In today’s Primer+ episode, Charley talks with the world’s leading C.S. Lewis expert— Michael Ward.

Michael Ward, a Catholic priest, is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. He is the author of the best-selling and award-winning Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis, co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to C.S. Lewis, and presenter of the BBC television documentary The Narnia Code.

His newest book After Humanity is a guide to one of C.S. Lewis’s most widely admired but least accessible works, The Abolition of Man. Tune in to hear more of the duo’s conversation!

In this episode, I get you primed on a remarkable, incredibly readable author— C.S. Lewis.

While he is best known as the author of the beloved Chronicles of Narnia series, C.S. Lewis was also a highly-esteemed professor, poet, broadcaster, and theologian.

One of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century, Lewis wrote more than thirty books in his lifetime with genres ranging from Christian apologetics, fantasy, science fiction, and children’s literature.

Lewis’ eternal legacy can never stale: he will continue to delight and inspire future generations with his spiritual guidance, thoughtful essays on a far-ranging subject matter, and entertaining fiction. Tune in to learn more about this prolific writer with timeless insights.

Links:

· The Screwtape Letters

· The Chronicles of Narnia

· Dr. Michael Ward

· Bishop Barron on C.S. Lewis' “The Great Divorce”

· C.S. Lewis Website

· Socrates in the City Interview

In this Primer Plus Episode, Melissa Rihl interviews Jerry Lenaburg about the historical nonfiction book, The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz.

Written by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson, this book goes into the life of Winston Churchill precisely when he becomes the “Churchill” that history remembers. Melissa and Jerry discuss Churchill’s quirks, the impact of his family on his decisions, his ability to choose “the right man for the job,” and lasting lessons in leadership.

About Jerry D. Lenaburg: Jerry is a Project Manager and Senior Military Analyst with over 30 years' experience in the defense and intelligence community, where he has written extensively on military and national security topics relating to both conventional and unconventional warfare.

Links:

· The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

· Churchill: A Life by Martin Gilbert

· Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts