Matt speaks to returning guest, Dr. Crystal Hurd, about her newly-released book, The Leadership of C.S. Lewis.
S5E39: “The Leadership of C.S. Lewis” – After Hours with Dr. Crystal Hurd (Download)
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Show Notes
Introduction
Quote-of-the-week
“Most of them reiterate the common theme of inspiring through a moral lifestyle. Influence does not require a title, a different pay grade, a corner office, or a newsletter. Leadership is simply the art of influencing others.”
The Leadership of C.S. Lewis, Dr. Crystal Hurd
Biographical Information
Dr. Crystal Hurd is an educator and researcher from Virginia where she lives with her husband and two dogs.
Over the past decade, she has read and researched both biographical and rhetorical aspects of C.S Lewis. Her dissertation applied Transformational Leadership theory to his life and works.
Additionally, she is the 2020 recipient of the Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant awarded by The Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College. Her research will be developed into a book exploring the artistic influences of Lewis’s parents and grandparents titled “Bookish, Clever People”.If that wasn’t enough, she also serves as Visiting Faculty in Inklings Studies for Northwind Theological Seminary, serves as the reviews editor for Sehnsucht, teaches in the Romantic Theology program and is launching a BRAND NEW program on the Inklings and Creative Writing.
Biographical Information for Dr. Crystal Hurd
…and most importantly…is now author of The Leadership of C.S. Lewis.
Chit-Chat
- Dr. Hurd last appeared on the show in S4E28.
