The Faith of the Lewis, Tolkien, and Barfield
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S4E51 – AH – “After Hours” with Owen A. Barfield
Today we begin “Barfield Month”, where we look at the life and work of the Inkling, Owen Barfield. In the first episode of this series, we speak to another man named “Owen Barfield”, the Inkling’s grandson.
S4E50 – TSL 25 – “Fashion”
Matt and David put on their berets and Gucci jackets and talk about fashion!
S4E49 – “After Hours” with Dr. Charlie Starr
In his preface to “The Screwtape Letters”, C.S. Lewis wrote that, ideally, there should ideally be an angelic counterpart to Screwtape’s advice. In today’s episode we talk with Dr. Charlie Starr about Lewis’ only surviving attempt to do just that! We also talk about movies, books, and C.S. Lewis’ handwriting.
S4E48 – TSL 24 – “The ‘in’ Crowd”
Dr. Douglas Beaumont joins David today to disucss Letter #24 of “The Screwtape Letters” where Screwtape explains how he is going to use the patient’s new group to foster his pride.
S4E47 – AH – “After Hours” with Michael Jahosky
Today we journey to Middle-Earth with Professor Michael Jahosky. Michael released his book, The Good News of The Return Of The King: The Gospel in Middle-Earth, at the end of last year in which looks at the use of language, allegory, and metaphor in Tolkien’s Legendarium.
S4E46 – TSL 23 – “In Christ Alone”
Concluding that they’re not going to be able to extricate religion from the patient’s life anytime soon, Screwtape decides to adopt a new strategy. By encouraging him to accept a different vision of Jesus, and by wedding the his faith to politics, they’re going to turn the patient into a Pharisee!
S4E45 – AH – “After Hours” with Dr. Robert Royal
After hearing Dr. Robert Royal give a two-part lecture series on The Screwtape Letters to The Institute of Catholic Culture, we invited him onto the show to talk about everyone’s favourite devil.
S4E44 – TSL 22 – “Isn’t she lovely?”
Wormwood’s patient is in love! Unfortunately for Wormwood, she is a Christian woman who is full of virtue! Needless to say, Screwtape is livid…
The Upcoming Virtual Tour, Patreon, and looking to the future
A final reminder for the virtual tour of C.S. Lewis’ home on March 13th.