That Hideous Strength: C.S. Lewis on Living Wisely
by St. Philip's Church: Charleston, SC · 19 episodes
ReligionSpirituality
In the foreword to his novel "That Hideous Strength," Lewis says it is a fictionalized story that seeks to illustrate the main points he makes in "The Abolition of Man." Join us as we unpack the important themes in this eerily prescient book and reflect on what it means for us today in terms of living boldly for Christ in an increasingly secular age.
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Episode 19
In this final episode, we recap main points from both books, with a particular emphasis on how themes from The Abolition of Man appear and are fleshed out in That Hideous Strength.…
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Episode 19
In this final episode, we recap main points from both books, with a particular emphasis on how themes from The Abolition of Man appear and are fleshed out in That Hideous Strength.…
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Episode 18
In Chapter 16, the N.I.C.E. banquet at Belbury devolves into Babel-like chaos and terror as Merlin speaks an incantation: “Qui Verbum Dei contempserunt, eis auferetur etiam verbum…
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Episode 18
In Chapter 16, the N.I.C.E. banquet at Belbury devolves into Babel-like chaos and terror as Merlin speaks an incantation: “Qui Verbum Dei contempserunt, eis auferetur etiam verbum…
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Episode 17
In Chapter 14, Mark's imprisonment takes a new turn, as he is subjected to the "Objectivity Room" with the aim of eliminating his emotions and indeed his humanity through exposure…
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Episode 17
In Chapter 14, Mark's imprisonment takes a new turn, as he is subjected to the "Objectivity Room" with the aim of eliminating his emotions and indeed his humanity through exposure…
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Episode 16
Both the Company at St. Anne's and the N.I.C.E. are searching diligently to find Merlin, who has awakened and left his sepulchre. Two different men are spotted in the vicinity; one…
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Episode 16
Both the Company at St. Anne's and the N.I.C.E. are searching diligently to find Merlin, who has awakened and left his sepulchre. Two different men are spotted in the vicinity; one…
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Episode 15
This week, we go on an unsuccessful quest with Jane, Dimble, and Denniston in search of Merlin, while the powers at the N.I.C.E. debate about whether torturing Mark would be fruitf…
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Episode 15
This week, we go on an unsuccessful quest with Jane, Dimble, and Denniston in search of Merlin, while the powers at the N.I.C.E. debate about whether torturing Mark would be fruitf…
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Episode 14
In this week's chapter, the powers of the N.I.C.E. will try to tighten their grip on Mark by entrapping him with planted evidence, and when he flees, he ends up in a showdown with…
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Episode 14
In this week's chapter, the powers of the N.I.C.E. will try to tighten their grip on Mark by entrapping him with planted evidence, and when he flees, he ends up in a showdown with…
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Episode 13
To his horror, Mark finds that the Head of the N.I.C.E. is not just a nightmare he has dreamed up, but instead the head of a dead criminal whose life has been artificially prolonge…
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Episode 13
To his horror, Mark finds that the Head of the N.I.C.E. is not just a nightmare he has dreamed up, but instead the head of a dead criminal whose life has been artificially prolonge…
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Episode 12
While Mark enjoys what he believes to be increasing success at the N.I.C.E., Jane discovers some of the unusual aspects of life at St. Anne's. However, things at the N.I.C.E. are n…
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Episode 12
While Mark enjoys what he believes to be increasing success at the N.I.C.E., Jane discovers some of the unusual aspects of life at St. Anne's. However, things at the N.I.C.E. are n…
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Episode 11
Jane flees to St. Anne's and is welcomed into the Manor. She is taken to meet the Director, Mr. Fisher-King, and she is overwhelmed and transformed by the beauty and holiness of he…
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Episode 11
Jane flees to St. Anne's and is welcomed into the Manor. She is taken to meet the Director, Mr. Fisher-King, and she is overwhelmed and transformed by the beauty and holiness of he…
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Episode 10
As we embark on Chapter 6, we will see fog envelop the N.I.C.E. as it works more aggressively on media propaganda and using riots to advance its agenda, while Jane's visions contin…
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Episode 10
As we embark on Chapter 6, we will see fog envelop the N.I.C.E. as it works more aggressively on media propaganda and using riots to advance its agenda, while Jane's visions contin…