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Mentioned in 140 episodes

The Screwtape Letters

Book • 2009

The Screwtape Letters is a Christian apologetic novel written in a satirical, epistolary style.

It consists of 31 letters from Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to 'Our Father Below' (the Devil), to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon tasked with securing the damnation of an ordinary young man.

The letters provide advice on various methods of undermining God's influence and promoting abandonment of God, while offering insights into human nature and the Bible.

The book is a profound and striking narrative on spiritual warfare and the power of the devil, highlighting the subtle forms of sin such as vanity, pride, and distraction that can lead humans away from God.

Mentioned by

Mentioned in 140 episodes

Mentioned by

Tim Ferriss

as a book he loved, with strong religious implications.

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Mentioned by Michael Knowles in the context of understanding how evil spirits operate.

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Recommended as a book where a senior devil gives advice to a junior devil on how to tempt human beings.

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Mentioned by

Timothy Keller

as a fun and quick fiction read about a senior devil advising his nephew on tempting humans.

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The Search for God

Mentioned by

Tucker Carlson

as a classic book that puts perfectly the idea of little lies pulling you from the truth.

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Mentioned by

Timothy Keller

when referencing the book’s depiction of a devil tempting a human.

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Recommended by

Destin

as one of his favorite books, highlighting its unique narrative structure and themes.

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Mentioned by

Tyler Staton

, referencing his book "The Screwtape Letters" and its depiction of God's hedonistic nature.

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Mentioned by

Hank Smith

as a book where a devil is writing about how to ruin a human being and take them away from God.

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Mentioned by

Gregg Hurwitz

, referencing a line from the book on corrupting the mind.

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Mentioned by

N.T. Wright

as a book he read as a teenager.

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Referenced by

Carlos Erazo

to illustrate how demons are often portrayed in a comical way.

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Mentioned by

Alex Jones

when discussing his spiritual journey and how he came back to his faith.

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Mentioned by

Ben Shapiro

as one of his favorite books and as a piece of literature that was analyzed at The Daily Wire.

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Mentioned by

Matt Fradd

when discussing comfortable distractions and their insidious nature.

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Mentioned by

Nate Morgan Locke

in reference to how the patient in the book is tempted by interactions with others.

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Mentioned by

Eric Metaxas

, who has written parodies of it, as a book that he can't read the whole book because it is fatiguing.

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Mentioned by

Mike Day

as an example of reverse psychology in which a senior devil trains an apprentice.

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Mentioned by

Joseph Loconte

as a diabolical fantasy born from Lewis's contemplation after listening to a speech by Hitler.

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Mentioned by

Steve Deace

as an inspiration for his novel, expanding on the theme of temptation but applied to an entire culture.

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