This is the second is a special series on the books in the Narnia series. Previously this podcast had not been share on All About Jack because it was created for another venture (that is now inactive). Returning to help co-host are Paul Martin (from NarniaFans.com) and Dr. Crystal Hurd. Dr. Devin Brown (author of Inside …
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Back in late 2013 it was officially announced that The Silver Chair would be the next book made into a movie in the Narnia series. Around the time I had been producing a special series of podcasts with the help of Paul Martin from NarniaFans.com that promoted the reading of the Narnia books. As a result I gather …
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Lewis is known mostly as the author of the Narnia stories and as a defender of the Christian faith. Few people know that he taught Philosophy before joining the English faculty at Oxford University. Dr. Adam Barkman is very much aware of this and he explores this fact and more in C..S. Lewis & Philosophy as a …
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Back in 2012 I spoke with Allyson Wieland about a free online resource to help you reflect on the works of C.S. Lewis. Since I moved my podcast hosting in August, 2014 I haven’t shared it again, so I figured it was about time to. The website is called “CSL Book Club”and she started it originally …
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2015 has seen the release of several books on, or related to, the Inklings. Are you ready for the most unique among them? Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings is a forthcoming title (at the time of this post) due out by the end of November. William O’Flaherty …
It’s been years since there has been a book featuring contributions from so many people who knew C.S. Lewis. That’s the treat in store for you if you get a copy of C.S. Lewis and His Circle, it’s a collection of essays and memories presented at the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society. The group began in 1982 and they have had many speakers who were personal friends with Lewis. I recently chatted with Roger White, one of the editors, about this collection that is new for 2015.
Max McLean’s stage production of The Screwtape Letters has been a hit in major cities across the United States. The play features Screwtape (frequently performed by McLean) and his assistant, Toadpipe in a witty adaptation of the book. William O’Flaherty spoke with him back in 2013 about this work and related matters, including the stage version of …
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This is the second and final part of an interview with Abigail Santamaria about her debut book; a biography on Joy Davidman simply entitled JOY. Be sure to listen to the first part if you haven’t already. There is a link below to help you locate it quickly. In the first part the topics included how …
While there have been various books on or related to the life story of Joy Davidman, an in-depth treatment has never been done. That is, until now. Over a dozen years in the making, Abigail Santamaria’s debut biography is simply called Joy. To say that Joy Davidman was just the wife of C.S. Lewis is to …
Does C.S. Lewis’s life and his writings have anything to say to our world today, especially in relation to females? That’s the very issue Women and C.S. Lewis aims to tackle. It does so by gathering together a variety of scholars and thinkers (both men and women) who are very familiar with Lewis to, as its subtitle …
