Stumbled into this PBS gem on Tolkien and Lewis

May 26, 2024, 4:21 PM

Tolkien and Lewis; Myth, Imagination, and the Quest for Meaning

It starts with a quick review of their 1931 supper, but expands into all myth, ritual, and the search for meaning around the world, and time. Feels like it has something for everyone, whatever one's beliefs. And one of the contributors is guy named Aslan? Get out of here! Might make for some interesting discussion.

"All truths are partial..." -Ghandi
"The world we see is our own mind turned inside out" -Minister George MacDonald.

It didn't include this one, but it's one I like:

Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body. -MacDonald

I found it for free on the Internet Archive. Just click the MP4 link to watch. An hour long.

https://archive.org/download/tolkien-and-lewis-myth-imagination-and-the-quest-for-meaning

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"No more elves. Please, enough with the elves."***

Stumbled into this PBS gem on Tolkien and Lewis

"No more elves. Please, enough with the elves."***

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