S9E22: Abolition – Retrospective, After Hours with Dr. Michael Ward
We wrap-up our time with “The Abolition of Man” by hosting a retrospective with Dr. Michael Ward, the author of “After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man”.
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S9E19: Abolition – Ch. 3, Pt. 2 (“The Conditioners”)
Who are the Conditioners and why should we fear them? Matt is back, but does he have a baby with him? All these questions answered in today’s episode!
S9E16: Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 3 (“The Tao or… Nothing”)
Can we reject the Tao and still have morality? Does affirming the Tao stifle moral progress? Is arguing for the Tao a religious or even a Christian argument? We dive in to these questions and more as we wrap up Chapter 2 of “The Abolition of Man”.
S9E15: Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 2 (“Instincts and the Tao”)
Can we build a system of values based on Impulses?
S9E14: Abolition – Ch. 2, Pt. 1 (“All values are subjective… except mine!”)
We begin “The Way”, the second chapter of “The Abolition of Man” where see how the arguments of Gaius and Titius lead to a breakdown in logic, virtue, and ultimately society itself!
S9E12: Abolition – Ch. 1, Pt. 3 (“The Abolition of Virtue”)
Andrew disappears after a couple of minutes, leaving David and Matt to wrap up the final part of Chapter 1…
S9E11: Abolition – Ch. 1, Pt. 2 (“Urban Blockheads and Trousered Apes”)
We move into the heart of Chapter 1 of The Abolition of Man and see why “The Green Book” fails to teach English and instead transforms its students in a different way…
S9E10: Abolition – Ch. 1, Pt. 1 (“Pretty Waterfalls”)
It is time for our main book of the season, The Abolition of Man! In today’s episode we discuss its origin and dip our toe into Chapter 1…
S9E8: “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans”
To celebrate Christmas this year, the gang discuss the recently-discovered Lewis work, “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans”.
S9E3: “Narnia in the Eighties”, After Hours with Christin Ditchfield Lazo
We now come to the gold standard of Narnia adaptations! Andrew’s wife, Dr. Christin Ditchfield Lazo, joins us to discuss the BBC adaptation of “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”.