Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
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S2E14 – TGD 9 – “The Grumbler and The Artist”
Last week we began looking at Chapter 9. It's an action-packed chapter so we decided to discuss it over the course of two episodes. As we finish the chapter we discuss two of the ghosts whom Lewis sees: The Grumbling Ghost and The Artistic Ghost... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E13 – TGD 9 – “Meeting George”
The chapter today is really the pivot of The Great Divorce. In it, we meet George MacDonald, a writer whom Lewis had read on earth, but who is now a Bright Spirit. MacDonald explains much to Jack, particularly concerning the troubling accusations raised by the Hard-Bitten Ghost. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E12.5 – Bonus – Jesus isn’t dull!
Unfortunately I've been run off my feet this week and haven't had time to edit a full episode. However, rather than just post nothing, I thought I'd read an extended quotation from "The Dogmas Is The Drama" by Dorothy Sayers, a good friend of C.S. Lewis. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E12 – TGD 8 – “The Self-Conscious Ghost”
Today in our journey into Heaven we meet "The Self-Conscious Ghost"... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
PWJ: S2E11 – TGD 7 – “The Hard-bitten Ghost”
Once again we return to The Great Divorce! Today we get to meet a new visitor from Hell, "The Hard-Bitten Ghost"... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E10 – AA – Joseph Pearce
In this episode, Joseph Pearce and I will be discussing his book C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church, which looks at Jack's relationship to the Catholic Church and addresses the question asked by many Catholic C.S. Lewis fans: Why did Lewis not convert to Catholicism? Why didn't he "Swim the Tiber"? We hope that all our listeners, regardless of denomination, will find this discussion interesting and very thought-provoking! Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
TEA: Life in Christ, not just improvement, but transformation
Lent at St. Ignatius in Los Angeles. This is a longer version of the talk I gave the previous week in Dodge City which was called "What is the point of Christianity?". The first 20 minutes is basically identical, after which I get into new material.
S2E9 – TGD 6 – “The Apple Thief”
We're back discussing The Great Divorce this week. In today's chapter "The Intelligent Ghost" attempts to take some apples back to the grey town... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E8 – Bonus – “What is the point of Christianity?”
I was in Kansas this weekend speaking at a retreat so I didn't get a chance to put together an episode with Matt. Rather than deprive you of an episode this week, here is the audio of a talk I gave at the weekend which draws heavily from Lewis and Mere Christianity. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E7 – TGD 5 – “The Episcopal Ghost”
Today we meet my favourite character in The Great Divorce, the extremely frustrating Episcopal Ghost. Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
S2E6 – TGD 4 – “I gotta have my rights…”
We now begin the main body of The Great Divorce. In each subsequent chapter, Lewis will witness an encounter between a Ghost and a Bright Spirit where we will see what they are willing to choose in place of Heaven. In today's episode we spend time with the Bright Spirit, Len, and his former boss, The Big Ghost, who is very insistent that he gets "his rights"... Click on the episode title for Show Notes!
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...