This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with Michael Ward, C. S. Lewis scholar and author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis. They discuss Michael’s surprising thesis about the Narnia books, the medieval notion of the “music of the spheres,” and the necessity of allusivity in communicating theological reality. Find out more about Michael Ward's work at MichaelWard.net.

This week, Jonathan Rogers talks with <a href="http://michaelward.net/">Michael Ward</a>, C. S. Lewis scholar and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195313879?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=plannarn-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0195313879">Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis.</a>&nbsp;They discuss Michael&rsquo;s surprising thesis about the Narnia books, the medieval notion of the &ldquo;music of the spheres,&rdquo; and the necessity of allusivity in communicating theological reality. Find out more about Michael Ward's work at <a href="http://MichaelWard.net">MichaelWard.net</a>.

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S2 E24: Michael Ward

In this episode, Reagan Dregge gets congratulated for her beautiful Midwestern accent, a taxi driver teaches Rachael Watson about hospitality, and Michelle Watson misbehaves in Italy.

"Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.

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In this episode, Reagan Dregge gets congratulated for her beautiful Midwestern accent, a taxi driver teaches Rachael Watson about hospitality, and Michelle Watson misbehaves in Italy.
"Leaving Home Stories,&rdquo; is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.
Sponsored by <a href="https://thehabit.co/join-the-habit-membership/">The Habit Membership</a>.

Leaving Home Stories: Reagan Dregge, Rachael Watson, Michelle Watson

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/7fc46ad1-f989-4872-be2b-b48600b02d03/transcript

In this episode, Beth Matheson leaves home fifty times, Jamie Vanbiber has reason to wish she had stayed home, and Greg Finley leaves for college in an especially vulnerable moment in his life.

"Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.

Sponsored by The Habit Membership.

In this episode, Beth Matheson leaves home fifty times, Jamie Vanbiber has reason to wish she had stayed home, and Greg Finley leaves for college in an especially vulnerable moment in his life.
"Leaving Home Stories,&rdquo; is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.
Sponsored by <a href="https://thehabit.co/join-the-habit-membership/">The Habit Membership</a>.

Leaving Home Stories: Beth Matheson, Jamie Vanbiber, Greg Finley

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/5e78a353-5a47-4101-8f48-b47f00aa43b1/transcript

In this special Fourth of July episode, Irish writer Judith McQuoid reads a story of her first arrival in the United States, in the summer of 1976. This beautiful reflection is a love letter to America, and a reminder of what this country can still mean to people from around the world.  

This episode is part of a special summer series called “Leaving Home Stories,” in which writers from The Habit Membership will read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.

Judith McQuoid is the author of Giant, a fictional retelling of CS Lewis’s boyhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sponsored by The Habit Membership.

In this special Fourth of July episode, Irish writer Judith McQuoid reads a story of her first arrival in the United States, in the summer of 1976. This beautiful reflection is a love letter to America, and a reminder of what this country can still mean to people from around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This episode is part of a special summer series called &ldquo;Leaving Home Stories,&rdquo; in which writers from The Habit Membership will read personal narratives on the theme of leaving home, literally or metaphorically, temporarily or permanently.
Judith McQuoid is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/giant-judith-mcquoid/2e23770f70074b76?ean=9781915071828&amp;next=t">Giant</a>, a fictional retelling of CS Lewis&rsquo;s boyhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Sponsored by <a href="https://thehabit.co/join-the-habit-membership/">The Habit Membership</a>.

Leaving Home: Summer, 1976, by Judith McQuoid

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/7a80c044-05ac-4206-9141-b47c00b9910d/transcript

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