An Unexpected Journey: Imaginative Apologetics and the Ward Moment – A Personal Reflection

In an issue honoring a remarkable scholar, I have been asked to do two things: honor Michael Ward and tell how he and Apologetics came together at Houston Baptist University. […]

Spread the love
 
 
 
    

A Defense of Planet Narnia

  You may be surprised, as I was, to learn that Michael Ward’s Planet Narnia thesis is controversial. You may, like me, have needed little “proof” beyond the Jove stanza […]

Spread the love
 
 
 
    

Return to Planet Narnia

  How well her name an Army doth present In whom the Lord of Hosts did pitch his tent. Ana- {Mary/Army} gram, George Herbert   “To arms! To arms, Telmar!” […]

Spread the love
 
 
 
    

(Re)Considering the Planet Narnia Thesis

  The “Nova Effect” of the Planet Narnia Thesis[1] With mainstream media attention, a BBC documentary, star-studded podcasts and interviews, and a constellation of books and resources, is there a […]

Spread the love
 
 
 
    

For Your Contemplation: What You’ll See When You Read This Issue

Before 2008, many of us had read C.S. Lewis’s works, including his fiction, his apologetics, his works of literary criticism, and even his personal letters. Yet none of us made […]

Spread the love
 
 
 
    

Seven Questions: AUJ with Michael Ward

    Since Planet Narnia was first published, you have spent a full decade crossing the globe to deliver lectures, lead workshops, and teach classes about your discovery of Lewis’s […]

Spread the love
 
 
 
    

Why We Love to Visit Narnia

A full decade has now passed since Michael Ward published his groundbreaking Planet Narnia. While remaining faithful to the full Christian meanings of the Chronicles, Ward skillfully factored in a […]

Spread the love