This mystical Lewis was providentially sent, I believe, to live out his dialectic

and to provide for the rest of us who are stranded that message in the bottle that Walker

Percy, novelist and existentialist philosopher, has described.

In short, the father wrought his apostle. The spirit

dispatched him. The son, the word himself, lent to him expression. This is Pints with Jack

season eight, episode 24. Mystical Perilandra, After Hours with Dr. James Como.

Welcome, friends, to Pints for Jack, your favourite CSLO's podcast run by three Thulcandrians.

But today we continue our After Hours episodes following on from reading Paralandra, and this opening quotation

was from Mystical Paralandra, a book written by a repeat guest of the show, Dr. James Como.

Professor James Como holds a PhD in Language, Literature, and Rhetoric from Columbia University,

and now is Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and Public Communications at York College.

He was a founding member of the New York CS Lewis Society in 1969. In addition to his many

books, such as Why I Believe in Narnia and C.S. Lewis, a very short introduction. He's written

many journal articles on Lewis and provided many on-air commentaries for various

Lewis biographical documentaries.

He's one of the most highly regarded Lewis scholars in the world, and we're honored to welcome him here today.

Dr. Como, welcome back to the show.

Thank you for having me back, David.

It's always a pleasure.

Always.

Thank you.

Absolutely.

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