Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
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S2E5 – TGD 3 – “Landing in Heaven”
Today we take our first steps into Heaven! The bus in which Lewis had been travelling alights in a new country and the passengers take their first tentative steps into this strange land... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E4 – AA – Patti Callahan
Our episode today is rather special. I sat down with New York Times best selling author, Patti Callahan, to discuss her recent book, Becoming Mrs. Lewis, which recounts the Improbable love story between Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E3 – TGD 2 – “The bus ride in the clouds”
When we last left Lewis, he had got on a bus in a grey town and was now flying through the sky towards an unknown destination. In today's episode we learn more about the passengers on the bus. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E2.5 – Bonus – “The language we use…”
This week is a short episode and Matt and I are not discussing The Great Divorce. Instead I talk about an interaction I recently had on Facebook and how we'd all be better off if we took to heart a little piece of Lewisian wisdom... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E2 – TGD 1 – “The bus stop in the grey town”
In today's chapter we begin the actual story of The Great Divorce. Our protagonist, Lewis, finds himself in a grey town at twilight in the rain. He attaches himself to a queue at a bus stop and watches as people leave the line. Eventually the bus arrives and he begins his journey to his mysterious destination... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E1 – TGD P – “Preface”
Today we start a new book! The Great Divorce is my favourite book by Lewis. Through the vehicle of Jack's story, we get to see more clearly the daily choices which we make which takes us closer to either Heaven or Hell. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S1E45 – Bonus – “Christmas Do-Over”
Matt and I wanted a little break, so today's episode is a replay of our Christmas episode from last year. We'll see you all in the New Year for Season 2 and "The Great Divorce"!
S1E44 – Narnia – “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
themes and ideas found in this fantasy work which we see taught didactically in Mere Christianity. Since Matt hadn't read the Chronicles of Narnia, it was also a perfect opportunity to begin to correct his deficient education...
S1E43 – AA – Joe Heschmeyer
will be discussing theosis with Joe Heschmeyer from Holy Family School of Faith. He writes at Shameless Popery and is also on The Catholic Podcast. Earlier in the year, Joe came to San Diego and gave a presentation on the subject of theosis, so I invited him onto the podcast to help give us a clear Biblical basis for this doctrine which Lewis discussed at great length in Mere Christianity.
S1E42 – MC R – “Retrospective”
Having completed Mere Christianity, Matt and I take this episode to discuss the book as a whole, share some of our favourite parts, as well as what it was like to read a book "in public" over the course of a year...
S1E41 – MC B4C11 – “The New Men”
We have finally made it! In today's episode we draw to a close our journey through "Mere Christianity". Lewis closes out Book IV by talking in more detail about "The New Men"...
S1E40 – MC B4C10 – “Nice people or new men?”
Today we address a question which is often asked by skeptics: why are all Christians not obviously nicer than non-Christians? In response, Jack asks "Did Christ come to make nice people or new men?"
S1E39 – MC B4C9 – “Counting the cost”
In this episode we explore what Jesus meant when he said "Be ye perfect"...
S1E38 – MC B4C8 – “Is Christianity hard or easy?”
n today's episode, Lewis attempts to answer the question: "Is Christianity hard or easy?". When discussing this question you may hear conflicting answers, since Scripture sometimes speaks as though it is former, and then at other times, the latter.
S1E37 – Bonus – “Aslan’s Country”
Today's episode will be a little different from usual. This week, I tell Matt about my trip to The Kilns, the home of C.S. Lewis in Oxford. Afterwards, we finish up the episode by responding to some listener questions about God and gender.
S1E36.5 – Bonus – The Lamp-Post Listener
Hello everyone! We'll have a fresh episode of The Eagle and Child for you next week, but in the meantime, here is this week's episode of The Lamp-Post Listener. I was invited onto the show by Daniel and Phil to discuss Chapter 16 of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe...
S1E36 – MC B4C7 – “Let’s Pretend”
Is pretending a good thing? In today’s chapter, Lewis explains why sometimes it’s a good thing to “fake it til you make it”. Please send […]
S1E35 – MC B4C6 – “Two Notes”
The chapter today is a short one. In it, Lewis adds two notes concerning things which were mentioned in the previous chapter. The first relates […]
S1E34 – AA – Justin Wiggins
Today will be an “After Hours” episode of The Eagle and Child, a new kind of format which we will occasionally intersperse among our regular […]
S1E33 – MC B4C5 – “The Obstinate Toy Soldiers”
Today we encounter one of my favourite chapter titles in Mere Christianity: "The Obstinate Toy Soldiers". Today we speak more about Christ's Resurrection and what it achieved, and how we can benefit from it.
S1E32 – MC B4C4 – “Good Infection”
This week we continue to discuss the Trinity and the terms used to describe each its members. We ask what it means to say that "God is love". Finally, we dig deeper into understanding what it means to participate in the life of God.
S1E31 – MC B4C3 – “Time and Beyond Time”
Today we're talking about time. This might seen like an abstract topic, but it helps us understand important questions, such as: 1. If God is all-knowing, how can we really have free will? 2. How can God keep creation going while He was a baby asleep in a manger? 3. How can God be attending to millions of prayers at once? So put on your thinking cap and let's ponder the mystery of time...
S1E30 – MC B4C2 – “The Three-Personal God”
As we move into Chapter 2 of Book IV, we dive into the Trinity! What does it mean to say that God is a Trinity and how do we come to know this God better? How can we become one with God and yet not lose all individuality? All will be revealed in the latest episode of "The Eagle and Child"...
S1E29 – MC B4C1 – “Making and begetting”
And now we begin Book IV! Together with Lewis, we take our first steps into the mystery of the Holy Trinity. In today's episode we begin by looking at the point of theology and make distinctions between "making" and "begetting"...
S1E28 – Bonus – “Mailbag Episode (Part 2)”
This week Matt and I read some more mail from listeners. This week we get some constructive criticism! We're going to be talking about charity and suffering...
S1E27 – MC Bonus – “Mailbag Episode (Part 1)”
We're back! After a bit of a hiatus (sorry about that!), Matt and I are now publishing podcasts again. We've got the next six already recorded, edited and ready to go. The next two episodes will be "mailbag episodes" where we will be reading some iTunes reviews and responding to messages from you, the listeners. After that, we'll be diving into Book IV of Mere Christianity.
S1E26 – Bonus – “The Grand Reveal”
Today's episode is a little different. Matt and I have an announcement. Last weekend we spent a day with New Eve Media...
S1E25 – MC B3C12 – “Faith” (Part 2)
And so we come to the final chapter of Book III. Continuing on from last chapter, we continue to examine "faith". This chapter focuses on faith in terms of salvation.
S1E24 – MC B3C11 – “Faith” (Part 1)
For the last two chapters of Book III we will be looking at the final theological virtue of "faith". This chapter focuses on faith in terms of holding onto rational truths despite raging emotions.
S1E23 – MC B3C10 – “Hope”
Last week we looked at "charity", and today we look at another of the theological virtues, hope. Out of this entire book, this is probably my favourite chapter...
S1E22 – MC B4C9 – “Charity”
We will spend the remaining episodes of Book III, we will be looking at the theological virtues. Today we begin with Christian love, also known as "charity"...
S1E21 – MC B3C8 – “The Great Sin”
Today we come to the deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins, pride, as well as its counterpart, my favourite virtue, humility.
S1E20 – MC B3C7 – “Forgiveness”
Lewis had previously said that he thought chastity was the most unpopular thing in Christianity. In today's episode, he changes his mind, suggesting that it is, in fact, forgiveness.
PWJ: S1E19 – MC B3C6 – “Christian Marriage” (Part 2)
This week Matt and I conclude the chapter in "Mere Christianity" on the subject of Christian marriage.
S1E18 – MC B3C6 – “Christian Marriage” (Part 1)
Following on from last week's episode on the virtue of chastity, today we look at the Christian teaching on marriage with C.S. Lewis. Matt and I got rather carried away on this chapter, recording far more material than normal, so this chapter will be divided into two parts.
S1E17 – MC B3C5 – “Sexual Morality”
What is the virtue of chastity? Is it unhealthy, impossible or repressive? In today's episode, Matt and I look at what C.S. Lewis had to say about this, the most unpopular of the virtues...
PWJ: S1E16.5 – Bonus – “Mea Culpa”
Sorry guys! I don't think I'm going to be able to get out an episode of the Eagle and Child this week! We'll be back next week.
S1E16 – MC B3C4 – “Morality and Psychoanalysis”
Is Psychoanalysis in competition with Christianity? Or are they, in fact, complementary? In today's episode Matt and I will be unpacking what C.S. Lewis has to say about where psychoanalysis fits in with Christian morality and along the way we'll learn some important lessons about not judging other people...
S1E15 – MC B3C3 – “Social Morality”
In today's episode, Jack asks what a truly Christian society would look like. He's going to say some things to upset people on the Right and people on the Left...
S1E14.5 – Bonus – “Merry Christmas!”
Rather than going through a chapter of “Mere Christianity” in this episode, today Matt and I are just going to be chatting about Christmas. You’ll get […]
S1E14 – MC B3C2 – “The Cardinal Virtues”
In today's episode, we revisit some of the material covered in the previous chapter. In this episode, C.S. Lewis re-examines the question of morality through the classical lens of the four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Temperance, Justice, and Fortitude.
S1E13 – MC B3C1 – “The Three Parts of Morality”
Today in Mere Christianity, we begin Book III! This new book is entitled "Christian Behaviour". In this chapter, in addition to learning about the qualities of my ideal woman(!), we discover what C.S. Lewis regarded as "the three parts of morality". To illustrate these different parts, Jack uses the analogy of a convoy of ships.
S1E12 – MC B2C5 – “The Practical Conclusion”
In previous chapters, Jack has explained that we receive New Life from Christ. In this final chapter he looks at how it is communicated to us. He principally focuses on belief, Baptism and Holy Communion.
S1E11 – MC B2C4 – “The Perfect Penitent”
How did it save us? How have different Christians tried to explain it? Do we need to understand the mechanics of how it works in order to be saved? These questions and more will be discussed on this episode of "The Eagle and Child", so pull up a chair and raise your glass. Cheers!
S1E10 – MC B2C2 – “The Shocking Alternative”
Does the presence of evil in the world mean that God wills it? This and several other very important questions will be tackled by C.S. Lewis in today's episode. Jack looks at humanity's attempt to be happy with "something other than God", as well as God's initiatives to call mankind back to Himself.
S1E9 – MC B2C4 – “The Invasion”
In today's episode he looks at another possible contender, dualism, the idea that there are two independent and opposing powers locked together in an eternal battle...
S1E8 – MC B2C1 – “The Rival Conceptions Of God”
With Book I of "Mere Christianity" complete, we now move on to Book II! Having concluded that the Moral Law points to God, C.S. Lewis now examines the "Rival Conceptions of God".
S1E7 – MC B1C5 – “We Have Cause to Be Uneasy”
We finally come to the last chapter of Book I of "Mere Christianity"! The chapter bears the ominous title "We have cause to be uneasy". Thus far, C.S. Lewis has demonstrated that there is a Moral Law which we did not create and that we violate this Law continually. Now Jack explains why this should give us cause for concern...
S1E6 – MC B1C4 – “What lies behind the Law”
Our penultimate chapter of Book I of "Mere Christianity" is Chapter 4 and is entitled "What lies behind the Law". In this episode, Jack digs into the consequences of the Moral Law and, in particular, what we can know about the universe in which we live.
S1E5 – MC B1C3 – “The reality of the Law”
Moving on to Chapter 3 of "Mere Christianity", Jack speaks further to "The reality of the Law". Do we imagine a Moral Law because it is convenient to us? Or does it arise due to its good for society? In today's episode, together with some help from C.S. Lewis, we tackle these and other questions...