Ep 123 - Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

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🗓️ 13 July 2015

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Most people familiar with C.S. Lewis' work will have come to him via the Chronicles of Narnia, a series of fantasy books that's defined for better or worse by its heavy-handed Biblical allegory.

Till We Have Faces, Lewis' last novel, certainly deals with some of the same themes. But it's also a retelling of the classic Cupid and Psyche myth that originally appeared in Apuleius' The Golden Ass in the late 2nd century.

Join us as we talk about the myth retold, Lewis' Christian roots, and what happens when Heaven and Hell host the Olympics.

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0:00.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale,
0:05.2	they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:10.0	Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	I ran to the top of the rocky steps today.
0:40.0	Boring.
1:42.0	I was really good jumping over her.
1:52.0	He wasn't competing for any country.
2:01.0	He was a running machine and that's his blessing and his curse.
2:11.0	He might have been an angel.
2:15.0	Did you see hell's opening ceremonies?
2:19.0	Did you see?
2:21.0	Everyone remembers that year where hell boycott the Olympics.
2:31.0	They tried to get hell the Winter Olympics didn't work out.
2:39.0	Those guys were curling and then the whole field turned into a lake of lava.
2:45.0	I was happy to see that for everybody involved.
2:55.0	Do you see when the guy when heaven hosted the Olympics in 2007,
3:01.0	which is an off year I understand it's part of the goof and that guy did like the 30 yard jump.
3:05.0	Each week one of us reads a book of some sort and talks about a Taylor person.
3:11.0	I find it relevant that we're talking about heaven and hell because what books did you read this week?
3:17.0	I read till we have faces a myth retold by Clive Staples Lewis.
3:23.0	Wait, do you mean CS Lewis?
3:25.0	I do mean CS Lewis.
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