Lesser-Known Lewis: Christian Reflections on C. S. Lewis's Essays and Short Works

Myth was important to C. S. Lewis. He thought it should be important to everyone, especially Christians. Before we get to Lewis' essays "On Metaphor and Myth" this season, we check in with Dr. Charlie W. Starr, author of ⁠"The Faun's Bookshelf: C. S. Lewis on Why Myth Matters"⁠, to ask just that question — why does myth matter? For more on Charlie W. Starr — ⁠His Books⁠ ⁠His Blogs⁠ ⁠The C. S. Lewis Retreat 2023⁠ Hear Charlie discuss The Faun's Bookshelf His Contribution on The Abolition of Man ⁠C. S. Lewis and the Arts⁠ We highly recommend Charlie's interview on his book The Lions Country on the Pints with Jack Podcast as a great counterpart to this episode. Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Graphic Design by Angus Crawford. Music: Dream Cave / Crowned Kings / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Myth was important to C. S. Lewis. He thought it should be important to everyone, especially Christians. Before we get to Lewis' essays "On Metaphor and Myth" this season, we check in with Dr. Charlie W. Starr, author of "The Faun's Bookshelf: C. S. Lewis on Why Myth Matters", to try and get an overview on what Myth is to Lewis. In short, Myth is a way of languaging, of communicating concrete realities to people so they can know them by experience through their imagination. Or, to quote Charlie, "Myth is perceived in the imagination, comes across in story, and is meant to point us to a higher reality through embodiment in story." For more on Charlie W. Starr — His Books His Blogs The C. S. Lewis Retreat 2023 Hear Charlie discuss The Faun's Bookshelf Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Graphic Design by Angus Crawford. Music: Dream Cave / Crowned Kings / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

In Case You Missed It - Jordan took the guest spot on The Inklings Variety Hour to discuss the essay "Religion and Rocketry" with host Chris Pipkin. We cover everything from the question of aliens, to government conspiracies, to apologetics, to Richard Dawkins, Elon Musk, and James Cameron. Contact Chris Pipkin at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Graphic Design by Angus Crawford. Music by Jess Syratt

In Case You Missed It - We were recently guests on Pints with Jack’s After Hours episode. We talk with David Bates about our show, and looking at the connections between C. S. Lewis' “Religion and Rocketry,” “The Seeing Eye,” and Out of the Silent Planet. Check out Pints with Jack's podcast and online at pintswithjack.com. Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Graphic Design by Angus Crawford. Music by Jess Syratt

This clip is from our upcoming episodes with Dr. Charlie W. "Indiana Jones" Starr. Here he tells us about his unique role in C. S. Lewis studies and how he came to discover Lewis' only attempt at writing an Archangel Letter as a sequel to The Screwtape Letters. Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Music by Jess Syratt. Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

In celebration of our first year on the air (yes, a whole year, and we're as surprised as you are), we have a casual conversation to tell you about — What is Lesser-Known Lewis? Who are we? What have we been doing so far? Why do we do what we do? Why do we do the podcast the way we do it? What would we like to do next? How would we like to grow? How can the listener get more involved? Follow along with the essays —  Audible Version - "C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces" In Print - "Essay Collection: Faith, Christianity and the Church" in print Online - pintswithjack.com/essays Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Music by Jess Syratt. Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

This week's episode is a short teaching Jordan was invited by Sean to share at Eston College. Jordan takes what we have been learning from C. S. Lewis on prayer this season and looks to The Chronicles of Narnia to see where we might see the same thing, and reflect on how the simple yet beautiful observations Lewis makes about prayer that should strengthen all of our prayer lives. Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Music by Jess Syratt. Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

To wrap up our Second Season, where C. S. Lewis served as a guide to the Christian life, we sit down with Rev. Dr. Bryan Hollon to talk about what we can learn from C. S. Lewis on how to use Scripture personally, and in the ways we communicate the Gospel. The C. S. Lewis Institute Ten Commandments in an Age of Moral Confusion, Conference at Christ Church, Plano, TX. The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Music by Jess Syratt. Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring the second part of C. S. Lewis' 1940 essay "Dangers of National Repentance." This time David helps us think through what we should do about collective guilt, the difference between repentance and penitence, looking at others with charity. We also consider what the sins of our own age might be — what is the long in our own eye? Consider attending the ⁠Common Roots Conference⁠ June 8-10, 2023, put on by David at the Robert E. Webber Center. Check out ⁠Rev. Dr. David Ney's⁠ writing at ⁠The Covenant Blog⁠, or in his books, ⁠All Thy Lights Combine⁠, and ⁠The Quest to Save the Old Testament⁠. The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Cathedral Project,⁠⁠⁠⁠ is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent. Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring C. S. Lewis' 1940 essay "Dangers of National Repentance," where Lewis challenges the young people of his day on their impulse to repent of the acts of past generations. He thinks we ought to be careful when repenting of collective guilt because in order to do this you risk a few dangers. Dangers Jesus confronted when he challenged us to look at the log in our own eye. Dr. Ney helps us reflect on Lewis’ challenge and how it might apply to “woke” culture, cancel culture, and thinking through how we should think and feel about the past - especially when there is obvious wrongdoing by people we are connected to.  Consider attending the Common Roots Conference June 8-10, 2023, put on by David at the Robert E. Webber Center. Check out Rev. Dr. David Ney's writing at The Covenant Blog, or in his books, All Thy Lights Combine, and The Quest to Save the Old Testament. The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album ⁠⁠⁠The Cathedral Project,⁠⁠⁠ is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent. Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —  Online: ⁠⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠ Email: lesserknownlewis@gmail.com Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.