonald explains much to Jack, particularly concerning the troubling accusations raised by the Hard-Bitten Ghost.
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Unfortunately I've been run off my feet this week and haven't had time to edit a full episode. However, rather than just post nothing, I thought I'd read an extended quotation from "The Dogmas Is The Drama" by Dorothy Sayers, a good friend of C.S. Lewis.
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Today in our journey into Heaven we meet "The Self-Conscious Ghost"...
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Once again we return to The Great Divorce! Today we get to meet a new visitor from Hell, "The Hard-Bitten Ghost"...
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In this episode, Joseph Pearce and I will be discussing his book C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church, which looks at Jack's relationship to the Catholic Church and addresses the question asked by many Catholic C.S. Lewis fans: Why did Lewis not convert to Catholicism? Why didn't he "Swim the Tiber"? We hope that all our listeners, regardless of denomination, will find this discussion interesting and very thought-provoking!
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Lent at St. Ignatius in Los Angeles. This is a longer version of the talk I gave the previous week in Dodge City which was called "What is the point of Christianity?". The first 20 minutes is basically identical, after which I get into new material.
We're back discussing The Great Divorce this week. In today's chapter "The Intelligent Ghost" attempts to take some apples back to the grey town...
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I was in Kansas this weekend speaking at a retreat so I didn't get a chance to put together an episode with Matt. Rather than deprive you of an episode this week, here is the audio of a talk I gave at the weekend which draws heavily from Lewis and Mere Christianity.
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Today we meet my favourite character in The Great Divorce, the extremely frustrating Episcopal Ghost.
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We now begin the main body of The Great Divorce. In each subsequent chapter, Lewis will witness an encounter between a Ghost and a Bright Spirit where we will see what they are willing to choose in place of Heaven. In today's episode we spend time with the Bright Spirit, Len, and his former boss, The Big Ghost, who is very insistent that he gets "his rights"...
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Today we take our first steps into Heaven! The bus in which Lewis had been travelling alights in a new country and the passengers take their first tentative steps into this strange land...
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Our episode today is rather special. I sat down with New York Times best selling author, Patti Callahan, to discuss her recent book, Becoming Mrs. Lewis, which recounts the Improbable love story between Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis.
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When we last left Lewis, he had got on a bus in a grey town and was now flying through the sky towards an unknown destination. In today's episode we learn more about the passengers on the bus.
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This week is a short episode and Matt and I are not discussing The Great Divorce. Instead I talk about an interaction I recently had on Facebook and how we'd all be better off if we took to heart a little piece of Lewisian wisdom...
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In today's chapter we begin the actual story of The Great Divorce. Our protagonist, Lewis, finds himself in a grey town at twilight in the rain. He attaches himself to a queue at a bus stop and watches as people leave the line. Eventually the bus arrives and he begins his journey to his mysterious destination...
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Today we start a new book! The Great Divorce is my favourite book by Lewis. Through the vehicle of Jack's story, we get to see more clearly the daily choices which we make which takes us closer to either Heaven or Hell.
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Matt and I wanted a little break, so today’s episode is a replay of our Christmas episode from last year. We’ll see you all in […]
themes and ideas found in this fantasy work which we see taught didactically in Mere Christianity. Since Matt hadn't read the Chronicles of Narnia, it was also a perfect opportunity to begin to correct his deficient education...
will be discussing theosis with Joe Heschmeyer from Holy Family School of Faith. He writes at Shameless Popery and is also on The Catholic Podcast. Earlier in the year, Joe came to San Diego and gave a presentation on the subject of theosis, so I invited him onto the podcast to help give us a clear Biblical basis for this doctrine which Lewis discussed at great length in Mere Christianity.
Having completed Mere Christianity, Matt and I take this episode to discuss the book as a whole, share some of our favourite parts, as well as what it was like to read a book "in public" over the course of a year...
We have finally made it! In today's episode we draw to a close our journey through "Mere Christianity". Lewis closes out Book IV by talking in more detail about "The New Men"...
Today we address a question which is often asked by skeptics: why are all Christians not obviously nicer than non-Christians? In response, Jack asks "Did Christ come to make nice people or new men?"
n today's episode, Lewis attempts to answer the question: "Is Christianity hard or easy?". When discussing this question you may hear conflicting answers, since Scripture sometimes speaks as though it is former, and then at other times, the latter.
Today's episode will be a little different from usual. This week, I tell Matt about my trip to The Kilns, the home of C.S. Lewis in Oxford. Afterwards, we finish up the episode by responding to some listener questions about God and gender.
Hello everyone! We'll have a fresh episode of The Eagle and Child for you next week, but in the meantime, here is this week's episode of The Lamp-Post Listener. I was invited onto the show by Daniel and Phil to discuss Chapter 16 of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe...
Is pretending a good thing? In today’s chapter, Lewis explains why sometimes it’s a good thing to “fake it til you make it”. Please send […]
The chapter today is a short one. In it, Lewis adds two notes concerning things which were mentioned in the previous chapter. The first relates […]
Today will be an “After Hours” episode of The Eagle and Child, a new kind of format which we will occasionally intersperse among our regular […]
Today we encounter one of my favourite chapter titles in Mere Christianity: "The Obstinate Toy Soldiers". Today we speak more about Christ's Resurrection and what it achieved, and how we can benefit from it.
This week we continue to discuss the Trinity and the terms used to describe each its members. We ask what it means to say that "God is love". Finally, we dig deeper into understanding what it means to participate in the life of God.
Today we're talking about time. This might seen like an abstract topic, but it helps us understand important questions, such as:
- If God is all-knowing, how can we really have free will?
- How can God keep creation going while He was a baby asleep in a manger?
- How can God be attending to millions of prayers at once?
So put on your thinking cap and let's ponder the mystery of time...
As we move into Chapter 2 of Book IV, we dive into the Trinity! What does it mean to say that God is a Trinity and how do we come to know this God better? How can we become one with God and yet not lose all individuality? All will be revealed in the latest episode of "The Eagle and Child"...
And now we begin Book IV! Together with Lewis, we take our first steps into the mystery of the Holy Trinity. In today's episode we begin by looking at the point of theology and make distinctions between "making" and "begetting"...
This week Matt and I read some more mail from listeners. This week we get some constructive criticism! We're going to be talking about charity and suffering...
We're back! After a bit of a hiatus (sorry about that!), Matt and I are now publishing podcasts again. We've got the next six already recorded, edited and ready to go. The next two episodes will be "mailbag episodes" where we will be reading some iTunes reviews and responding to messages from you, the listeners. After that, we'll be diving into Book IV of Mere Christianity.
Today's episode is a little different. Matt and I have an announcement. Last weekend we spent a day with New Eve Media...
And so we come to the final chapter of Book III. Continuing on from last chapter, we continue to examine "faith". This chapter focuses on faith in terms of salvation.
For the last two chapters of Book III we will be looking at the final theological virtue of "faith". This chapter focuses on faith in terms of holding onto rational truths despite raging emotions.
Last week we looked at "charity", and today we look at another of the theological virtues, hope. Out of this entire book, this is probably my favourite chapter...
We will spend the remaining episodes of Book III, we will be looking at the theological virtues. Today we begin with Christian love, also known as "charity"...
Today we come to the deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins, pride, as well as its counterpart, my favourite virtue, humility.
Lewis had previously said that he thought chastity was the most unpopular thing in Christianity. In today's episode, he changes his mind, suggesting that it is, in fact, forgiveness.
This week Matt and I conclude the chapter in "Mere Christianity" on the subject of Christian marriage.
Following on from last week's episode on the virtue of chastity, today we look at the Christian teaching on marriage with C.S. Lewis. Matt and I got rather carried away on this chapter, recording far more material than normal, so this chapter will be divided into two parts.
What is the virtue of chastity? Is it unhealthy, impossible or repressive? In today's episode, Matt and I look at what C.S. Lewis had to say about this, the most unpopular of the virtues...
Sorry guys! I don't think I'm going to be able to get out an episode of the Eagle and Child this week! We'll be back next week.
Is Psychoanalysis in competition with Christianity? Or are they, in fact, complementary? In today's episode Matt and I will be unpacking what C.S. Lewis has to say about where psychoanalysis fits in with Christian morality and along the way we'll learn some important lessons about not judging other people...
In today's episode, Jack asks what a truly Christian society would look like. He's going to say some things to upset people on the Right and people on the Left...
Rather than going through a chapter of “Mere Christianity” in this episode, today Matt and I are just going to be chatting about Christmas. You’ll get […]
In today's episode, we revisit some of the material covered in the previous chapter. In this episode, C.S. Lewis re-examines the question of morality through the classical lens of the four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Temperance, Justice, and Fortitude.
Today in Mere Christianity, we begin Book III! This new book is entitled "Christian Behaviour". In this chapter, in addition to learning about the qualities of my ideal woman(!), we discover what C.S. Lewis regarded as "the three parts of morality". To illustrate these different parts, Jack uses the analogy of a convoy of ships.
In previous chapters, Jack has explained that we receive New Life from Christ. In this final chapter he looks at how it is communicated to us. He principally focuses on belief, Baptism and Holy Communion.
How did it save us? How have different Christians tried to explain it? Do we need to understand the mechanics of how it works in order to be saved? These questions and more will be discussed on this episode of "The Eagle and Child", so pull up a chair and raise your glass. Cheers!
Does the presence of evil in the world mean that God wills it? This and several other very important questions will be tackled by C.S. Lewis in today's episode. Jack looks at humanity's attempt to be happy with "something other than God", as well as God's initiatives to call mankind back to Himself.
In today's episode he looks at another possible contender, dualism, the idea that there are two independent and opposing powers locked together in an eternal battle...
With Book I of "Mere Christianity" complete, we now move on to Book II! Having concluded that the Moral Law points to God, C.S. Lewis now examines the "Rival Conceptions of God".
We finally come to the last chapter of Book I of "Mere Christianity"! The chapter bears the ominous title "We have cause to be uneasy". Thus far, C.S. Lewis has demonstrated that there is a Moral Law which we did not create and that we violate this Law continually. Now Jack explains why this should give us cause for concern...
Our penultimate chapter of Book I of "Mere Christianity" is Chapter 4 and is entitled "What lies behind the Law". In this episode, Jack digs into the consequences of the Moral Law and, in particular, what we can know about the universe in which we live.
Moving on to Chapter 3 of "Mere Christianity", Jack speaks further to "The reality of the Law". Do we imagine a Moral Law because it is convenient to us? Or does it arise due to its good for society? In today's episode, together with some help from C.S. Lewis, we tackle these and other questions...
In today's episode, we look at Chapter 2 of "Mere Christianity" which is entitled "Some Objections". In this chapter, C.S. Lewis responds to some issues raised by listeners in response to his assertion that there is this Moral Law.
In today's episode we begin Book I of "Mere Christianity", which is entitled "Right and wrong as a clue to the meaning of the universe". In this book, C.S. Lewis builds an argument for the existence of God based upon the idea that there is a Moral Law.
Today I'm very pleased to announce the launch of my latest podcast, "The Eagle and Child".