Verum Fabula Fellowship Review

The Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe - Part 2

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - Part I

At the Best Coffee House in Wilmore the VFF gang finally delve into Narnia!! We begin where everyone should begin...at the beginning of the Narnia in publication order.

LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring Part VII

LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring Part VI

LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring Part V

LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring Part IV

LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring Part III

LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring Part II

LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring Part I

The Great Divorce Part IV

We finished our discussion of "The Great Divorce" last Monday. We focused on the conversations between the Lizard Man with the Angel and then the Lady with Frank and his Tragedian. Key points we raised included: We each get to make the Eve choice Our sin MUST die, then gloriousness comes in its place The invitation of the cross - God's sufficiency - is enough to cover our insufficiency Joy MUST win - Hell will not be able to veto Heaven We must approach others as the Real People - with profound ...

The Great Divorce Part III

The Great Divorce Part II

The Great Divorce Part I

The Everlasting Man Part IV

The Everlasting Man Part III

The Everlasting Man Part II

4/11/22

The Everlasting Man Part I

4/4/22

Leaf by Niggle Part III

3/28/22

Leaf By Niggle Part II

3/21/22

Leaf By Niggle Part I

3/14/22

The Road Part III

3/7/22

The Road Part II

2/28/22

The Road Part I

2/21/22

That Hideous Strength Part IV

We wrap up this amazing trilogy with the inevitable destruction of Belbury. It is the culmination of the Tower of Babel brought on by the Deep Magic. There is so much to be discussed: the maturity of Jane, the rebirth of Mark, the death of Devine, etc.. Join us for the final installment!

That Hideous Strength Part III

This book of the trilogy is the best articulation of Lewis’s essay on “Transposition.” Where the Lower language can only parody the Higher but the characters have a moment where the get a close as humanly possible to speaking in the Higher. There is always a tight thread between Lewis’s academic work and his fiction. In fact, it is the depth of his academic work that gives his fiction such life and atmosphere.

That Hideous Strength Part II

Belbury vs St Anne — the sides are being chosen. Ransom is the King Fisher of St Anne’s and Wither the Deputy Director of NICE. Both sides are pursuing Jane and another to be named later. We truly see the dichotomy of the choices of our heroes Mark and Jane. We are introduced to all the other characters who will play a role in either the salvation of England (the World) or the destruction of it. What part does the media play?? Will they be for or against the NICE?

That Hideous Strength Part I

The gang begins by talking about fireplaces and fuzzy socks. Haha! In this episode we remember and honor the life and death of Lewis as Nov 22nd is the anniversary of his passing. Nina and Wes have visited his grave and even placed a toy lion there in homage. Once we get into THS we pull at many threads; mainly those involving the two protagonists: Jane and Mark. The are the feminine and masculine examples of the Everyman Archetype. The story masterfully weaves a fairy tale around these two as a...

Perelandra Part III

The innocence of the Green Lady, the deviance of the Unman, and the doubt and inadequacy of Ransom make for tantalizing dialogue. Lewis keeps us on the edge with gut wrenching questions and thoughts. One of thoughts Ransom has is devastating in our real fight against evil: “How could Maleldil expect him to fight against this, to fight with every weapon taken from him, forbidden to lie and yet brought to places where truth seemed fatal?” We’ve all been there!! What philosophical and theological q...

Perelandra Part I

This is the introduction to the 2nd book in the Ransom Trilogy. This one begins without the Science aspect and moves directly to the Spiritual; Ramsom’s space craft is made by Maleldil. And he’s on a secret mission from Maleldil. He is brought to a new world, a new Eden and pondering the question, “Could man do what God desired freely, without falling, so God could fully bestow what he planned?”

Out of the Silent Planet Part III

Wes and the gang wrap up the end of this first book of the trilogy. There so many spiritual and metaphysical mysteries that Lewis delves into. He is a master of pulling apart complex topics with poignant dialogue. It is so interesting to see the dichotomy between Weston and Ransom in the judgement of the Malachanrian Oyarsa. We dissect both men’s responses and what we can pull from it to inform our lives.