I hope everyone has enjoyed my recent interviews with Leila Lawler (A Conversation About Order & Wonder, Modernism, and C.S. Lewis with Leila Lawler (substack.com)) and David Bates (A Conversation About Heavenly & Hellish Creatures, Seeing, and Language with David Bates (substack.com)).
Please take a listen if you have not done so already.
We are now back in action with OSP chapter 6 after a short hiatus. And to squash any rumors, I was not kidnapped and taken to another planet…or was I?
I will post chapters 7 and 8 this week to get us all caught up. By the way, I hope everyone is enjoying our “soundtrack” for OSP. It is actually really fun to choose the episode music. We’ve heard from U2, CCR, Metallica, Coldplay, Corey Hart, and now Adele. So much more to come and I would love to hear your thoughts on other songs that you would have chosen for chapter theme songs. Let me know in the comments.
Episode Roadmap:
Chapter quote & intro: 0:00 - 1:55
Chapter 6 Themes Analysis
Chapter Summary: 1:56
Theme 1: Spirit of bellicosity; militaristic & fighting spirit 2:45
Theme 2: Light 6:07
Theme 3: Disorientation, confusion, discomfort 8:52
Listener question: 13:38
From the opening quote, Lewis says “They were falling out of the heaven, into a world. Nothing in all his adventures bit so deeply into Ransom’s mind as this.” Curious to know what comes to mind when you read that line; in particular the falling out of the heaven part. Let me know in the comments.
Wrap up: 13:58 - end
Episode music - “Skyfall” by Adele
OSP E6 Chapter 6: Ransom Falls from the Heavens Into a World