CS341 Influences on the Thought of C. S. Lewis

CS341 Influences on the Thought of C. S. Lewis

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Join Dr. Jerry Root in this unique course that explores the writings that influenced C. S. Lewis. Filmed at the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, this course offers you a look at books owned by Lewis, including the notes and comments that he wrote in them. Dr. Root, who has been studying Lewis for over forty years, unpacks these works and explains why they were important in Lewis’ life and how they influenced his writings. You’ll come away from the course with a better understanding of C. S. Lewis and of some of the classic literature that inspired him.
Introduction

Introduction

Introducing the Speaker and the Course

Introducing the Speaker and the Course

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C. S. Lewis: Introduction

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The Wade Center and C. S. Lewis

The Wade Center and C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis and the Bible

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Lewis and the Bible in His Early Days

Lewis and the Bible in His Early Days

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Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy

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Why Was Boethius Important to C. S. Lewis?

Why Was Boethius Important to C. S. Lewis?

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Spenser: The Fairy Queen

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Scheme of the Work and Big Ideas

Scheme of the Work and Big Ideas

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Milton: Paradise Lost

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Scheme of Paradise Lost

Scheme of Paradise Lost

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Metaphysical Poets: Donne and Herbert

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John Donne

John Donne

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George MacDonald: Phantastes

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George MacDonald and the Baptized Imagination (Part 1)

George MacDonald and the Baptized Imagination (Part 1)

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Dante’s Impact on C. S. Lewis

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Dante’s Eternal Fountain

Dante’s Eternal Fountain

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G. K. Chesterton: Orthodoxy

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Lewis’s Discovery of Chesterton

Lewis’s Discovery of Chesterton

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Mysticism and Lewis

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Medieval Mystics

Medieval Mystics

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Conclusion

A Greater Portion of God

A Greater Portion of God

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