The Common Room – January
January edition of “The Common Room”, a video where all three co-hosts chat for half an hour about whatever is on our minds.
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S5E11 – TFL 3 – Our Affections
The Pints With Jack co-hosts interview some guests with whom they share “storge”.
S5E9 – TFL 3 – “Affection” (Part III)
Today we look at how the Gift-Love element of Affection can go wrong and we wrap up the chapter.
S5E8 – TFL 3 – “Affection” (Part II)
In the previous episode we talked about the wonders of Affection. In today’s episode we begin to consider its dangers…
S5E6 – TFL 3 – “Affection” (Part I)
Today we begin looking at the first of “The Four Loves”, which Lewis calls “Affection”.
The Common Room – December
We’re trying something new – just turning on our web cams once a month and just chatting about whatever is on our minds…
S5E5 – TFL 2 – “Likings and loves for the sub-human” (Part III)
Two Americans and an Englishman discuss patriotism.
S5E4 – TFL 2 – “Likings and loves for the sub-human” (Part II)
The gang discusses “love of nature”.
S5E3 – TFL 2 – “Likings and loves of the sub-human” (Part I)
The team begins Chapter 2 of The Four Loves, which is entitled “Likings and loves of the sub-human”. This chapter will be read over the course of three episodes and in this episode Lewis examines the subject of pleasure and distinguishes Need-pleasures and Pleasures of Appreciation.
S5E2 – TFL 1 – “Introduction” (Part II)
Andrew, David, and Matt finish discussing the Introduction to The Four Loves where Lewis looks at two different kinds of nearness, Nearness-by-likeness and Nearness-of-approach, and explains how loves, when they become gods, become demons.