(PODCAST) The Leadership of C.S. Lewis (Dr. Crystal Hurd)

What is a leader? Was C.S. Lewis a leader? Dr. Crystal Hurd has thought about this for over a decade and concluded he definitely was because (among other things) of the influence or impact he has had on so many people. After completing her doctoral thesis in 2012 where she examined the topic, she expanded …

16r Essay Chat – Willing Slaves of the Welfare State (Dr. Crystal Hurd)

Back in April 2012 I began an occasional series of essay chats. Each of these podcasts examine a single shorter work that C.S. Lewis wrote with the hopes of encourage you to read or re-read it. As “Willing Slaves of the Welfare State” is repeated with this show, I find it hard to believe that I …

Lewis and Women Series (Dr. Crystal Hurd)

Many casual readers of C.S. Lewis believe that he disliked women and some of them even think that he “encouraged misogyny and the oppression of women.” That last view was something that Dr. Crystal Hurd ran into when she was defending her doctoral dissertation. This encounter is part of what lead her to write a series of articles about Lewis and women. She began this project in May, 2013 and at the time of this posting is nearly finished.

Lewis and Women Series (Dr. Crystal Hurd)

Many casual readers of C.S. Lewis believe that he disliked women and some of them even think that he “encouraged misogyny and the oppression of women.” That last view was something that Dr. Crystal Hurd ran into when she was defending her doctoral dissertation. This encounter is part of what lead her to write a series of articles about Lewis and women. She began this project in May, 2013 and at the time of this posting is nearly finished.

Lewis & Women #4 – Top Three Women

This is the forth and final show that explores how C.S. Lewis viewed women. Some think he either hated females, or at least feared them. Even those who know this isn’t true have a hard time explaining why. Dr. Crystal Hurd, who has done a series of blog posts on the topic, is William O’Flaherty’s special guest to explore this topic. Gina Dalfonzo, the editor of Breakpoint.org joins in as guest co-host. This last episode examines three women in Lewis’s later life that he was closest to: Ruth Pitter, Dorothy Sayers and Joy Davidman.
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Lewis & Women #3 – The Fictional Women

This is the third of four shows that explores how C.S. Lewis viewed women. Some think he either hated females, or at least feared them. Even those who know this isn’t true have a hard time explaining why. Dr. Crystal Hurd, who has done a series of blog posts on the topic, is William O’Flaherty’s special guest to explore this topic. Gina Dalfonzo, the editor of Breakpoint.org joins in as guest co-host. This third podcast examines women that Lewis created in his stories. The focus is mostly on Narnia, but Crystal also addresses equality between the sexes.
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Lewis & Women #2 – The “Factual” Women

This is the second of four shows that explores how C.S. Lewis viewed women. Some think he either hated females, or at least feared them. Even those who know this isn’t true have a hard time explaining why. Dr. Crystal Hurd, who has done a series of blog posts on the topic, is William O’Flaherty’s special guest to explore this topic. Gina Dalfonzo, the editor of Breakpoint.org joins in as guest co-host. This second podcast examines women that Lewis either knew or wrote to during his life (“factual” as opposed to the fictional females he created in his books).
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Lewis & Women #1 – Miniseries Overview

This is the first of a four part miniseries exploring how C.S. Lewis viewed women. Did he secretly hate them or at least had a negative view of females in general? Dr. Crystal Hurd, who has done a series of blog posts on the topic, is my special guest. Another female, Gina Dalfonzo, the editor of Breakpoint.org joins in as guest co-host. Today’s podcast presents a general overview by briefly exploring nearly all of the issues related to this subject.

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The Singing Bowl (Malcolm Guite)

Malcolm Guite is one of the contributors to The Cambridge Guide to C.S. Lewis and the author of many poems. Just coming out in November, 2013 is his collection of poems called The Singing Bowl. Dr. Crystal Hurd caught up with Malcolm recently for this brief interview about it and about the special event where Lewis is being honored in Poets’ Corner.

Ep. 1 NarniaCast – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Welcome to the first episode of NarniaCast, a brand new mini-series looking at the world of Narnia created by C.S. Lewis.

There will be one show for each Narnia book. Co-hosts for the shows are William O’Flaherty, Paul Martin and Dr. Crystal Hurd. A different special guest will join them for the podcast.

Dr. Bruce Edwards discusses The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in this premiere episode.