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Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast

S7E4 – LAL 2 – “Dear Mary…”

Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast

David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8638 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

The gang continues to work through Lewis' Letters to an American Lady. As their friendship grows, Jack and Mary are now on a first name basis...

[Show Notes]

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0:00.0

He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart.

0:10.6

This is Pints with Jack, Season 7, Episode 4.

0:14.9

Dear Mary, Letters to an American Lady, Part 2.

0:23.5

Dear Pints with Jack, this is, thank you for downloading this episode of Pints with Jack,

0:27.9

the podcast where we discuss the work of C.S. Lewis.

0:30.8

This season, we're reading some of Lewis's letters which have been brought together

0:33.7

in several different collections.

0:36.1

In season seven, we will read his correspondence with Mary Willis Shilban,

0:40.3

found in letters to an American lady, as well as his letters to children,

0:44.3

and his exchange of Latin letters with St Giovanni Calabria.

0:48.3

Today's opening quotation is one particularly funny line from one of the letters which we'll look at today. Lewis was recounting

0:56.6

having mumps as an adult and describing the pain he experienced during his convalescence,

1:01.9

which came when he salivated over food. In this episode, we'll be covering a two-year period,

1:06.9

looking at the letters from 1954 and 1955.

1:14.2

We will see Lewis's relationship deepen with his correspondent,

1:17.7

which is why the previous episode was called Dear Mrs. Shelburne,

1:20.2

and today's is called Dear Mary.

1:23.8

All blessings, Andrew, David and Matt.

1:27.0

Good morning, gentlemen.

1:28.9

It is very early in the morning.

1:32.3

In fact, I think this is the earliest we've ever recorded together.

1:33.3

How are you?

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