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Ep. 37 - Fantasy and Philosophy in the Writings of C. S. Lewis — with Michael Ward

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Engaging With the Humanities Enables Us to Live Deeper Richer and Authentically Human Lives

Michael Ward: How does engaging with the writings of C.S. Lewis help us to be more human? "He's everywhere defending mankind because he sees humanity as a good thing worth defending" He says that one of the most beautiful passages in his whole output is for character called M.F. who's a pagan in the Narnia stories but gets redeemed and brought into the heart of the divine vision at the end of the final story.Ward: If you are plugged into the permanent things the perennial philosophy then you can't go far wrong. That certainly resonates with me.

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