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88 - Lewis, Star Wars, and Postmodern Storytelling (feat. Spencer Askew)
Published 1 year, 4 months ago
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How do you keep your feet on the real while a culture prefers the shadow? Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) talks with Spencer Askew about C.S. Lewis, Star Wars, Tolkien, and storytelling after the center has gone soft.
This Mythic Mind conversation follows The Abolition of Man's worry about the real versus the artificial into myth and cinema: why Lewis and Tolkien still retrain desire, where postmodern story loses moral gravity, and what it means to take story back as formation rather than mere content.
Topics include myth versus disposable entertainment, Star Wars as a cultural mirror, and reading Beowulf (and Lewis) against moral equivalence.
Find Spencer on X @spencer_askew and on Substack: https://spencerryanaskew.subst...
Related:
• The Abolition of Man, Part 1: Men Without Chests (Mythic Mind, ep. 111): https://youtu.be/voOEKAzHrk0
• Myth Became Fact: The Incarnation as True Myth (Mythic Mind, ep. 116): https://youtu.be/gNI3hTdgXB8
• The Art of Video Games: Craft Worth Taking Seriously (Mythic Mind, ep. 78): https://youtu.be/znENVLKB3e8
• Tolkien, Sub-Creation, and the Case for Video Games (Mythic Mind, ep. 80): https://youtu.be/N3dsEIdSAcc
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- Mythic Mind Games
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#MythicMind #CSLewis #StarWars #Postmodernism #Storytelling #SpencerAskew #Theology #Philosophy
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https://youtu.be/y4sx8THf1t4
How do you keep your feet on the real while a culture prefers the shadow? Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) talks with Spencer Askew about C.S. Lewis, Star Wars, Tolkien, and storytelling after the center has gone soft.
This Mythic Mind conversation follows The Abolition of Man's worry about the real versus the artificial into myth and cinema: why Lewis and Tolkien still retrain desire, where postmodern story loses moral gravity, and what it means to take story back as formation rather than mere content.
Topics include myth versus disposable entertainment, Star Wars as a cultural mirror, and reading Beowulf (and Lewis) against moral equivalence.
Find Spencer on X @spencer_askew and on Substack: https://spencerryanaskew.subst...
Related:
• The Abolition of Man, Part 1: Men Without Chests (Mythic Mind, ep. 111): https://youtu.be/voOEKAzHrk0
• Myth Became Fact: The Incarnation as True Myth (Mythic Mind, ep. 116): https://youtu.be/gNI3hTdgXB8
• The Art of Video Games: Craft Worth Taking Seriously (Mythic Mind, ep. 78): https://youtu.be/znENVLKB3e8
• Tolkien, Sub-Creation, and the Case for Video Games (Mythic Mind, ep. 80): https://youtu.be/N3dsEIdSAcc
Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship:
https://mythicmindfellowship.c...
Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts:
- Mythic Mind
- Mythic Mind Games
- Mythic Mind Movies & Shows
#MythicMind #CSLewis #StarWars #Postmodernism #Storytelling #SpencerAskew #Theology #Philosophy
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.