C.S Lewis Festival

Lewis Festival Scholar Series

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A series of CS Lewis Festival’s lecture archives featuring some of the finest and most respected authors, lecturers, and scholars in the world…. on C.S. Lewis. You can easily navigate the list of speakers covering specific themes including C.S. Lewis and War; The Surprising Imagination of C. S. Lewis; C.S. Lewis in Music and Poetry: The Divine Comedy; C.S. Lewis and Film; and Women and C.S. Lewis. There are also stand-alone video interviews with renowned authors including Philip Yancey, Ann Voskamp, and Dr. Jerry Root. These may be watched at https://www.youtube.com/@c.s.lewisfest Now it’s ti...

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C. S. Lewis Festival Scholar Series Special: Walter Hooper 18.12.2020 36:51

The C. S. Lewis Festival Scholar Series presents a special episode in honor of Walter Hooper, renowned Lewis scholar and C.S. Lewis’ private secretary and literary trustee. Walter shares personal and intimate stories of his time with Jack Lewis and Lewis’s circle of remarkable friends including JRR Tolkien from the 2009 C.S. Lewis Festival in Petoskey, MI. ( cslewisfestival.org ).

Ep. 5 “The Neglected C.S Lewis" Jerry Root, 2020 23.10.2020 35:02

In the last episode of Season 1, David Crouse interviews Jerry Root. The interview covers his conversion, his introduction to C.S. Lewis, and the inspiration behind his numerous books on Lewis. The interview was conducted over Zoom and a video recording can be found at this link: https://youtu.be/1pqzsCWrlmw, Enjoy! See you next season. To Narnia and The North!

Ep. 4 “Weaving the Spell: CS Lewis on Breaking the Enchantment of Worldliness." Phil Jamieson, 2016 16.10.2020 55:22

Today’s podcast continues to delve into the surprising imagination of C. S. Lewis with Dr. Phil Jamieson, teacher-lecturer-and minister. As a professor he taught a seminary class and became concerned when he realized many of his students had never read fiction. Phil was concerned they would lose their wonder of scripture so he decided to teach a class on Lewis that addressed this issue which is t...

Ep. 3 “My Own Eyes are Not Enough for Me" Jerry Root, 2016 09.10.2020 52:34

In this episode, Dr. Jerry Root continues to delve into the surprising imagination of Lewis. That imagination produced poetry, literary criticism, mythopia, apologetics, science fiction, and fairy tale.

Ep. 2 “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: C.S.Lewis and the Nuanced Imagination" Mark Neal, 2016 02.10.2020 51:42

Today on the Lewis Festical Scholar Series, Mark Neal takes an intriguing look into how you define imagination. C. S. Lewis had a very nuanced understanding of imagination and Mark looks at four of the types Lewis identified.

Ep. 1 "The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis" Jerry Root, 2016 25.09.2020 1:02:19

Our premier episode is The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis with renowned Lewis Scholar and professor Dr. Jerry Root. Dr. Root dives deep into the fascinating subject of Lewis’s extraordinary ability to create imaginative imagery.

Lewis Festival Scholar Series Trailer 22.09.2020 2:32

We’re excited to announce the premiere of the Lewis Festival Scholar Series! Join us every week beginning September 25th at noon for the release of this newly edited podcast series!