This is the second show in a mini-series of podcast interviews on “The Faun’s Bookshelf.” The previous show provided an overview of first half of the book and this episode dives deeper into chapters one to three (part one of the book, “Folios and Fauns”). As before, Dr. Charlie Starr, the author of the book is …
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Version 1.00 Last Updated 8/31/21 The following is a rough transcript of an answer Dr. Charlie Starr gave to the question “Why care about myths? Aren’t they just lies or fiction at their best?” He answered this as part of the podcast mini-series on The Faun’s Bookshelf that began on August 30, 2021, on All …
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The Faun’s Bookshelf is an interesting title that explores, as part of the subtitle reveals, “Why Myth Matters.” Dr. Charlie Starr, the author, uses books C.S. Lewis mentions on Mr. Tumnus’s bookshelf as the framework to examine what myth means and how it teaches us about reality. This interviewed was recorded on the campus of Taylor University …
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REVISED 2/16/18 to include Mythmoot V There are several events in 2018 that I want to make sure you are aware of. The first is held annually and the other is every two years. So, if you are reading this after any of the events have happen, then please consider still reading to get a preview of …
There are several events in 2018 that I want to make sure you are aware of. The first is held annually and the other is every two years. So, if you are reading this after any of the events have happen, then please consider still reading to get a preview of what each are like. …
This book interview is from 2012, but it had not yet been featured here since changing the podcast audio hosting. It is a conversation with Dr. Charlie W. Starr and his book Light: C.S. Lewis’s First and Final Short Story. It tells the story of how a manuscript surfaced that appeared to be a different version of …
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After beginning an occasional series examining a single essay from Lewis in 2012 and doing more than a dozen that year, I ended up doing a lot fewer since that time. The following discussion with Dr. Charlie Starr was first released in April, 2013. It’s on the essay “Horrid Red Things.” The hope is that …
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This is the fifth in a special series on the books in the Narnia series. Previously this program 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. Charlie Starr (author of Light: C.S. Lewis’s …
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This is the second and final part of a round table discussion on the three biographies on C.S. Lewis that came out in 2013. Follow the link below if you want to listen to the first part. Dr. Bruce Edwards, Dr. Charlie Starr and Dr. Crystal Hurd return to share there reflections on the books from …
There is no shortage of opinions about the three films based on The Hobbit. Whether you love them or hate them, have you considered if they are can be considered good movies even if they are not faithful adaptations? Also, how close do they come to presenting the core themes of the book itself? In this …
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