Thinking Fellows

The Thinking Fellows discuss the first part of The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis. In this chapter, Lewis discusses the use and objectivity of Language and the future of grammar school education. If drastic or dire changes to children's education take root, in what ways does society suffer?

The Fellows take on listener questions for the first time in 2022. Why can't Lutherans be members of "fraternal societies?" What is 1517, and what role do the Thinking Fellows play in the organization? How do proclamation and apologetics work in tandem? Support 1517 HWSS NWA 1517 Home Page

The Fellows respond to comments made by Jordan Peterson on The Joe Rogan Podcast. Peterson asserts the Bible is "beyond the truth " on the Podcast." The Thinking Fellows break down this statement and discuss why Peterson needs to move past the moral precepts and hear the forgiveness of sin.

In this episode, the Thinking Fellows cover the final book in The Chronicles of Narnia. The Last Battle is an eschatological picture of Narnia. Here Lewis is at his most Platonic as he describes the perfection of heaven. Support the Show 1517 Books

The Magicians Nephew is the first book chronologically in The Chronicles of Narnia. In this work, Lewis creatively envisions the creation of Narnia and the introduction of evil into the world. Support 1517

The Horse and His Boy was the fifth book written in the Chronicles of Narnia. The story takes place in the adjacent lands surrounding Narnia when the Pevensie children and their reign over Narnia. Here, Lewis gives a less on-the-nose image of Christian life after conversion. Support the show 1517 podcast network

The Thinking Fellows comment on the fourth book in the Chronicles of Narnia. When they were first published, this was the first book in the series to not feature the Pevensie children. While some consider the Silver Chair strange, it presents a colorful expansion of the world of Narnia. Support the Show 1517 Podcasts 1517 Blog

Scott, Adam, and Caleb discuss The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Originally the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia, this seafaring journey picks up four years after the events of Prince Caspian. This adventurous story is less on-the-nose theologically but is still assertively Christian in its depiction of Aslan as Christ and other underlying themes. Support 1517 1517 Podcasts

Scott and Caleb discuss Prince Caspian, the second book authored by C.S. Lewis in the Chronicles of Narnia. They propose that the predominant Christian theme in the book is the truth of the Gospel and having faith in "old things" even as the human race progresses. To this end, Caleb and Scott suggest that Prince Caspian is at heart a charge against modernism. Support the Show 1517 Podcasts

Caleb, Scott, and Adam discuss and comment on the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia. The Fellows outline the basic story of the book while pointing out the Christian themes and literary significance of the work. Merry Christmas. Support 1517 1517 Podcasts