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Author: The Reverend Brian K. McGreevy, J.D.

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Join the Reverend Brian K. McGreevy as he explores C.S. Lewis’s writings and life through the lens of his important insights for living Christianly in a post-Christian culture, looking at meaning and purpose, friendship, beauty and joy, suffering, hope, and apologetics. The current series is "Prince Caspian: Finding True Faith in Challenging Times." Past series have explored "The Screwtape Letters," "Mere Christianity," "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," "The Great Divorce," and more.
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A special exploration of Lewis's writings on Advent and the Incarnation through the lens of Narnia
Finding themselves under attack afteer an arduous journey, the children and Trumpkin retreat, and Lucy then has a joyous yet challenging reunion with Aslan.
Trumpkin and the children trek towards a meeting with Caspian and Lucy sees Aslan along the way.
The children's story and Caspian's story intersect as Trumpkin explains how he was drawn to them by Queen Susan's horn.
The Old Narnians and Caspian make plans to defend themselves against Miraz and protect Narnia.
Caspian meets a fascinating assortment of Old Narnians and a plan begins to develop.
Caspian flees for his life when Miraz has a son and then deep in the woods encounters some Old Narnians
At long last the tale of Prince Caspian himself and of the conquest of the Old Narnians begins to unfold.
The children encounter a boat and rescue a dwarf from soldiers who plan to execute him. They learn the dwarf is a messenger from King Caspian the Tenth.
Exploring the island, the children find the ruins of a castle and make a thrilling but unsettling discovery.
Waiting in a train station, the Pevensie children are taken by Magic and land on a mysterious island, which they explore.
Many adults read "Prince Caspian" from "The Chronicles of Narnia" as children and enjoyed it, but why should anyone bother to read it again? Come join us as we explore not only the origins of this beloved story, but why it can be profoundly impactful for adults as well as children for living a life of Joy and purpose in challenging times.
After a brief overview of the essay, we focus on the four uses of fairy stories and Tolkien's beautiful epilog connecting fairy stories to evangelium--the good news of the Gospel!
Throughout this class, we have referenced Tolkien's important lecture "On Fairy Stories" and how it informs the creative background of he Narnia stories. Here we do a two-part series unpacking some of the main points of the lecture/essay.
The Witch and her forces are defeated, and Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia!
Aslan and the girls come to the Witch's house, and something wondrous ensues!
The children's desolate sorrow turns to Joy when Aslan comes back to life!
Aslan instructs Peter for battle, and the girls are dismayed when they see Aslan hand himself over to the Witch.
Edmund is rescued and the Witch comes to pay a visit to Aslan
The children and the Beavers meet Aslan at the Stone Table and discuss weighty matters
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