All About Jack: A C.s. Lewis Podcast

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Recently I spoke with Dr. Adam Barkman about his 2009 book C.S. Lewis & Philosophy as a Way of Life. Dr. Barkman is the Associate Professor Of Philosophy at Redeemer College University in Ontario, Canada. His book is a complete look at the philosophical development of  Lewis and the various views he held within specific areas of philosophy. Purchase C.S. Lewis & Philosophy as a Way of Life Read article "Lewis the Young Philosopher, 1917-1919" from Pilgrim: A Journal of Catholic Experience Dr. Adam Barkman Faculty Page

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The following is the main part of an inaugural lecture from Dr. Donald T. Williams called "For the Sake of the Story: Doctrine and Discernment in Reading C.S. Lewis." Dr. Williams is a Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities and Natural Sciences Department at Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia. This special audio is from a video available online that includes a questions and answers segment not included here.   Watch Entire Video of "For the Sake of the Story"  - Note talk begins at about 11 1/2 minutes and the Q&A is about 46 1/2 minute point. Listen to Previous Interview: Reflections from Plato's Cave Listen to Special Talk from Taylor University: A Tryst with the Transcendentals - Part II: Truth Visit Dr. Williams's Website

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Dr. Don King has a new book out called Plain to the Inward Eye. In this episode William O'Flaherty discusses the collection of essays (mostly previously published) that are in the book and his thoughts on Dr. Alister McGrath's new biography on Lewis. Purchase Plain to the Inward Eye Previous interview: Out of My Bone Dr. Don King's Literature Page

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The Inklings Fellowship is having "An Inklings Weekend in Montreat (N.C.) this April 5-7. Dr. Hal Poe, who is from the organizing group, is the guest for the show. He also shares about other events they have, including one this summer in Oxford. Learn more about the Montreat, NC Weekend Visit The Inklings Fellowship Website Learn about Oxford event in July

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Charlie W. Starr just as his new book was released at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. Light: C.S. Lewis's First and Final Short Story tells the story of how a manuscript surfaced that appeared to be a different version of "The Man Born Blind." The book reveals the results of his investigation and includes interpretations of "Light."Charlie will be speaking in Morgantown, WV on Friday, April 12. Get details here. Purchase Light: C.S. Lewis's First and Final Short Story Alternative Link to Purchase Light (from Publisher's Site) Visit Charlie W. Starr's Website

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Dr. Crystal Hurd was another of the individuals reading a paper at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. Crystal is an educator and researcher from Virginia who is currently researching the role of artists as leaders. Her 20 minute talk was entitled "C.S. Lewis as Transformational Leader." Visit Dr. Crystal Hurd's Website Read Dr. Hurd Paper "C.S. Lewis as Transformational Leader" Listen to Essay Chat on "Willing Slaves of the Welfare State"

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Here's another of the talks given at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. Will Vaus, author of several books on Lewis, spoke on "C.S. Lewis' Reading of George MacDonald."  Previously I've had him as a guest talking about two of his books and he has also done an essay chat with me. Visit Will Vaus's Website Listen to Interview with Will Vaus on Speaking of Jack Listen to Interview with Will Vaus on The Professor of Narnia Listen to Essay Chat on "The Seeing Eye"

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com As all of the papers from last year's the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University have been posted I thought it would be good to share another of the 20 minutes talks. This one is from Dr. Donald T. Williams. He is a Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities and Natural Sciences Department at Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia. He shared a portion of his book Reflections from Plato’s Cave: Essays in Evangelical Philosophy called "A Tryst with the Transcendentals: C.S. Lewis on Beauty, Truth, and Goodness, Part II: Truth" You can follow along by downloading the paper with the link below.   Download Dr. Williams's Paper Purchase Reflections from Plato's Cave Listen to Interview with Dr. William on Reflections from Plato's Cave Visit Dr. Williams's Website

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com I spoke with Dr. Joseph Pearce about his recent book Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Hobbit. Dr. Pearce is Writer in Residence and Visiting Fellow at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrmack, New Hampshire and the author of C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church. I also asked Dr. Pearce his thoughts on the first movie on The Hobbit.   Buy Bilbo's Journey Learn More About Videos by Dr. Pearce Buy C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Here's another short (20 minute) paper  that was presented last year at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. It is by Brenton Dickieson from  the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada. While listening be sure to watch the Prezi presentation (link below).   Download Paper from Brenton Prezi (Multimedia) Slides from Brenton's Presentation Visit Brenton's A Pilgrim in Narnia Site

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Here's a short (20 minute) paper I read last year at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. My title was "C. S. Lewis: An Overlooked 1963 Monograph by Roger Lancelyn Green." It explored a little known book by Green that was released the same year Lewis died.   Downland Paper from Taylor University

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com     For the final day of 2012 I'm featuring segments from the three most listened to essay chats. They were: 1. "Meditation in a Toolshed" with Dr. Bruce Edwards, 2. "The Necessity of Chivalry" with Dr. Bruce Johnson and 3. "Is Theology Poetry?" with Dr. Holly Ordway. If you want to hear each of the complete chats use the links after thos for learning more about the guests. Visit Dr. Edward's C.S. Lewis Review site Learn more about Sehnsucht (Dr. Johnson) Visit Hieropraxis (Dr. Ordway) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To listen to the complete essay chat from each of the guests, visit the following posts: Meditation in a Toolshed The Necessity of Chivalry Is Theology Poetry?

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The following is the second (and final part) from the 2012 C.S. Lewis Retreat. It is the Panel Discussion I hosted.  The names of the panel are listed below with links to places online to learn more about them.   Visit Various Websites of Panel: Joseph Pearce Louis Markos Diana Glyer Andrew Lazo Doug Jackson William O'Flaherty

Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The following is the first (of two parts) from the 2012 C.S. Lewis Retreat. It is the Panel Discussion I hosted.  The names of the panel are listed below with links to places online to learn more about them. Next week the second part will be posted. Visit Various Websites of Panel: Joseph Pearce Louis Markos Diana Glyer Andrew Lazo Doug Jackson William O'Flaherty

Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the fifth and final episode in a special interview series with Dr. Devin Brown about his book The Christian World of The Hobbit. This show focuses on chapter five, "Response and Legacy." As before, Sørina Higgins joins William O'Flaherty to co-host.

Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the fourth episode on a special five-part interview series with  Dr. Devin Brown about his book The Christian World of The Hobbit. This show focuses on chapter four, "'I Don’t Think I Ought To': The Moral Landscape in The Hobbit ." As before, Sørina Higgins joins William O'Flaherty to co-host. Listen to 3rd Episode in the Series Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins's Iambic Admonit Website Visit Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal Page Visit Previous Single (overview) Interview with Devin Brown

Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the third episode on a special five-part interview series with  Dr. Devin Brown about his book The Christian World of The Hobbit. This show focuses on chapter three, "'Very Good for You': Purpose in The Hobbit." As before, Sørina Higgins joins William O'Flaherty to co-host. Listen to 2nd Episode in the Series Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins's Iambic Admonit Website Visit Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal Page Visit Previous Single (overview) Interview with Devin Brown

Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the second episode of a special short-term interview series on The Christian World of The Hobbit with Dr. Devin Brown. Each show will focus on one of the chapters in the book. My special co-host for this project is Sørina Higgins. This episode is called "Providence in The Hobbit." Listen to 1st Episode in the Series Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins's Iambic Admonit Website Visit Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal Page Visit Previous Single (overview) Interview with Devin Brown

Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com     This is the debut episode of a special short-term interview series on The Christian World of The Hobbit with Dr. Devin Brown. Each show will focus on one of the chapters in the book. My special co-host for this project is Sørina Higgins. This episode is called "An 'Essentially' Christian Story."   Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins's Iambic Admonit Website Visit Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal Page Visit Previous Single (overview) Interview with Devin Brown

This week highlights a previous interview with Dr. Louis Markos, author of several C.S. Lewis related books. William O'Flaherty spoke with him about Restoring Beauty: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the Writings of C. S. Lewis. This was also an early reveal about an upcoming movie on the life of C.S. Lewis whose details are still being negotiated.   Dr. Louis Markos' Faculty Page Purchase Restoring Beauty C.S. Lewis Movie Page on Facebook