Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Recently I spoke with Dr. Adam Barkman about his 2009 book C.S. Lewis & Philosophy as a Way of Life. Dr. Barkman is the Associate Professor Of Philosophy at Redeemer College University in Ontario, Canada. His book is a complete look at the philosophical development of Lewis and the various views he held within specific areas of philosophy. Purchase C.S. Lewis & Philosophy as a Way of Life Read article "Lewis the Young Philosopher, 1917-1919" from Pi...
Mar 21, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The following is the main part of an inaugural lecture from Dr. Donald T. Williams called "For the Sake of the Story: Doctrine and Discernment in Reading C.S. Lewis." Dr. Williams is a Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities and Natural Sciences Department at Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia. This special audio is from a video available online that includes a questions and answers segment not included here. Watch Entire Video of "For the S...
Mar 14, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Dr. Don King has a new book out called Plain to the Inward Eye. In this episode William O'Flaherty discusses the collection of essays (mostly previously published) that are in the book and his thoughts on Dr. Alister McGrath's new biography on Lewis. Purchase Plain to the Inward Eye Previous interview: Out of My Bone Dr. Don King's Literature Page
Mar 07, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The Inklings Fellowship is having "An Inklings Weekend in Montreat (N.C.) this April 5-7. Dr. Hal Poe, who is from the organizing group, is the guest for the show. He also shares about other events they have, including one this summer in Oxford. Learn more about the Montreat, NC Weekend Visit The Inklings Fellowship Website Learn about Oxford event in July
Feb 28, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Charlie W. Starr just as his new book was released at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. Light: C.S. Lewis's First and Final Short Story tells the story of how a manuscript surfaced that appeared to be a different version of "The Man Born Blind." The book reveals the results of his investigation and includes interpretations of "Light."Charlie will be speaking in Morgantown, WV on Friday, April 12. Get deta...
Feb 21, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Dr. Crystal Hurd was another of the individuals reading a paper at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. Crystal is an educator and researcher from Virginia who is currently researching the role of artists as leaders. Her 20 minute talk was entitled "C.S. Lewis as Transformational Leader." Visit Dr. Crystal Hurd's Website Read Dr. Hurd Paper "C.S. Lewis as Transformational Leader" Listen to Essay Chat on "Willing Slaves of the Welfare State"...
Feb 14, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Here's another of the talks given at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. Will Vaus, author of several books on Lewis, spoke on "C.S. Lewis' Reading of George MacDonald." Previously I've had him as a guest talking about two of his books and he has also done an essay chat with me. Visit Will Vaus's Website Listen to Interview with Will Vaus on Speaking of Jack Listen to Interview with Will Vaus on The Professor of Narnia Listen to Essay Chat ...
Feb 07, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com As all of the papers from last year's the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University have been posted I thought it would be good to share another of the 20 minutes talks. This one is from Dr. Donald T. Williams. He is a Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities and Natural Sciences Department at Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia. He shared a portion of his book Reflections from Plato’s Cave: Essays in Evangelical Philosophy called "A Try...
Jan 31, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com I spoke with Dr. Joseph Pearce about his recent book Bilbo's Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Hobbit. Dr. Pearce is Writer in Residence and Visiting Fellow at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrmack, New Hampshire and the author of C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church. I also asked Dr. Pearce his thoughts on the first movie on The Hobbit. Buy Bilbo's Journey Learn More About Videos by Dr. Pearce Buy C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church...
Jan 24, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Here's another short (20 minute) paper that was presented last year at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. It is by Brenton Dickieson from the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada. While listening be sure to watch the Prezi presentation (link below). Download Paper from Brenton Prezi (Multimedia) Slides from Brenton's Presentation Visit Brenton's A Pilgrim in Narnia Site
Jan 17, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com Here's a short (20 minute) paper I read last year at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Colloquium at Taylor University. My title was "C. S. Lewis: An Overlooked 1963 Monograph by Roger Lancelyn Green." It explored a little known book by Green that was released the same year Lewis died. Downland Paper from Taylor University
Jan 10, 2013•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com For the final day of 2012 I'm featuring segments from the three most listened to essay chats. They were: 1. "Meditation in a Toolshed" with Dr. Bruce Edwards, 2. "The Necessity of Chivalry" with Dr. Bruce Johnson and 3. "Is Theology Poetry?" with Dr. Holly Ordway. If you want to hear each of the complete chats use the links after thos for learning more about the guests. Visit Dr. Edward's C.S. Lewis Review site Learn more about Sehnsucht (Dr. Johnson) Visit...
Dec 31, 2012•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The following is the second (and final part) from the 2012 C.S. Lewis Retreat. It is the Panel Discussion I hosted. The names of the panel are listed below with links to places online to learn more about them. Visit Various Websites of Panel: Joseph Pearce Louis Markos Diana Glyer Andrew Lazo Doug Jackson William O'Flaherty
Dec 24, 2012•1 min
Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com The following is the first (of two parts) from the 2012 C.S. Lewis Retreat. It is the Panel Discussion I hosted. The names of the panel are listed below with links to places online to learn more about them. Next week the second part will be posted. Visit Various Websites of Panel: Joseph Pearce Louis Markos Diana Glyer Andrew Lazo Doug Jackson William O'Flaherty
Dec 17, 2012•1 min
Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the fifth and final episode in a special interview series with Dr. Devin Brown about his book The Christian World of The Hobbit. This show focuses on chapter five, "Response and Legacy." As before, Sørina Higgins joins William O'Flaherty to co-host.
Dec 10, 2012•1 min
Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the fourth episode on a special five-part interview series with Dr. Devin Brown about his book The Christian World of The Hobbit. This show focuses on chapter four, "'I Don’t Think I Ought To': The Moral Landscape in The Hobbit ." As before, Sørina Higgins joins William O'Flaherty to co-host. Listen to 3rd Episode in the Series Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins...
Dec 03, 2012•1 min
Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the third episode on a special five-part interview series with Dr. Devin Brown about his book The Christian World of The Hobbit. This show focuses on chapter three, "'Very Good for You': Purpose in The Hobbit." As before, Sørina Higgins joins William O'Flaherty to co-host. Listen to 2nd Episode in the Series Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins's Iambic Admonit We...
Nov 26, 2012•1 min
Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the second episode of a special short-term interview series on The Christian World of The Hobbit with Dr. Devin Brown. Each show will focus on one of the chapters in the book. My special co-host for this project is Sørina Higgins. This episode is called "Providence in The Hobbit." Listen to 1st Episode in the Series Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins's Iambic Ad...
Nov 19, 2012•1 min
Find THIS episode directly here. Please visit: AllAboutJack.Podbean.com This is the debut episode of a special short-term interview series on The Christian World of The Hobbit with Dr. Devin Brown. Each show will focus on one of the chapters in the book. My special co-host for this project is Sørina Higgins. This episode is called "An 'Essentially' Christian Story." Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Visit EssentialCSLewis.com Visit Sørina Higgins's Iambic Admonit Website Visit Sehnsucht...
Nov 12, 2012•1 min
This week highlights a previous interview with Dr. Louis Markos, author of several C.S. Lewis related books. William O'Flaherty spoke with him about Restoring Beauty: The Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the Writings of C. S. Lewis. This was also an early reveal about an upcoming movie on the life of C.S. Lewis whose details are still being negotiated. Dr. Louis Markos' Faculty Page Purchase Restoring Beauty C.S. Lewis Movie Page on Facebook
Nov 05, 2012•12 min
Dr. Donald T. Williams is a Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities and Natural Sciences Department at Toccoa Falls College in Northeast Georgia. While he’s written several books related to C.S. Lewis, the focus of this interview is on his book Reflections from Plato’s Cave: Essays in Evangelical Philosophy that was released earlier this year. Purchase Reflections from Plato's Cave Visit Dr. Williams's Website
Oct 29, 2012•23 min
For the last ten years the C.S. Lewis Foundation has hosted a retreat at Camp Allen in Texas. This year's event is November 9th - 11th. William O'Flaherty spoke with Andrew Lazo about it. Andrew is an author and educator who is also the Special Programs Coordinator for them.The theme for the retreat is "Choosing Heaven: Eternity in the Here & Now." Confirmed speakers and performing artists currently include: Joseph Pearce Doug Jackson Diana Glyer Steve Laube Andrew Lazo Thomas Umstattd Stacy...
Oct 08, 2012•25 min
"Willing Slaves of the Welfare State" is an essay by C.S. Lewis that was first published July 20, 1958. William O'Flaherty spoke with Dr. Crystal Hurd about it in the following podcast, an ongoing series of "essay chats." Crystal is an educator and researcher from Virginia who is currently researching the role of artist as leaders. The essay is best found in God in the Dock. Purchase God in the Dock Visit Dr. Hurd's Site
Oct 01, 2012•16 min
Devin Brown has written several books dealing with The Chronicles of Narnia, and just releasing next month is The Christian World of The Hobbit. Devin is a Professor of English at Asbury University in Kentucky. William O'Flaherty had a chance to speak with him recently about the new book and some issues related to C.S. Lewis. Purchase The Christian World of The Hobbit Purchase The Hobbit
Sep 22, 2012•18 min
The following is an essay chat on Lewis's "Lilies That Fester." I spoke with Allyson Wieland about this piece. This essay is found in The World's Last Night. Allyson is the creator of CSL Book Club, an online resource for discussion questions for a number of books by C.S. Lewis. Purchase The World's Last Night Visit CSL Book Club Site Listen to Interview about CSL Bookclub site
Sep 17, 2012•13 min
The C.S. Lewis Festival is held annual in Northern Michigan mostly over several weekends beginning in October. William O'Flaherty spoke with Anne McDevitt, the Executive Director of the event. This is the tenth anniversary of their fall festival. Visit C.S. Lewis Festival Site
Sep 12, 2012•17 min
Learn some of the common questions others have asked about Dr. Michael Ward's views on Narnia and his response to them in this FINAL episode on The Narnia Code. William O'Flaherty and Dr. Holly Ordway share co-host duties for this last show. Missed the 12th show? Listen to it HERE! Listen to a special mix of First THREE shows Details about this Series Purchase The Narnia Code Visit Dr. Ward's Personal Site Visit Narnia Code Website Visit Planet Narnia Website Visit Hieropraxis Website...
Sep 10, 2012•17 min
Dr. Dr. Don King is a professor of English at Montreat College. At the beginning of this year I had the chance to speak with him about a book from 2009 that he is the editor of, Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman (the wife of C.S. Lewis). Purchase Out of My Bone Dr. Don King's Literature Page
Sep 06, 2012•20 min
Learn why Dr. Michael Ward explains that in some ways the perspective he presents in The Narnia Code does NOT matter, but also how, in other ways, it does matter. William O'Flaherty and Dr. Holly Ordway co-host again as the last chapter, "The Telescope" is explored. Next week is the final show with a special Q & A program. Don't forget you can follow the links below to catch-up on previous shows. Missed the 11th show?Listen to it HERE! Listen to a special mix of First THREE shows Details abo...
Sep 04, 2012•15 min
Dr. Terry Lindvall is the C. S .Lewis Professor of Communication and Christian Thought at Virginia Wesleyan College. Surprised By Laughter: The Comic World of C.S. Lewis is a revised edition of a book he previously wrote that was released in January 2012. Purchase the book Surprised by Laughter
Aug 29, 2012•12 min
