The Plunge with Derek Holser
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The Plunge is a serial podcast, hosted by Derek Holser, and anchored by conversations about Theology, Philosophy, and Culture.
The Plunge is a forum for producing extended conversations with a variety of guests that invite the listener to explore stories and their creators, thinkers and their ideas, artists and athletes, and their unique aesthetics. The Plunge endeavors to dive into deep waters safely and freely, by welcoming thinkers from various areas of human expression. Each topic will be presented with a variety of guest conversationalists, over a period of 8-12 weeks and each series is intended to be accessible and enjoyable for the curious and the studious.
Welcome to the Plunge: Let’s Dive In!
The Plunge is a forum for producing extended conversations with a variety of guests that invite the listener to explore stories and their creators, thinkers and their ideas, artists and athletes, and their unique aesthetics. The Plunge endeavors to dive into deep waters safely and freely, by welcoming thinkers from various areas of human expression. Each topic will be presented with a variety of guest conversationalists, over a period of 8-12 weeks and each series is intended to be accessible and enjoyable for the curious and the studious.
Welcome to the Plunge: Let’s Dive In!
Episodes
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Aug 28, 2024 • 43min
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence, Part IV
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C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence: The Life & Work of George MacDonald was originally recorded for students of Seapointe College, and is now available through The Plunge with Derek Holser.
This episode features a conversation with Monika Hilder, Trinity Western University English professor, and co-founder and co-director of The Inklings Institute of Canada. Monika is a first Canadian -born member of her family and as such she explores the meanings of homeland, the plight of the refugee and identity, in short, the importance of story. And in her own work, she has written fiction book, Letters to Annie: a Grandmother Dreams of Fairy Tale Princesses, Princes, and Happily Ever After and has written a trilogy of books regarding C. S. Lewis.
Monika and Derek discuss the heroic paradigms of mythology, gender roles and Lewis's writing and Monika addresses the question "C.S. Lewis's Heroic Paradigms: Sexist or Not?"
Aug 23, 2024 • 42min
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence, The Life and Work of George MacDonald, Part 3
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence: The Life & Work of George MacDonald was originally recorded for students of Seapointe College, and is now available through The Plunge with Derek Holser.
This episode features a conversation with Ron Dart, University of the Fraser Valley professor emeritus, who taught in the Department of Political Science, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. Ron has authored over 40 books that deal with the interface between literature, spirituality, and politics.
Ron and Derek discuss C.S. Lewis's full spectrum of work and ideas, the co-opting of his thought by modern Evangelicals in North America, and the cultural reasons for the limited Lewis in 1950's America and beyond. In addition, they explore the ideas and works of George MacDonald and G.K. Chesterton and their profound influence on C.S. Lewis.
Aug 16, 2024 • 48min
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence, Part II
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence: The Life & Work of George MacDonald was originally recorded for students of Seapointe College, and is now available through The Plunge with Derek Holser.
This episode features a conversation with Ron Dart, University of the Fraser Valley professor emeritus, who taught in the Department of Political Science, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. Ron has authored over 40 books that deal with the interface between literature, spirituality, and politics.
Ron and Derek discuss C.S. Lewis's full spectrum of work and ideas, the co-opting of his thought by modern Evangelicals in North America, and the cultural reasons for the limited Lewis in 1950's America and beyond. In addition, they explore the ideas and works of George MacDonald and G.K. Chesterton and their profound influence on C.S. Lewis.
Aug 10, 2024 • 48min
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence: The Life & Work of George MacDonald
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence: The Life & Work of George MacDonald was originally recorded for students of Seapointe College, and is now available through The Plunge with Derek Holser. This episode features a conversation with Kerry Dearborn, Seattle Pacific University theology professor emerita, author of Baptized Imagination: The Theology of George MacDonald.
Derek and Kerry discuss the ideas and stories of George MacDonald, their profound influence on C.S. Lewis and many others, and their critical importance for human flourishing today.
