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The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis

The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis

The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis

In this 12-week study, we move through almost all of Lewis's major works of fiction, including:

  • Out of the Silent Planet
  • Perelandra
  • That Hideous Strength
  • The Great Divorce
  • Till We Have Faces
  • The Chronicles of Narnia

Each weekly module includes lessons on the reading, lessons on secondary material, such as Lewis's related non-fiction books and essays, and recorded live meetings. Join us on this whirlwind adventure through the very first course of the Mythic Mind Academy.

Sample Lesson: Out of the Silent Planet

The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis

Course Outline

This course explores the major works of C.S. Lewis through a philosophical and theological lens, pairing his fiction with key essays and recorded discussions.

Module 1 – Introduction
  • Recommended Secondary Texts (PDF)
  • It’s All in Plato: The World of C.S. Lewis
Module 2 – Out of the Silent Planet
  • Religion and Rocketry (PDF)
  • The Planets (PDF)
  • Introduction to Out of the Silent Planet
  • Out of the Silent Planet Main Lesson
  • Out of the Silent Planet Recorded Live Discussion
Module 3 – Perelandra
  • Is Theology Poetry? (PDF)
  • Meditation in a Toolshed (PDF)
  • The Weight of Glory (PDF)
  • Myth Became Fact (PDF)
  • Introduction to Perelandra
  • Perelandra Main Lesson
  • Perelandra Recorded Live Discussion
Module 4 – The Screwtape Letters
  • Screwtape Proposes a Toast (PDF)
  • The Man Born Blind (PDF)
  • Introduction to The Screwtape Letters
  • The Screwtape Letters Main Lesson
  • The Screwtape Letters Recorded Live Discussion
Module 5 – That Hideous Strength, Preface – Ch. 6
  • The Inner Ring (PDF)
  • Answers to Questions on Christianity (PDF)
  • Introduction to That Hideous Strength
  • That Hideous Strength Main Lesson 1
  • That Hideous Strength Recorded Live Discussion 1
Module 6 – That Hideous Strength, Chs. 7–11
  • Equality (PDF)
  • Democratic Education (PDF)
  • The Necessity of Chivalry (PDF)
  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich (PDF)
  • The Abolition of Man, Part 1
  • That Hideous Strength Main Lesson 2
  • That Hideous Strength Recorded Live Discussion 2
Module 7 – That Hideous Strength, Chs. 7–11 (continued)
  • Wittgenstein’s Lecture on Ethics (PDF)
  • Jean-Paul Sartre – Existentialism is a Humanism (PDF)
  • A.J. Ayer – Language, Truth, and Logic (PDF)
  • George Orwell’s Review of That Hideous Strength (PDF)
  • Ayn Rand’s Notes on The Abolition of Man (PDF)
  • The Abolition of Man, Part 2
  • That Hideous Strength Main Lesson 3
  • That Hideous Strength Recorded Live Discussion 3
Module 8 – Till We Have Faces, Part One
  • Introduction to Till We Have Faces
  • Till We Have Faces Part 1 Main Lesson
  • Till We Have Faces Part 1 Live Discussion
Module 9 – Till We Have Faces, Part Two
  • Is Theology Poetry? (PDF)
  • Is Theism Important? (PDF)
  • Myth Became Fact (PDF)
  • Myth Became Fact (video)
  • Till We Have Faces Part 2 Main Lesson
  • Till We Have Faces Part 2 Recorded Live Discussion
Module 10 – The Great Divorce
  • A Grief Observed (PDF)
  • Introduction to The Great Divorce
  • The Great Divorce Main Lesson
  • The Great Divorce Recorded Live Discussion
Module 11 – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  • On Three Ways of Writing for Children (PDF)
  • On Stories (PDF)
  • It All Began with a Picture (PDF)
  • Farmer Giles of Ham (PDF)
  • Introduction to Narnia
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  • Prince Caspian
  • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  • Narnia 1–3 Recorded Live Discussion
Module 12 – The Silver Chair and The Horse & His Boy
  • Letter of Saint-Louis IX (PDF)
  • A Slip of the Tongue
  • Introduction to The Silver Chair and The Horse & His Boy
  • The Silver Chair
  • The Horse and His Boy
  • Narnia 4–5 Recorded Live Discussion
Module 13 – The Magician’s Nephew and The Last Battle
  • Ainulindalë (PDF)
  • Introduction to The Magician’s Nephew and The Last Battle
  • The Magician’s Nephew
  • The Last Battle
Module 14 – Bonus: The Dark Tower
  • The Lindskoog Affair
  • Sir Orfeo
  • Medieval Storytime: Sir Orfeo
  • The Dark Tower Recorded Live Discussion
C.S. Lewis Course

The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis

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1 Introduction
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Recommended Secondary Texts
📹 It's All in Plato: The World of C.S. Lewis
2 Out of the Silent Planet
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Religion and Rocketry
📄 The Planets
📹 Introduction to Out of the Silent Planet
📹 Out of the Silent Planet Main Lesson
📹 Out of the Silent Planet Recorded Live Discussion
3 Perelandra
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Is Theology Poetry?
📄 Meditation in a Toolshed
📄 The Weight of Glory
📄 Myth Became Fact
📹 Introduction to Perelandra
📹 Perelandra Main Lesson
📹 Perelandra Recorded Live Discussion
4 The Screwtape Letters
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Screwtape Proposes a Toast
📄 The Man Born Blind
📹 Introduction to The Screwtape Letters
📹 The Screwtape Letters Main Lesson
📹 The Screwtape Letters Recorded Live Discussion
5 That Hideous Strength, Preface - Ch. 6
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 The Inner Ring
📄 Answers to Questions on Christianity
📹 Introduction to That Hideous Strength
📹 That Hideous Strength Main Lesson 1
📹 That Hideous Strength Recorded Live Discussion 1
6 That Hideous Strength, Chs. 7 - 11
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Equality
📄 Democratic Education
📄 The Necessity of Chivalry
📄 The Death of Ivan Ilyich
📹 The Abolition of Man, Part 1
📹 That Hideous Strength Main Lesson 2
📹 That Hideous Strength Recorded Live Discussion 2
7 That Hideous Strength, Chs. 7 - 11
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Wittgenstein's Lecture on Ethics
📄 Jean-Paul Sartre - Existentialism is a Humanism
📄 A.J. Ayer - Language, Truth, and Logic
📄 George Orwell's Review of That Hideous Strength
📄 Ayn Rand's Notes on The Abolition of Man
📹 The Abolition of Man, Part 2
📹 That Hideous Strength Main Lesson 3
📹 That Hideous Strength Recorded Live Discussion 3
8 Till We Have Faces, Part One
📚 Supplemental Resources
📹 Introduction to Till We Have Faces
📹 Till We Have Faces Part 1 Main Lesson
📹 Till We Have Faces Part 1 Live Discussion
9 Till We Have Faces, Part Two
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Is Theology Poetry?
📄 Is Theism Important?
📄 Myth Became Fact
📹 Myth Became Fact
📹 Till We Have Faces Part 2 Main Lesson
📹 Till We Have Faces Part 2 Recorded Live Discussion
10 The Great Divorce
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 A Grief Observed
📹 Introduction to The Great Divorce
📹 The Great Divorce Main Lesson
📹 The Great Divorce Recorded Live Discussion
11 The Lion the Witch, & the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 On Three Ways of Writing for Children
📄 On Stories
📄 It All Began with a Picture
📄 Farmer Giles of Ham
📹 Introduction to Narnia
📹 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
📹 Prince Caspian
📹 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
📹 Narnia 1-3 Recorded Live Discussion
12 The Silver Chair and The Horse & His Boy
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Letter of Saint-Louis IX
🎥 A Slip of the Tongue
📹 Introduction to The Silver Chair and The Horse & His Boy
📹 The Silver Chair
📹 The Horse and His Boy
📹 Narnia 4 - 5 Recorded Live Discussion
13 The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle
📚 Supplemental Resources
📄 Ainulindalë
📹 Introduction to The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle
📹 The Magician's Nephew
📹 The Last Battle
14 Bonus - The Dark Tower
📚 Supplemental Resources
🔗 The Lindskoog Affair
🔗 Sir Orfeo
🎥 Medieval Storytime: Sir Orfeo
📹 The Dark Tower Recorded Live Discussion

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