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 …
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If you have ever wanted to dig deeper into your understanding of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and the other Inklings, then you will want to give a listen to this special podcast. Northwind Seminary offers a Doctor in Theology and Ministry degree (DTM) with a concentration in Romantic Theology. The following interview (select the …
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Here’s a master list of all my “essay chat” podcasts. Below is a list of the essay title on the left and then the guest on the right. Notice that below the list is an embedded link that should display the most recent podcasts overall. “Sometimes Fairy Stories…” Holly Ordway “The Necessity of Chivalry” Bruce Johnson …
The Faun’s Bookshelf is an interesting title that explores, as part of the subtitle reveals, “Why Myth Matters.” Dr. Charlie Starr, the author, uses books C.S. Lewis mentions on Mr. Tumnus’s bookshelf as the framework to examine what myth means and how it teaches us about reality. This interviewed was recorded on the campus of Taylor University …
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The following podcast is an interview with Dr. Joseph Ricke, who heads up by The Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis & Friends at Taylor University. It is sponsoring the 11th Frances W. Ewbank Colloquium, May 31st – June 3rd, 2018. The C.S. Lewis and Inklings Society is joining in on this event. A …
This is the sixth and final podcast episode in the series on “Misquotes and Misconceptions.” Returning guest host for this show is Dr. Crystal Hurd. Previously she help with the debut show in this series and has been on the podcast several other times (see link below). Today she helps William O’Flaherty explore the claim that C.S. Lewis was …
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If you have been on social media over the last few years then you have probably seen a quotation attributed to Lewis from someone that you wondered if he actually wrote. That happen to me time and time again; so much that I began to collect them as I researched whether or not Lewis wrote …
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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 …
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Here are a few of the podcast that were new in 2015 (more to be added later): Beyond the Shadowlands w/ Dr. Wayne Martindale The C.S. Lewis Collection (Logos Bible Software) Seven Literary Sages (Christian History Magazine) The Oxford Inklings (Dr. Colin Duriez) The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Dr. Jerry Root) Not Quite Lewis …
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.
