Last Christmas I gifted myself a copy of C.S. Lewis and The Church, which was a collection of essays in honour of Walter Hooper. Among this collection was an essay by well-known Eastern Orthodox writer, Metropolitan Kallistos Ware. In this essay he speaks about aspects of Lewis’ theology which appeals to Eastern Orthodox readers. I invited him onto the show to talk about it.
Intro
Today Screwtape presents one of his central ideas: the law of Undulation.
Earlier in the year, Matt interviewed Douglas Gresham about life with his stepfather, C.S. Lewis. Today Douglas returns to talk about his life in the post-Lewis years.
Wormwood is wondering whether he should be overt and make his presence known to the patient, or whether he should remain hidden…
Matt and I discuss Screwtape’s sixth letter where he explains how the patient’s uncertain future should be exploited.
As I’m reading through “The Screwtape Letters” this Season, I’m reading my copy of the Annotated Edition by Paul McCusker. Paul has also been involved with many of the C.S. Lewis projects from Focus On The Family, including a production of The Screwtape Letters starring Andy Serkis.
Matt was joined today by guest co-host Brenton Dickieson to discuss Letter #5 from Uncle Screwtape where he outlines the uses of the upcoming war.
Today we delve into the subject of prayer so I invited onto the show two experts, Fr. Michael O’Loughlin and Sister Natalia, to help me unpack Screwtape’s advice to his nephew…
Andrew and Matt discuss the third letter from Uncle Screwtape where he offers some suggestions to sabotage the patient’s relationship with his mother…