Walter Hooper: The Life and Writing of C.S. Lewis - Part Three

[@StephenGardner1]

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! Thank you Eric Metaxas for this incredible interview. This is a treasure trove of information and wisdom. I would gratefully live in Christ’s shadow. I liked how you changed the living in his shadow to living in his light. At the end of the day we all want to live in Christ’s life giving light.

[@judesolis481]

Finished watching all three parts. I had a great time. Beautiful. I wish I could have met C.S Lewis. I'm a devotee. Thank you, Mr. Hooper for your stupendous service. Profoundly appreciated.

[@MsPilgrim123]

Thank you Walter Hooper for all you've accomplished for the faith by preserving and promoting the work of C.S. Lewis...and thank you Eric for these interviews.

[@nancycrayton2738]

Walter Hooper is keeping the faith as his secretary, in a way. Finding and compiling works that would have been lost but for his efforts. I am grateful for his diligence.

[@evakrascsenitsova8442]

thank you very much, you are such a treasure Walter Hooper !!! Wonderful interview .. I keep watching it over and over again ...

[@michaelbabbitt3837]

These interviews are such a gift! Thank you so much.

[@mattsjambox]

Infinite. The only word that I can fathom that describes C.S. Lewis entirely. Even this interview being a prime example. His life, his works, everything about him just leaves you eager for more. In a sense, it's the understanding of it all that makes it so beautiful. Jack took his cognizance of Christianity and wove it into the threads of his works and life. Lewis' life is an illustration of what adventure looks like upon just simply embarking on the journey of life itself. I would argue that the provenance of this motivation was inspired simply by pure Joy.

[@TK-qu1ht]

Thanx Eric for these interviews. Masterful!

[@sooz5703]

Just beautiful. thank you!

[@thomaslemonda4991]

Thank you Erik Metaxas for unsheathing the sublimity of C.S. Lewis expressed through the alembic of Walter Hopper's mind Thomas Lemonda

[@macsprinter]

Wonderful!

[@evakrascsenitsova8442]

... "but you know what a boy Jack Lewis was .. he had have a story and that´s story LOTR was written to keep him quiet... " :D:D:D:D:D

[@elijah6010]

[perhaps :) ] an answer to the question posed at 1:01:57 about why the name "Screwtape" - I think because Jack Lewis wrote with an idea that the book could be listened to on cassette-tape. also implying a whole doctrine-discussion about the ears to hear - amazing that he wrote it while in church, I wonder if he too would've been diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)…

[@mattsjambox]

ADHD more likely. I firmly believe it being the key to an immensely vast imagination. Being someone who has been diagnosed with it during adulthood, it has become profound about how much influence it had on my life up until this point. Such a mindset can be both a blessing and a curse. You are most certainly right though. That moment while among his church congregation his thoughts most certainly began to wander off. The most brilliant realization of that story is that Lewis knew and was completely aware of what was occurring during that time.

[@elijah6010]

That makes sense, I think was John Lennox who was in his English class at Oxford. Said Lewis would arrive on time then just walk around the classroom and teach barely taking a break to sit down. Reminds me of an Orthodox church in St.Louis, their tradition is to stand most of the meeting, I enjoyed it so much. But the church I'm at now, I stood up to go to the restroom during the message, and when I came back I remained standing in the back, then the pastor told me afterward that was a distraction; I replied "distracting you?you're kidding me." He's the main-guy around there though, it's why I believe a congregation should be pastored by a council, able to take turns in the pulpit; what do you think?

[@mattsjambox]

Makes sense. No one person should oversee a church. Or anything really. That's why we are called a "body". All the parts are needed to function appropriately. The body will not operate correctly if it is missing parts.

[@anniebnannie9945]

lovely

[@joanhyde1745]

The Russian translation for “wormwood” is Chernobyl....