Skype Session with Brenton Dickieson (“The Cosmic Preface”)
In today’s podcast episode we spoke about the hand-written 1942 Preface and its connection to The Cosmic Trilogy, so I sat down with Brenton Dickieson to talk about it in more detail.
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S4E3 – TSL – “Preface”
We’re still not quite ready to begin reading Screwtape’s letters! In today’s episode we discuss the different Prefaces which Lewis wrote for the book… one of which includes a surprising secret!
S4E2 – AH – “After Hours” with James Como
Since we’re beginning a new season and a new book, we thought it would be wise to introduce new listeners to the life of C.S. Lewis. To this end, we invited onto the show James Como, a founding member of the New York C. S. Lewis Society, to talk about his latest book, “C.S. Lewis: A Very Short Introduction”.
S4E1 – TSL – Welcome to Season 4!
To celebrate “Hobbit Day”, today we begin Season 4 of “Pints With Jack”! This season we’ll be reading through C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters”. In this episode we introduce our new co-host and talk about what to expect this season…
Skype Session with Joe Heschmeyer
Rather than talking with Matt on today’s Skype Session, I chatted with my friend Joe Heschmeyer about his new book, “Who am I, Lord? Finding your identity in Christ”
S1E45 – Bonus – “Christmas Do-Over”
Matt and I wanted a little break, so today’s episode is a replay of our Christmas episode from last year. We’ll see you all in the New Year for Season 2 and “The Great Divorce”!
S1E44 – Narnia – “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
themes and ideas found in this fantasy work which we see taught didactically in Mere Christianity. Since Matt hadn’t read the Chronicles of Narnia, it was also a perfect opportunity to begin to correct his deficient education…
S1E43 – AA – Joe Heschmeyer
will be discussing theosis with Joe Heschmeyer from Holy Family School of Faith. He writes at Shameless Popery and is also on The Catholic Podcast. Earlier in the year, Joe came to San Diego and gave a presentation on the subject of theosis, so I invited him onto the podcast to help give us a clear Biblical basis for this doctrine which Lewis discussed at great length in Mere Christianity.
S1E42 – MC R – “Retrospective”
Having completed Mere Christianity, Matt and I take this episode to discuss the book as a whole, share some of our favourite parts, as well as what it was like to read a book “in public” over the course of a year…
S1E41 – MC B4C11 – “The New Men”
We have finally made it! In today’s episode we draw to a close our journey through “Mere Christianity”. Lewis closes out Book IV by talking in more detail about “The New Men”…