C.S. Lewis Institute Summer Conference 2016

The following is a conversation with Dr. Joel Woodruff of C.S. Lewis Institute. He is the president of that organization. The focus of the show is on their upcoming conference that will be held at the Wade Center at Wheaton College June 26th – 30th. The theme is on “The Spiritual Formation of C.S. Lewis.” …

The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Mark Neal)

Previously William O’Flaherty spoke with Dr. Jerry Root about The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis before the book was available to own. What follows is a conversation with the other co-author of the work, Mark Neal. This podcast covers more specifically what is in the combined effort from Root and Neal. Detailed examples are given from …

Preview of C.S. LEWIS GOES TO HELL Book

The following relatively short podcast is about my book due out in March, 2016. It’s called C.S. Lewis Goes to Hell: A Companion and Study Guide to The Screwtape Letters.  This program is admittedly closer to self promotion than any other show I’ve done, however, I believe the work I’ve done in creating a book to help others enjoy The …

(CCSLQ-8) Are A Soul

UPDATED (7/21/18) – The Misquotable C.S. Lewis is my book that examines 75 quotations attributed to Lewis that I caution you not to share. Some are falsely attributed to him, others are paraphrases of his words, and a few have context issues. Don’t share a quote attributed to Lewis unless you can confirm he wrote it and the meaning …

2015 C.S. Lewis Retreat (Camp Allen)

The C.S. Lewis Foundation has hosted a retreat at Camp Allen in Texas nearly every year for the last dozen years. For 2015 they will have it October 30th – November 1st. William O’Flaherty caught up with Steven Elmore from the organization to learn more about it. The theme for the retreat is “Of This & …

Discussing Mere Christianity (Dr. Devin Brown)

Saying Mere Christianity is a book that has influence millions of people would not only be obvious, but also an understatement! Yet, despite it’s nearly universal appeal, there are those who have difficulty “getting into it.” This might be because the material is over 70 years old (they were first radio talks in the 1940’s) and they …

CSLIS 2015 Panel Discussion (Part Two)

This is the second and final part of the panel discussion from the 2015 C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society (CSLIS) Conference that was at the end of March. The keynote speakers were Dr. Jerry Root and Dr. Diana Glyer. William O’Flaherty  moderated the session that was held at Grove City College (in PA) this year (the annual conference …