Episode 250: "Best of" Series Replay - "The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis" with Dr. Jason Baxter

The Literary Life Podcast

Angelina Stanford

Education, Selfeducation, Classicaleducation, Reading, Literature, Homeschool, Arts, Books, Charlottemason, Homeeducation, Homeschooling

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to The Literary Life podcast! Due to a scheduling conflict, this week we are re-airing a previous episode with Dr. Jason Baxter, author of the new book Why Literature Matters from Cassiodorus Press. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins, and Thomas Banks sit down for a special conversation with Jason Baxter. Jason is a speaker, writer, and college professor who writes primarily on medieval thought and is especially interested in Lewis' ideas. You can find out more about him and his books at JasonMBaxter.com.

Our hosts and Jason discuss a wide range of ideas, including the values of literature, the sacramental view of reality, why it is important to understand medieval thought, the "problem" of paganism in Lewis' writings, and how to approach reading ancient and medieval literature.

To see all the books and get the full show notes for today's episode, visit our website for the complete show notes here: https://www.theliterary.life/250/.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Literary Life Podcast.
0:03.0	We've grown quite significantly since our debut in 2019,
0:07.0	and we've had many requests to highlight older episodes that new listeners may have missed,
0:12.0	as well as revisit listener favorites.
0:15.0	To honor that request, I present to you this episode of the best of the literary life podcast.
0:21.5	This is not just another book chat podcast.
0:26.2	Lifelong reader Cindy Rollins joins teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks
0:30.7	for an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well.
0:36.3	Explore the lost intellectual tradition and discover how to fully
0:40.2	enter end to the great works of literature. Learn what books mean while delighting in the sheer joy of
0:47.3	imagination. Each week we will rescue story from the ivory tower and bring it to your couch,
0:56.2	your kitchen, and your commute.
1:02.1	The literary life is for everyone because in the words of Stratford Caldecott, to be enchanted by story is to be granted a deeper insight into reality. Join us for an ever-unfolding discussion
1:09.6	of how stories will save the world.
1:12.9	This is The Literary Life Podcast. Hello and welcome to the literary life podcast. Today we are very excited to introduce you to what I hope is not a new name to you because if you've been paying attention to this podcast, I have been raving about this book for months and months.
1:45.0	We are very excited to welcome to the podcast, Jason Baxter, who is author of many books,
1:50.4	and I'll officially introduce him in just a minute. But welcome, Jason. We are so happy to have you
1:54.9	here today. Thank you so much. This is a delight. I hope you still feel that way an hour from now.
2:00.6	We'll see. I'll let from now. We'll see.
2:01.5	I'll let you know.
2:02.6	We'll see.
2:03.1	So I'm just going to start off with an embarrassing story, which it might not be embarrassing
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