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CounterVortex Podcast
The Space Trilogy revisited

CounterVortex Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2026 64:55


CS Lewis is mainly seen as either a purveyor of goopy children's literature or a Christian moralist fuddy-duddy. But Lewis' Space Trilogy—fantastic literature for adults, or "philosophical science fiction"—also reveals him as a dystopian prophet in the tradition of Orwell. The first two books in the series, Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, are a critique of space imperialism that anticipated the Avatar movies. But the final one, That Hideous Strength, is particularly relevant for our historical moment, as it anticipated rule by fascist tech bros with hubristic visions of remaking (or abolishing) humanity. In Episode 332 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg makes the case that Lewis offered a vital critique of technocracy and "transhumanism" that is now urgently needed, as humanity stands at the cusp of his worst nightmares. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 60 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 61!

The Inklings Variety Hour
C.S. Lewis' Nightmares

The Inklings Variety Hour

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 50:41


Dr. Luke Mills joins me to talk about his article "His Dark Materials," as well as C.S. Lewis' nightmare imagery across his fiction. Among other things, we discuss: [2:08] – Welcome & guest introduction: Dr. Luke Mills, Associate Professor of English at Wingate University [2:57] – Dr. Mills's article: "His Dark Materials: C.S. Lewis's Nightmares as Inspiration" [4:10] – What drew Mills to the topic: Lewis's dreams of lions and the writing of Narnia [5:09] – Lewis's diary (All My Road Before Me) and the wolf-and-sheep nightmare (April 27, 1923) [6:13] – Reading of the wolf-and-sheep nightmare [7:07] – Lewis as an author of both heavenly beauty and horror [7:41] – The Unman in Perelandra and Lewis's vivid portrayal of evil [8:39] – How common were nightmares for Lewis? Insects, specters, and a lifelong pattern [10:29] – Lewis near death: vivid dreams and beautiful visions [11:38] – Etymology of "dream" and "nightmare" (Old English roots) [12:07] – Did Lewis think his dreams were spiritually significant? [12:46] – The Dark Tower and J.W. Dunne's Experiment with Time: precognitive dreams [15:21] – Lewis, Tolkien, and their shared interest in time and dreams [16:29] – Lewis's belief in precognitive dreams and his complicated relationship with Dunne's theories [17:22] – The Dark Tower: the chronoscope and alternate timelines [20:01] – Dreams as portals to other realities; Lewis's strong belief in the supernatural [22:07] – Lewis's imaginative receptivity; running toward and away from something [24:09] – Preface to Paradise Lost, letting the "leash slip," and Lewis's portrayal of evil [26:13] – Other nightmare imagery in Lewis: The Last Battle, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength [27:31] – Ransom's strange dream in Perelandra; the Unman as absurdist horror [30:17] – Lewis and the word "un-man": dreams about his dead father and Perelandra's antagonist [32:24] – Lewis's horror of corpses; childhood trauma of seeing his mother's body [34:10] – Zombie squirrels and a digression to Grove City College [37:11] – Are Lewis's nightmares demonic? Dreams of lions before Narnia [38:24] – Lewis, modernism, surrealism, and the via negativa [40:21] – Till We Have Faces: modernist technique and divinely sent nightmares [43:03] – Aslan as terrifying: the scratch in The Horse and His Boy [46:09] – Mark in the Objective Room at N.I.C.E.: nightmarish images turning him toward the good [47:12] – Closing thoughts; terror and the uncanny as paths toward the good [50:07] – Where to follow Dr. Mills; current research on Lewis's library at UNC (including Lewis's marginalia) As always, if you want to get in touch, email me at inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com Rate the show if you like it and haven't rated it yet.

#WeAreChristChurch
Intro to Perelandra

#WeAreChristChurch

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 28:51


RCIA Foundations
Perelandra Class Six: The Great Dance

RCIA Foundations

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2026 119:26


We come to the final episode in our Perelandra series. With Ransom having defeated the Unman and being nurtured back to health by this perfected world, he encounters the eldila, Malacandra and Perelandra, who bring him to the King and Queen on the Holy Island. There he learns of the temptation of the King and the recovery of the Queen, of a world saved by the virtue of its founding parents. Confused, still, by the Unman's assault on his imagination during their ride on the fishes, Ransom seeks clarity on the meaning of the small over against the immensities of Maleldil's creation. In answer, Malacandra and Perelandra offer him the vision of the Great Dance, how each individual and each community--because they are rooted in Maleldil himself--are the center and thus, infinitely loved and valued.

RCIA Foundations
Perelandra Class Five: This Cannot Go On

RCIA Foundations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2026 68:45


After his intellectual assault fails, the Unman shifts his strategy to assaulting the Green Lady's imagination. Ransom grows in desperation as he realizes she is being worn down. Three times he thinks, this cannot go on. Then a grisly idea occurs to him.

RCIA Foundations
Perelandra Class Four: The Battle for the Green Lady

RCIA Foundations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 77:44


Weston/the Unman begins a multi-pronged attack on the Green Lady, first using two waves of argument to persuade her to live on the fixed lands. When that fails, he shifts to trying to bypass reason and infect her imagination. In spite of Ransom's help, she begins to wane, as exhaustion overwhelms her. How long can this go on? Three times Ransom says it cannot!

RCIA Foundations
Perelandra Class Three: The Transformation of Weston

RCIA Foundations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 93:15


Weston travels to Perelandra in a newly built spaceship and proves adept at speaking Old Solar. He then apologizes to Ransom for his former behavior, explaining that he has discarded his previous materialist expansionism of the human race to the planets with its attendant liquidation of their native species. Weston explains that he now serves a new master, guided by something he calls Spirit, a force that drives us toward and ultimately fulfills us in a new human disembodied destiny! Ransom becomes increasingly concerned.

RCIA Foundations
Perelandra Class Two: Perelandra Begins

RCIA Foundations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 95:15


Ransom recruits Lewis to aid him in his trip to Perelandra. Ransom arrives and finds a stunning world of oceans and floating islands. While there he meets a Green Lady who speaks Old Solar, the language of the unfallen Field of Arbol, what we call the Solar System.

RCIA Foundations
Perelandra Class One: Out of the Silent Planet Overview

RCIA Foundations

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 82:44


Introduction to C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy and overview of major elements of the first book, Out of the Silent Planet.

You’re Not That Special
Ep.129 | Vices & Virtues Part 7, Gluttony vs. Temperance

You’re Not That Special

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 19:22


How do we get the rest, the order, and the productivity levels that we need? As an adult the work never stops, so when do we say “when?” As humans we have desires that are legitimate and need to be fulfilled. Again, when do we say “enough” How much is “good” for us? Listen in. Quotes:“Do you not want the King?” “Want him?” she replied, “How can there be anything that I did not want?” -Perelandra by, C.S. Lewis

Wisdom-Trek ©
Day 2721 – Theology Thursday – “Ruling Over Angels” – Supernatural

Wisdom-Trek ©

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 19:38 Transcription Available


Welcome to Day 2721 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom – Theology Thursday – “Ruling Over Angels” – Supernatural Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2721 Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2721 of our Trek. The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Today, we continue with the 16th  and final segment of this series of Theology Thursday lessons. Next week we will begin a new series. Today, I am reading the final chapter of the book "Supernatural," written by Hebrew Bible scholar, professor, and mentor Dr. Michael S. Heiser, who has since passed away. Supernatural is a condensed version of his comprehensive book, ‘The Unseen Realm.' If these readings pique your interest, I would recommend that you read ‘The Unseen Realm.' Today, we will read through chapter sixteenth: “Ruling over Angels” It's crucial to our faith that we understand who we are as Christians. We are the sons and daughters of God, a re-fashioned divine council that already participates in our Father's kingdom. But there's more to it than that. Yes, we are God's family council—but to what end? While we are already in the kingdom (Colosians 1:13), we have not yet seen the full unveiling of that kingdom—we have not seen the world become Eden. This “already, but not yet” paradox runs throughout the Bible in many ways. In this chapter, I want to give you a glimpse of the “not yet” that answers the question “To what end?” Let's look at our Kingdom Participation Now Our participation in God's kingdom isn't predetermined, in this sense: We are not mere robots performing functions programmed for us. That violates the whole idea of being God's imager, his representative. We were created to be like him. He is free. If we do not have genuine freedom, we cannot be like him—by definition, we would not be like him. We are free to obey and worship, or rebel and indulge ourselves. And we will reap what we sow. Our sowing is not programmed. But God is greater than we are. He had a plan and it will come to pass. Its success neither depends on nor is forced to adapt to human freedom. We cannot undermine it—nor can the divine beings who are also free to choose. Think about the heavenly council meeting I showed you in chapter 1. I asked whether you believed the things the Bible says, and then took you to a meeting of God and his heavenly council in First Kings 22. God had decreed (and so it must happen) that it was time for wicked Ahab to die. But God then let the spirit beings in his council decide how to accomplish that (First Kings 22, verses 19–23). Predestination and freedom work hand-in-hand in God's kingdom rule. His purposes will never be overturned or halted. He is able to take sin and rebellion and still accomplish—through other free representatives—what he desires. As C. S. Lewis once said of God (in the book Perelandra), “Whatever you do, He will make good of it. But not the good He had...

Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts
SD9 – Overcoming Pre-Event Desolation – Spiritual Desolation: Be Aware, Understand, Take Action with Fr. Timothy Gallagher – Discerning Hearts Podcast

Discerning Hearts - Catholic Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 29:44


Overcoming Pre-Event Desolation - Spiritual Desolation: Be Aware, Understand, Take Action with Fr. Timothy Gallagher Fr. Timothy Gallagher and Kris McGregor discuss "pre-event desolation," a form of spiritual discouragement before significant spiritual activities. They highlight its tactics by the enemy to deter individuals from growth opportunities. Drawing from C.S. Lewis's "Perelandra," he tells us of the importance of recognizing and countering this desolation with prayer and trust. The post SD9 – Overcoming Pre-Event Desolation – Spiritual Desolation: Be Aware, Understand, Take Action with Fr. Timothy Gallagher – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

SPLANCHNICS: The Society for the Preservation of Literature, the Arts, Numinosity, Culture, Humor, Nerdiness, Inspiration, Cr

Clare and Hannah struggle to untangle the final book in C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy: That Hideous Strength. Clare declares this book did not require a wizard. Hannah finally discovers a romantic subplot she's invested in. Once again, we mention The Abolition of Man, but only because Lewis mentioned it first. Get your own copy of That Hideous Strength at Clare's Bookshop.org shop. We'd love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message!Support the showWe provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you'll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin' somethin' to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker Clare is an independent author who would love it if you checked out her books! If you like exciting thrillers featuring an “everyman” hero who rises to his or her full potential in the face of peril—-you might enjoy The Keys of Death. It's a veterinary medical thriller about a small-town animal doctor who gets tangled up in a whistle-blowing scheme against a big biotech company. Or, if you prefer shorter fiction, try Startling Figures, a collection of three paranormal urban fantasy stories.

SPLANCHNICS: The Society for the Preservation of Literature, the Arts, Numinosity, Culture, Humor, Nerdiness, Inspiration, Cr

After reading Perelandra, Clare and Hannah have been thinking about creation myths. In this episode, Hannah shares the whacky ideas the Greeks, Norse, and Chinese cultures had about how the world came to be. Listener discretion advised for the following reasons:We mention the raunchy aspects of Greek mythology.Both hosts devolve into wailing the saxophone riff from "Careless Whispers."Hannah was left unsupervized on-mic for aproximately 27 seconds.We'd love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message!Support the showWe provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you'll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin' somethin' to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker Clare is an independent author who would love it if you checked out her books! If you like exciting thrillers featuring an “everyman” hero who rises to his or her full potential in the face of peril—-you might enjoy The Keys of Death. It's a veterinary medical thriller about a small-town animal doctor who gets tangled up in a whistle-blowing scheme against a big biotech company. Or, if you prefer shorter fiction, try Startling Figures, a collection of three paranormal urban fantasy stories.

SPLANCHNICS: The Society for the Preservation of Literature, the Arts, Numinosity, Culture, Humor, Nerdiness, Inspiration, Cr

Clare and Hannah continue their journey through Deep Heaven with C.S. Lewis, to a pure and unfallen planet where everyone is naked without shame. Seriously. The only clothed person in this entire book is literally the Devil.The planet is Perelandra—what we call Venus—a newly created Paradise, complete with a “human” King and Queen to be its stewards. But the Ancient Enemy, Satan, inflamed with Envy and bent on destruction, high-tails it there on a mission of corruption and evil. This time, Elwin Ransom (our hero from Out of the Silent Planet) is there to confront him, and stop him if he can…For complete show notes, head to the episode page on Splanchnics.com.If you'd like to pick up your own copies of Perelandra, Paradise Lost, and any other books we mentioned, do check out Clare's Bookshop.org page. Scroll down to the Splanchnics Book Club section, the C. S. Lewis section, or the Science Fiction & Fantasy section.We'd love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message!Support the showWe provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you'll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin' somethin' to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker Clare is an independent author who would love it if you checked out her books! If you like exciting thrillers featuring an “everyman” hero who rises to his or her full potential in the face of peril—-you might enjoy The Keys of Death. It's a veterinary medical thriller about a small-town animal doctor who gets tangled up in a whistle-blowing scheme against a big biotech company. Or, if you prefer shorter fiction, try Startling Figures, a collection of three paranormal urban fantasy stories.

King's Way Podcast
227: Bookclub Review of The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis

King's Way Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 42:51


Welcome to another episode of the King's Way Podcast Book Club! If you haven't already read the book we're reviewing, don't worry–this could be the talk you need to get you interested in reading it. And if you have read it, welcome to the club!In this episode, Ryan tells Trevor all about The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis, which includes the books Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength. Through this trilogy, Lewis sets out an optimistic fictional take on space travel and intelligent life on other planets, painting humanity and Earth as the central and greatest enemy of God in the universe, rather than some species out there being worse and stronger than us. Having been written during WWII in the 1940's and before space travel, there are tons of interesting takes on space travel, the makeup of other planets, and different uses of power and government.Join the conversation by commenting what you thought about our conversation or the books themselves!

Mythic Mind Legacy Podcast
103 - Perelandra

Mythic Mind Legacy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 80:32


We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with an introduction to Perelandra by way of The Weight of Glory.Become a patron and/or enroll in a course at patreon.com/mythicmind.Plato, Stoicism, and Till We Have Faces begin this week!Watch the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/90QFX72HsMsListen to all THREE Mythic Mind podcasts:Mythic MindMythic Mind GamesMythic Mind Movies & ShowsEnroll in Hannah's Introductory Latin courses here: https://www.patreon.com/c/hannahgilmore/shopBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.

Reflections
Saturday of the Seventh Week After Pentecost

Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 4:41


August 2, 2025Today's Reading: Introit for Pentecost 8 - Psalm 49:7-8, 13-14a, 15; antiphon: Psalm 49:1-2Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 17:20-47; Acts 26:24-27:8“But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me.” (Psalm 49:15)In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. In Perelandra, the second book in C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, the main character is sent to the planet Perelandra (what we call Venus) to save that planet from the kind of temptation and Fall that happened on the silent planet (what we call Earth). As the story begins, the man is sealed into and later arrives on Perelandra in a coffin-like spacecraft. And who exactly is this character who flies through the celestial vault in a casket, only to arrive at an unfallen planet and rescue it? A most fitting name: Ransom. The story Lewis tells us of Ransom's cosmic adventure and rescue of Perelandra is a beautiful picture of the true story of ransom in our own world. What the Psalmist sings about in Psalm 49 is God's rescuing and redeeming work of ransom. If God were to come to earth, we might imagine that he would do so in some spectacular way, perhaps a spaceship that would put the Millennium Falcon or the U.S.S. Enterprise to shame. Perhaps God would come faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. But Look! Behold! Not up, but down. Our Ransom comes from above, but is found below. So don't look up at the stars through a telescope, but look through your ears to the manger. God, our Ransom, comes to save us, not in a spacecraft, but wrapped in swaddling cloths and cooing and wiggling in the arms of the Virgin Mary. His name is Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. His name is Ransom, for he will pay for your sins with every drop of his blood on the cross.What the Psalmist sings - God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol - takes place in the manger of Bethlehem and the cross outside Jerusalem. After all, God's work of Ransom doesn't happen once upon a time, or in a galaxy far, far away. But in the days of Caesar, when all the Roman world was taxed and when Quirinius was governor of Syria, and when Pilate washed his hands. And the good news is this: your ransom is no science fiction story; it's a fact. Under the darkness of a noonday night sky, Jesus gave his life as a ransom for you. And three days later, he walked out of the cold, dark expanse of the tomb to bring you new life. In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.Since Christ has full atonement made And brought to us salvation Each Christian therefore may be glad And build on this foundation. Your grace alone, dear Lord, I plead, Your death is now my life indeed, For You have paid my ransom. (LSB 555:6)Rev. Samuel Schuldheisz, pastor of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Milton, WA.Audio Reflections Speaker: Pastor Jonathan Lackey is the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Vine Grove, KY.Step back in time to the late Reformation and learn about a divisive yet inspirational figure: Matthias Flacius Illyricus. His contributions to Lutheranism still echo in our teachings today, from the Magdeburg Confession to parts of the Lutheran Confessions. Learning about Flacius's life will help you understand more intricacies of the Reformation than ever before.

Mythic Mind Legacy Podcast
101 - Introduction to Perelandra

Mythic Mind Legacy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 21:53


We are continuing through the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course with an introduction to Perelandra by way of The Weight of Glory.Become a patron and/or enroll in a course at patreon.com/mythicmind.Plato, Stoicism, and Till We Have Faces begins at the beginning of August!Watch the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/fPU7aiJOn3kListen to all THREE Mythic Mind podcasts:Mythic MindMythic Mind GamesMythic Mind Movies & ShowsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.

The Art of Home
Monday Motivation #27 | Favorite Summer Reads

The Art of Home

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 13:50


Send me a one-way text about this episode! I'll give you a shout out or answer your question on a future episode.If you are looking for some summer reads, I've got you today. I want to share some of my favorites in several categories, so there will be something for everyone. I have recommendations for Classics, Cozy Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Children's Lit, Sci-Fi, and some non-fiction recommendations on Theology/Christian Living and Homemaking. Tell me your favorite summer reads so I can share them in the next newsletter! Text me using the link above. ⬆️NOTES & LINKSAround the World in 80 Days | Jules VerneThe Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander DumasEmma | Jane AustenLady Hardcastle Mysteries | TE KinseyIvy Hill Series | Julie KlassenBelgravia | Julian FellowesThe American Heiress  and Fortune Hunter | Daisy GoodwinMary Poppins Series | PL TraversMrs Piggle-Wiggle Series | Betty MacDonaldRedwall Series | Brian JacquesFive Little Peppers | Margaret SidneyStuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan, Charlotte's Web | EB WhiteThe Chronicles of Narnia | CS LewisOut of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength (Ransom Trilogy) | CS LewisJesus the King | Tim KellerEven Better Than Eden | Nancy GuthrieNone Like Him, In His Image | Jen WilkinEve in Exile | Rebekah MerkleMy Dear Hemlock | Tilly DillehayThe Hidden Art of Homemaking | Edith SchaefferNo Ordinary Home; The Uncommon Art of Christ-Centered Homemaking | Carol Jo BrazoThe Life-Giving Home, The Life-Giving Table | Sally ClarksonHomemaking | JR MillerSupport the showHOMEMAKING RESOURCES Free Weekly Newsletter, Homemaker Happy Mail Private Facebook Group, Homemaker Forum Newsletter Archive JR Miller's Homemaking Study Guide Audio Newsletter available to Titus 2 Woman monthly supporters SUPPORT & CONNECT Review | Love The Podcast Contact | Voicemail |Instagram | Facebook | Website | Email Follow | Follow The Podcast Support | theartofhomepodcast.com/support

Pints with Jack
S8E25 – Perelandra – "Perelandra Retrospective"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 56:07


Since we've now finished all our Perelandra episodes, we thought we'd wrap-up with a book retrospective![Show Notes]

Priključenija
249: Perelandra

Priključenija

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 20:23


✓ Kako je putovanje ljudi u svemir zamišljano pre Jurija Gagarina? ✓ Koliko je pisanje C.S. Luisa slično Ajn Rend? ✓ Može li se od mita napraviti roman?

Communion & Shalom
#62 - Evangelicals' Gender Ideas Came from C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy - with Robin Harris and Kathryn Wagner

Communion & Shalom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 108:23


I mean, I don't know you. Maybe you didn't grow up in an evangelical Christian subculture. But if you did, there's a high likelihood that the ideas you absorbed about how men and women behave—and what it even means to be masculine or feminine—were influenced heavily by C.S Lewis' famous Space Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength.On this fascinating episode, Kathryn Wagner (returning guest and medieval lit scholar) and Robin Harris (writer and incoming seminarian) stopped by to evaluate Lewis' takes on gender against both more modern feminist sensibilities and much older writers and theologians in the Christian tradition.You should absolutely join us.★ About Our Guests:Robin Harris is a North Carolina based freelance writer and editor who specializes in Bible curriculum. She is on the board of the Davenant Institute. Her writing has appeared in Mere Orthodoxy, Ad Fontes, and the Theopolis Institute. As of Fall 2025, she will be a student at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (MATS, 2027). She writes at robinjeanharris.substack.com/ and can be reached at robinjeanharris [at] gmail.com.Kathryn Wagner is the Director of Academic Programming at the Center for Christianity and Scholarship at Duke University. She studies the literature and religious culture of the late Middle Ages and teaches courses that aim to form students in virtue through the practices of the liberal arts. She can be reached at kathryn [at] mogkwagner.net.—★ Timestamps(00:00) #62 - Evangelicals' Gender Ideas Came from C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy - with Robin Harris and Kathryn Wagner(04:20) Evangelicals who leaned on C.S. Lewis and the Space Trilogy(13:12) The Space Trilogy tackles gender(24:46) But can archetypes live in the real world?(38:44) God does not have a body: Metaphors in Christian scripture(53:28) Confusion and contraception are tied together(01:00:58) God as our mother?(01:06:39) Lewis's thinking evolution: widening the gender box(01:24:44) Replacing theoretical masculinity and femininity with real friendships(01:33:24) What would Lewis think of today's transgender conversation?(01:40:31) In the Christian tradition on gender, Lewis is the test run—★ Links and ReferencesThese well-read people dropped a lot of names and references. For your ease of Google searching, here are the ones we caught:John and Stasi Eldridge (books: Wild at Heart, Captivating), Jordan Peterson Jungian thinking, Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Elisabeth Elliot (book: Let Me Be a Woman), complementarianism and egalitarianism, Michael Ward (book: Planet Narnia), apophatic theology, platonic forms and Aristotle's hylomorphism, Thomistic/ Thomas=Thomas Aquinas, Pope John Paul II (book/writings: Theology of the Body), Anselm of Canterbury talked about God as our mother, Julian of Norwich said a similar thing; Joy Davidman, Dorothy Sayers, philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe, Sister Penelope Lawson, Ruth Pitter, C. S. Lewis (books: The Four Loves, A Grief Observed), Kevin Vanhoozer (theologian).—★ Send us feedback, questions, comments, and support!Email: communionandshalom@gmail.com | Instagram: @newkinship | Substack: @newkinship | Patreon: @newkinship —★ CreditsCreators and Hosts: David Frank, TJ Espinoza | Audio Engineer: Carl Swenson, carlswensonmusic.com | Podcast Manager: Elena F. | Graphic Designer: Gavin Popken, gavinpopkenart.com ★ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newkinship.substack.com

Pints with Jack
S8E24 – AA – "Mystical Perelandra", After Hours with Dr. James Como

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 47:39


Dr. James Como returns to discuss his book "Mystical Perelandra" and the reluctant mysticism of C. S. Lewis.[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E23 – AA – "Venusian Verse", After Hours with Dr. Don W. King

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 42:35


Did you know that Perelandra was conceived first in verse? Did you know that Lewis' friend and poet, Ruth Pitter, converted the final chapter into poetry? In today's episode, Dr. Don W. King explains all...[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E21 – AH – "The Great Dance", After Hours with Junius Johnson

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 53:58


David chats with theologian Dr. Junius Johnson, unpacking some important ideas in the final chapter of "Perelandra".[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E20 – Perelandra – Chapter 17: "Blessed Be He"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 56:49


Ransom is swept up into The Great Dance...[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E19 – Perelandra – Chapter 16: "I have seen Ares and Aphrodite"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 57:09


Ransom speaks to the ruling angels of Mars and Venus.[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E18 – Perelandra – Chapter 15: "Ad Alta!"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 50:32


Ransom escapes his subterranean prison, and gets some much-needed R&R before ascending the mountain.[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E17 – Perelandra – Chapter 14: "The Cave"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 46:10


Ransom's battle with the Un-man draws to an end, and our hero finds himself in disorienting darkness...[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E16 – Perelandra – Chapter 13: "Deliver Us from Evil"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 54:19


As the Un-man flees, Ransom follows in hot pursuit of his nemesis...[Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E15 – Perelandra – Chapter 12: “Immortal Kombat”

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 51:58


Ransom and the Un-man finally engage in combat![Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E14 – Perelandra – Chapter 11: "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 52:44


Ransom wrestles with his inner self as he tries to discern his next move. [Show Notes]

A Meal of Thorns
A Meal of Thorns 15 – MISTRESS OF MISTRESSES with Jared Pechaček

A Meal of Thorns

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 71:12


Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Jared PechačekTitle: Mistress of Mistresses by E.R. EddisonHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Jared's book, The West PassageBy-the-Bywater, a podcast about TolkienAnya Johanna DeNiro's OKPsycheCaroline Hagood's Death And Other Speculative FictionsEddison's The Worm OuroborosThe InklingsBarbara Remington, artist and illustrator. Hard to find good scans of her works; here's a page with the Eddison covers.Anna Vaninskaya's Fantasies of Time and DeathLord DunsanyGriemas SquaresC.S. Lewis's Perelandra, we did an episode on that!Eddison's A Fish Dinner in MemisonC.S. Lewis's Till We Have FacesSapphoJohn Webster's The Duchess of Malfi & The White DevilChaka Khan's “I'm Every Woman”Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and NothingnessJohn Crowley's AegyptBaruch SpinozaPre-Socratic philosophers such as HeraclitusFriedrich Nietzsche's concept of “The Will to Power”Godspeed! You Black Emperor's “Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven”William Shakespeare's MacbethHope Mirlees' Lud-in-the-MistMichael Swanwick's Stations of the TideJared's Bluesky, Instagram, Tumblr

A Meal of Thorns
A Meal of Thorns 15 – MISTRESS OF MISTRESSES with Jared Pechaček

A Meal of Thorns

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 71:12


Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Guest: Jared PechačekTitle: Mistress of Mistresses by E.R. EddisonHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughReferences:Jared's book, The West PassageBy-the-Bywater, a podcast about TolkienAnya Johanna DeNiro's OKPsycheCaroline Hagood's Death And Other Speculative FictionsEddison's The Worm OuroborosThe InklingsBarbara Remington, artist and illustrator. Hard to find good scans of her works; here's a page with the Eddison covers.Anna Vaninskaya's Fantasies of Time and DeathLord DunsanyGriemas SquaresC.S. Lewis's Perelandra, we did an episode on that!Eddison's A Fish Dinner in MemisonC.S. Lewis's Till We Have FacesSapphoJohn Webster's The Duchess of Malfi & The White DevilChaka Khan's “I'm Every Woman”Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and NothingnessJohn Crowley's AegyptBaruch SpinozaPre-Socratic philosophers such as HeraclitusFriedrich Nietzsche's concept of “The Will to Power”Godspeed! You Black Emperor's “Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven”William Shakespeare's MacbethHope Mirlees' Lud-in-the-MistMichael Swanwick's Stations of the TideJared's Bluesky, Instagram, Tumblr

Pints with Jack
S8E13 – Perelandra – Chapter 10: "Always very nearly true"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 58:47


With Matt away, it's left to Andrew and David discuss the truth and lies of the Unman's arguments. [Show Notes]

The Christian Outlook | Topics for Today's Believers
Special Edition: An In-Depth Look at the Mastery of C. S. Lewis in “Perelandra”

The Christian Outlook | Topics for Today's Believers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 41:20


The Christian Outlook – January 4, 2025 Eric Metaxas talks with James Como, of the New York C.S. Lewis Society, about his book, Mystical Perelandra: My Lifelong Reading of C.S. Lewis and His Favorite Book. Metaxas and Como discuss how Perelandra represents some of the very best prose ever penned and how it stands out from the many other masterful works C.S Lewis wrote. Como shares the personal impact C.S. Lewis' writings made on his mind and soul and how his hope was rekindled because of the vision C.S. Lewis had to see what was awaiting those who trust in Christ.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pints with Jack
S8E12 – Perelandra – Chapter 9: "The Venusian Frog Massacre"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 59:13


Ransom follows an unnerving and bloody trail to Weston, and upon doing so, discovers his quest. An intellectual battle of cosmic consequence begins... [Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E10 – Perelandra – Chapter 8: "Riddles in the Dark"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 59:50


Separated from the Green Lady and Weston, Ransom travels to another island where he hears riddles in the dark... [Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E9 – Perelandra – Chapter 7: “Weston's New Look”

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 68:28


Ransom's unlikely encounter with an old foe takes a disturbing turn… [Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E8 – Perelandra – Chapter 6: "Falling Like Lightning From Heaven"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 57:26


Ransom and the Queen discuss planetary rules, go for a cruise, and encounter an old enemy who fell out of Deep Heaven... [Show Notes]

Fantastical Truth
240. How Could We Adapt C. S. Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy for the Screen?

Fantastical Truth

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 81:22


Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength would pose unique challenges for even the most Christ-exalting filmmakers.

Pints with Jack
S8E7 – Perelandra – Chapter 5: "An Interview with a Lady" (Part II)

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 36:47


We complete the first conversation between Ransom and the Green Lady. [Show Notes]

Jay's Analysis
Predicting the Coming Dystopia: C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy (Half)

Jay's Analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 107:54


Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength make up the lesser known C.S. Lewis space trilogy, covering the adventures of Ransom, the demoniac Weston and how the alien narrative might fit into the notion of the fall and there demonic. This analysis is public, while the full analysis will be available for subscribers to jaysanalysis.Send Superchats at any time here: https://streamlabs.com/jaydyer/tip Get started with Bitcoin here: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/jaydyer/ The New Philosophy Course is here: https://marketplace.autonomyagora.com/philosophy101 Set up recurring Choq subscription with the discount code JAY44LIFE for 44% off now https://choq.com Lore coffee is here: https://www.patristicfaith.com/coffee/ Orders for the Red Book are here: https://jaysanalysis.com/product/the-red-book-essays-on-theology-philosophy-new-jay-dyer-book/ Subscribe to my site here: https://jaysanalysis.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ Follow me on R0kfin here: https://rokfin.com/jaydyerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.

Pints with Jack
S8E6 – Perelandra – Chapter 5: "An Interview with a Lady" (Part I)

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 40:50


In the first of two episodes on this chapter, Ransom and the Green Lady speak about "growing older", as well as the impact of the Incarnation. [Episode Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E5 – Perelandra – Chapter 4: "The Island of the Green Lady"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 55:01


Ransom meets a dragon, has a shower, eats some food, and makes contact with a green lady on a floating island... [Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E4 – Perelandra – Chapter 3: "A Vision of Venus"

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 57:46


In this episode we Ransom describes his first impressions of Venus... [Show Note]

Pints with Jack
S8E3 – Perelandra – Chapter 2: "Ransom Returns"

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 59:41


Lewis packs Ransom into his coffin-like container and sends him to Perelandra. A little over a year later, Ransom returns... [Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E2 – Perelandra – Chapter 1: "Journey to Ransom's Cottage"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 54:19


We begin "Perelandra", following C. S. Lewis as he makes his tormented journey to Ransom's cottage. [Show Notes]

Pints with Jack
S8E1 – Perelandra – "Welcome to Season 8!"

Pints with Jack

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 43:31


Hello listeners and welcome to Season 8! This this season we will be returning to the Ransom Trilogy as we read the second book in the series, "Perelandra". [Show Notes]