This is just a short episode to announce the launch of our new Pints With Jack logo! This design came from Matthew James Covington from Plena Gratia Designs.
It’s been a while since Matt and I got behind a microphone together. Today we bring you up-to-speed with what’s been happening in our lives. We had intended to also read some listener messages, but we ran out of time. We’ll do that in the next episode!
01:21 – Drink and quote of the week 05:12 – The Ordered Liberty podcast 06:33 – Why we drink “on air” 11:17 – Taylor Swift 12:04 – Matt has moved to Michigan 15:18 – Preparation for “Till We Have Faces” 16:14 – Lord of the Rings update 17:20 – Free “Hallow” trial 19:30 – “The Beautiful Depths” podcast 21:17 – Recent interviews 24:07 – Losing my job 30:05 – Book winner 33:52 – G.K. Chesterton competition reminder
01:00 – Matt’s Introduction 02:47 – Drink and quote of the week 06:57 – Overview of “Becoming Mrs. Lewis” 10:37 – Joy, the false self and “Till We Have Faces” 19:39 – Lewis’ own journey 21:44 – Lewis, personal faults and Mrs. Moore 27:05 – What has happened since your last appearance here? 30:46 – How did this new podcast come about? 33:11 – Who will you be interviewing? 37:41 – Joy’s poetry 41:07 – What did you learn in the process of putting together the podcast? 43:40 – Will there be a movie of the book? 48:43 – How has this project transformed you? 49:56 – Patti’s talks at an upcoming retreat 54:16 – What else is on the horizon for you?
Several times on Pints With Jack I have spoken about another podcast, “Unbelievable?”, hosted by Justin Brierley. Earlier in this Season I spoke about reading Justin’s book, remarking on the considerable number of C.S. Lewis quotations found throughout.
Following that episode, Justin and I connected on Twitter and I invited him onto the show to talk about C.S. Lewis, his faith, his podcast and his book.
S2E30: “After Hours” with Justin Brierley (Download)
03:20 – Drink-of-the-week and quote-of-the-week. 04:44 – Justin’s faith journey 08:30 – What was the genesis of your show, Unbelievable? 12:08 – Who have been some of your most memorable guests? 13:37 – How do you stay so calm during the debates?! 17:07 – What motivated you to write your book? 19:11 – Why is God the best explanation of human existence? 25:05 – Why is God the best explanation of human value? 30:19 – Why is God the best explanation of human purpose? 35:03 – Why does materialism undermine reason? 39:25 – How can we come to understand who Jesus is through Lewis’ Trilemma? 42:45 – How can you defend the Resurrection with the “Minimal Facts” approach? 52:26 – What does it mean to live in the Christian story? 55:03 – Upcoming “Unbelievable?” Projects 58:55 – Competition Details
Probably the most useful book I read during Season 2 of Pints With Jack was C.S. Lewis Goes To Heaven by David Clark. In today’s episode I interviewed Dr. Clark to discuss his book and wrap up our discussion of The Great Divorce.
00:12 – Introduction 01:51 – Brief biography of Dr. Clark 02:58 – Drink-of-the-week and quote-of-the-week 03:33 – When did you first come across C.S. Lewis? 04:35 – How has Lewis shaped your spirituality and teaching career? 07:28 – Is The Great Divorce your favourite of Lewis’ books? 08:34 – Did the book take you long to write? 09:14 – What’s does Lewis want us primarily to take away from his book? 10:31 – What is the structure of your book? 11:54 – What are the sources which influenced Lewis concerning this book? 14:52 – What ideas are covered in Part I, the “Sociology” section of your book? 17:35 – Do you have a favourite ghost? 19:03 – How did you go about identifying the real-life counterparts to some of the ghosts? 21:01 – What are the geographical features you discuss in Part II? 23:00 – What is the significance of Botley? 25:24 – What kinds of things do you discuss in Part III? 30:32 – How should readers read your book in relation to Lewis’? 32:59 – What advice would you give someone reading The Great Divorce for the first time? 34:13 – Where did the pictures in the book come from?