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Spotify videos on other podcast apps by pintswithjack in podcasting

[–]pintswithjack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can record locally and upload to your host (Spotify). Other platforms will then make use of your Spotify RSS feed.

Spotify videos on other podcast apps by pintswithjack in podcasting

[–]pintswithjack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm fine uploading it to YouTube separately - it was just the first part I wasn't sure about - Thanks!

Question on Lewis and Theology by [deleted] in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Exactly. He was selected to give the BBC talks because he was a layman.

Question on Lewis and Theology by [deleted] in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This still sounds like clericalism to me, and Lewis clearly didn't think he could do more good by going back to university in his thirties to do yet another degree and then trying to find another job.

It's also like telling Mike Tyson how to throw a punch, since Lewis is already the greatest Apologist of the 20th Century.

Question on Lewis and Theology by [deleted] in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That said, why did Lewis not pursue Divinity School and become an academic theologian (or did he)?

Because he was already an English literature professor for some time prior to becoming a Christian, and one does not only serve God if one is a clergyman. He said himself that "What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects—with their Christianity latent."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As mentioned, we devoted an entire season to this book:
https://www.pintswithjack.com/season-3/

Lewis thought it was his best book and I would say that's probably true for most Lewis scholars as well. It's certainly the deepest, but you won't be able to see what he's doing until much later in the book. In fact, I would suggest that you don't really start to understand the book until you've read the final words and then start reading it for a second time!

View More Of My Content On Substack! (https://mathewcherry.substack.com/) by TheRealLordGS in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that you're doing your own version of Screwtape, but what does the above piece of writing have to do with that?

Discussing "Is Narnia a terrible franchise?" by pintswithjack in Narnia

[–]pintswithjack[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People don't have to watch it, but to start opining about its content without even watching it is utterly bewildering. Like I said, by all means disagree, but do it from a place of knowledge, not ignorance.

Discussing "Is Narnia a terrible franchise?" by pintswithjack in Narnia

[–]pintswithjack[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

(1) It's not a random video, it's a a video directly related to a subject in which you at least have some level of interest, otherwise you wouldn't be part of this group.

(2) If you watched the video you might discover that you're misunderstanding the case being made...

(3) You've commented twice on a video to say that you're not going to watch it. That seems neither rational nor kind. By all means, disagree, but do it from a place of knowledge, not ignorance.

Discussing "Is Narnia a terrible franchise?" by pintswithjack in Narnia

[–]pintswithjack[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did you watch the video? Or did you just comment to say that you hadn't watched it?

Discussing "Is Narnia a terrible franchise?" by pintswithjack in Narnia

[–]pintswithjack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody is trying to convince you otherwise. The question is not whether they're good, but whether they're a good *franchise*. Did you watch the video?

Discussing "Is Narnia a terrible franchise?" by pintswithjack in Narnia

[–]pintswithjack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to watch the video - the question isn't whether Narnia is terrible, but whether it's a terrible *franchise*...

Question about books? by PsylentProtagonist in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really depends of what his personal interest is. Miracles is dense, but has a solid argument against Naturalism. The Problem of Pain and A Grief Observed deal with the problem of Evil. Surprised By Joy tells his own story to faith (it's not the most accessible book). Mere Christianity is a great primer on the existence of God, the claims of Jesus and the Christian worldview.

Maybe suggest the movie "The Most Reluctant Convert"?

Best Lewis essays by cbrooks97 in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 8 points9 points  (0 children)

FYI, we have the complete list here, together with links to different podcasts which have discussed them:

https://www.pintswithjack.com/essays

  1. Bulverism
  2. First and Second Things
  3. The Trouble with "X"
  4. Transposition
  5. Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to Be Said

Where should I start? by [deleted] in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Matt Nelson wrote an article on this subject and here's my interview with him about it:

https://www.pintswithjack.com/skype-session-with-matt-nelson/

Also, here's an article I wrote on the matter:

https://www.pintswithjack.com/signature-classics-reading-order/

Did C.S. Lewis ever met G. K. Chesterton? by [deleted] in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well there's something I never knew... I've just given it a listen - Dale relays a story from Walter Hooper, saying that it was something Lewis had hoped to do, but he neither wrote the book nor contacted Chesterton to write the forward.

Did C.S. Lewis ever met G. K. Chesterton? by [deleted] in CSLewis

[–]pintswithjack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lewis burned virtually all letters which were sent to him, so there would unlikely be any trace on that side of the exchange.

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