The Universal Truths of C.S. Lewis, with Michael Ward
Risking Enchantment
“The human mind has no more power of inventing a new value than of imagining a new primary colour, or, indeed, of creating a new sun and a new sky for it to move in.” C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man In this episode we are joined by Michael Ward, author of the award-winning and best-selling Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis and After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man. We discuss Michael’s theory, laid out in Planet Narnia, that Lewis wrote the series to have each book centred around the influence of each of the seven heavenly bodies of medieval cosmology. We also discuss Lewis’ work the need for objective truth, especially in education, in The Abolition of Man, how he represented these ideas through fiction in his Space Trilogy, in particular the last book of the series That Hideous Strength. Hosts: Rachel Sherlock, Michael Ward Follow Rachel on social media: @seekingwatson Follow the podcast on Instagram: @riskingenchantmentpodcast Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com Find out more about Michael at: https://michaelward.net/ Sign up for our email list at www.rachelsherlock.com/podcast Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod Works Mentioned Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Michael Ward The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of the Seven Heavens by Michael Ward After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man by Michael Ward The Narnia Chronicles by C.S. Lewis The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Manalive! By G.K Chesterton Sherlock (TV Series) What We’re Enjoying at the Moment Michael: A Man for all Seasons (1966) Any Human Heart by William Boyd Rachel: Sabrina (1964)