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The Plunge with Derek HolserLove & Consciousness: Owen Barfield | Stephen DunningWelcome to episode nine in our twelve epiose series on Owen Barfield: The First & Last Inkling.
Today's conversation features Stephen Dunning, PhD. We discuss Charles Williams, perception, consciousness, love, romance, and a host of philosophical insights and literary figures.
Stephen is a writer of fiction. His new series, The Perilous Times Saga, was recently published, with book one, entitled: Suzy and the Magic Turnip.
You can purchase it here: https://tinyurl.com/5yhdxc2k
Stephen received his PhD in literatu...
2025-04-041h 26The Plunge with Derek HolserHide No More: A Conversation w/Stephen Dunning on Lewis's Great DivorceWelcome to Episode 6 of 9 in our series on C.S. Lewis's novel, "The Great Divorce." Join us as we explore the ideas presented by Lewis in this fantastic tale, a dream vision, written in response (according to Lewis) to William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell."
Today's conversation features Stephen Dunning. Stephen received his PhD in literature from the university of Cambridge, which he attended as a Commonwealth scholar. For many years, he was an English instructor at Douglas college in New Westminster, British Columbia. In 2007 he joined the English faculty of Trinity Western University and he taught there un...
2025-01-011h 19
Pop DNAREGIFTING! The Chronicles of Narnia: Battles are Ugly When Women FightWe have another regifted episode for you this week! We couldn't choose between our two Narnia episodes, so we're regifting both!
This episode from December of 2022 touches on gender and violence, and how children experience fear and danger in fantasy worlds, all themes we explored in our A Song of Ice and Fire discussions. This one is perfect for if you want to dive a little deeper into another perspective on those ideas.
We have one more regifted episode for you, so look for that on Christmas Day! (Or listen to it the day after...
2024-12-111h 10The Plunge with Derek HolserCourage, Dear Heart: A Conversation w/Monika Hilder on Lewis's Great Divorce (Episode III)Welcome to Episode 3 of 9 in our series on C.S. Lewis's novel, "The Great Divorce." Join us as we explore the ideas presented by Lewis in this fantastic tale, a dream vision, written in response (according to Lewis) to William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell."
Today's conversation features Monika B. Hilder, an author, professor and speaker who specializes in Fantasy and Children's Literature, with a particular focus on the writings of C.S. Lewis and other Inklings-related writers.
Monika and I discuss the importance of listening to Aslan, of trusting God, the dangers of hell and the interaction betwee...
2024-12-031h 14The Plunge with Derek HolserC.S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" Introductory Episode: All Aboard to Grey TownThis is the introductory episode of our nine-episode series on C.S. Lewis's novel, "The Great Divorce."
We will explore and I hope you enjoy, the ideas presented by Lewis in this fantastic tale, a dream vision, written in response (according to Lewis) to William Blake's "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell."
Our guests include notable scholars, theologians and friends. In no particular order, they are as follows: Monika Hilder, Brenton Dickieson, Stephen Dunning, David Burnett, Turner Burnett, Elizabeth Hardy, Jess Lederman, Karen Scheffler, and Joel Wentz.
Thi...
2024-11-121h 06The Plunge with Derek HolserLILITH: George MacDonald's Tale of Life Through Death, Part IIThis is Part II of the latest series from The Plunge, hosted by Derek Holser. This 8-part series will be published weekly and includes exploration of the themes, theology, history and culture through which MacDonald's final great novel was crafted.
This episode features a conversation with Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, noted MacDonald scholar who lives on a farm in the Ottawa Valley, Canada. https://www.linlathen.com/about
She writes and lectures internationally on MacDonald, the Inklings, the Nineteenth century, and Faith & the Arts. She is on the Advisory Board of Inklings Journal VII, a founding Board Member of the C...
2024-09-221h 26The Plunge with Derek HolserC.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence, Part IVText within this block will maintain its original spacing when published
C.S. Lewis's Greatest Influence: The Life & Work of George MacDonald was originally recorded for students of Seapointe College, and is now available through The Plunge with Derek Holser.
This episode features a conversation with Monika Hilder, Trinity Western University English professor, and co-founder and co-director of The Inklings Institute of Canada. Monika is a first Canadian -born member of her family and as such she explores the meanings of homeland, the plight of the refugee and identity, in short, the importance of story. And in her own work...
2024-08-2842 minPop DNAThe Chronicles of Narnia: Battles Are Ugly When Women FightAs we wrap up our final Narnia episode we're asking the big questions: Was C. S. Lewis sexist? Or can we draw any feminist or female-empowerment messages from his work? What does feminism even look like in the context of a fantasy world where children go into battle with talking animals?
We also look specifically at The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as a World War 2 story, exploring the story an as allegory for what was happening in the "real" world at the time it takes place.
And of course we took a quiz...
2022-12-171h 06
Learning Matters: a Bridge to Practice#48 Learning Matters: The Inklings Today we have with us Monika B. Hilder who teaches in the English Department at Trinity Western University. Monika is an author, teacher, and speaker who specializes in Fantasy and Children’s Literature with a particular focus on the writings of C.S. Lewis and other Inklings-related writers. She edited The Inklings and Culture: A Harvest of Scholarship from the Inklings Institute of Canada (Co-edited with Sara Pearson and Laura Van Dyke).How did five twentieth-century British authors, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Dorothy L. Sayers, along with their mentors Georg...
2021-12-0857 min
Grace for New LifeThe Whole Armor of God - Monika HilderAre you up against more than you can handle? How can you win when the battle is much more difficult and even more dangerous than you imagined? Let’s explore what the Bible says about us wearing and using the whole armor of God at all times, 24-7.
2021-08-2947 min
Your Smile Makes Flowers BloomMonika Hilder: Faith, Stories and Fairy TalesMonika Hilder is an author, teacher, and speaker who specializes in Fantasy and Children’s Literature. She also teaches English at Trinity Western University and is the co-director of the Inklings Institute of Canada. I am confident that you will appreciate Monika’s insights today as we discuss topics related to faith, stories and fairy tales.
For more information about Monika and her work, please visit: https://monikahilder.com/
2020-04-2134 min