Welcome to a new occasional podcast series designed to encourage you to read books that C.S. Lewis wrote (or edited). Even those who have read a variety of works by him are surprised to learn he wrote more than forty during his lifetime. Additionally, there are numerous books (mostly essay collections) created after his death. …
Keynote Highlights Taylor Colloquium 2016
Here’s another podcast featuring content from the recent 2016 Taylor Colloquium. This time it’s highlights from each of the three keynote addresses. That is, about fifteen minutes of the talks are provided in this show. You’ll hear Diana Glyer first as she talks about the process of writing and how Lewis and Tolkien often differed. Next …
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Taylor Colloquium 2016 Panel Discussion
What follows is the panel discussion from the 2016 Taylor Colloquium that was held at Taylor University in Indiana just a few weeks ago. Joe Ricke moderated the session with the featured keynote speakers, Diana Glyer, Colin Duriez, and Sorina Higgins. Those attending will recall that Carol Zaleski joined in via the Internet, however the quality of the …
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Taylor Colloquium 2016
The following is a conversation I had with Dr. Joseph Ricke from Taylor University about the 2016 C.S. Lewis Colloquium being held on their campus June 2-5. He also gives some details about their C.S. Lewis Center which has a wide range of books from Lewis and several other authors. The featured speakers for this Colloquium are Dr. …
Learn More about The Hobbit with Dr. Devin Brown
In late 2012 I initially released a short series of podcasts based on a book by Dr. Devin Brown entitled The Christian World of The Hobbit. At the time the none of three movies on The Hobbit had been released. Fast forward to now and (at the time of this posting) we are less than a month away from …
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The Christian World of The Hobbit Series (Re-post)
Back in late 2012 I released a five-part mini-series about a book that had just come out called The Christian World of the The Hobbit by Dr. Devin Brown. This was before the first of three movies hit the big screen. Now that the final major motion picture is coming out in three months I thought it would be a great time to re-post the entire series. Normally I just post one show a week (even when posting a previously released episodes), but because I’m moving my podcast hosting and I have an upcoming new series I decided to re-release them over a five day period. So far the first two shows are posted.
The Oddest Inkling (Sørina Higgins)
Most who read the works of C.S. Lewis are aware that he spend many hours over the years with a group of friends known as the Inklings. Charles Williams was one of the central participants for a short period of time. He died unexpectedly in 1945 and although Lewis and Williams were friends for less than ten years, the impact of their relationship was very significant for Lewis.
Who was Charles Williams? If you are willing to believe Sørina Higgins, he was “The Oddest Inkling.” Why such a description? She states, “He was a British poet, novelist, literary critic, editor, lecturer, biographer, Anglican Christian, and occult master.
Podcast Recap – The Hobbit
I can’t image that any of you are not aware that this weekend marks the release of The Hobbit movie (part 2). So, it only seemed fitting to review some of the material I’ve previously done related to it. I believe these resources will help you better enjoy the book (and movie). In addition to what I’ve posted, I also selected a few additional places online that you should find useful. Since this post last year I had another author interview; meaning I’ve now done interviews with three different authors on this topic.
The Christian World of The Hobbit Podcast Series
The Christian World of The Hobbit Podcast Series with Dr. Devin Brown & Sørina Higgins This short-term series produced and directed by William O’Flaherty takes a chapter by-chapter look at The Christian World of The Hobbit. Each program is 15-20 minutes long. Here are the previously released shows: Episode 1: “An ‘Essentially’ Christian Story” Episode 2: “’Luck of an …
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