Mythic Mind Academy

The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis

Fellows and Companions

  • Length13 modules and a bonus
  • ReadingLewis's major fiction, with his essays
  • RecordingsLessons and recorded live discussions

William Turner of Oxford, A View of Oxford, mid 19th century

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

  • Out of the Silent Planet
  • Perelandra
  • The Screwtape Letters
  • That Hideous Strength
  • Till We Have Faces
  • The Great Divorce
  • 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.

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Fellows and Companions

This course is included with a Fellow or Companion membership, along with every other current and future course in the Academy.

Sample lesson: Out of the Silent Planet

What the course holds

Each module pairs lessons on the reading with essays and a recorded live discussion.

  1. Introduction1 video, 1 resource
  2. Out of the Silent Planet3 videos, 2 resources
  3. Perelandra3 videos, 4 resources
  4. The Screwtape Letters3 videos, 2 resources
  5. That Hideous Strength, Preface to Ch. 63 videos, 2 resources
  6. That Hideous Strength, Chs. 7 to 113 videos, 4 resources
  7. That Hideous Strength, Chs. 12 to 173 videos, 5 resources
  8. Till We Have Faces, Part One3 videos
  9. Till We Have Faces, Part Two3 videos, 3 resources
  10. The Great Divorce3 videos, 1 resource
  11. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader5 videos, 4 resources
  12. The Silver Chair and The Horse & His Boy4 videos, 2 resources
  13. The Magician's Nephew and The Last Battle3 videos, 1 resource
  14. Bonus: The Dark Tower1 video, 3 resources