S4E55 – AH – “After Hours” with Dr. Robert Koons
Dr. Robert Koons takes us on a tour of Middle Earth with J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield and Plato!
Dr. Robert Koons takes us on a tour of Middle Earth with J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield and Plato!
Fr. Michael O’Loughlin from “What God is Not” returns to the podcast to discuss today’s letter, which Screwtape devotes to the subject of prayer.
Today we continue “Barfield Month” by talking to Jake Grefensette about the literature and poetry of Owen Barfield.
Andrew and Matt discuss Screwtape’s plan to sow future disharmony in the patient’s romantic relationship.
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.
Matt and David put on their berets and Gucci jackets and talk about fashion!
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.
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.
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.
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!