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Charlie Carter from the Thinklings podcast and Joseph Weigel from Men with Chests rejoin Chris to talk about Perelandra, Chapters 8-11 (or thereabouts).

Among other things, we discuss

• The nature of deception
• The division between dark and light in Perelandra
• The ever-present Center
• Diabolical psychology (or lack thereof)
• The rind and the core
• How Perelandra's vivid beauty reinforces the stakes of the dialogue
• Where, exactly, did Weston get his pack...it looks suspiciously like Ransom's, Precious, yes it does....
• How did Lewis interpret Genesis 1? (we don't really have enough time to discuss this fully, but we take a stab at it)

Next week: The fight.

Charlie Carter from the Thinklings Podcast, and Joseph Weigel, from Men With Chests, join me to talk about Chapters 4-8 of Perelandra.

We do a lot of reading on this episode--we certainly enjoyed ourselves, anyway! Enjoy the conversations between Ransom and the Green Lady, as well as Ransom and Weston (shudder).

Among other things, we discuss:

• The human desire to have things over again, and whether it is truly the root of all evil
• How someone who is sinless could be tempted to sin
• The ambition of Lewis' portrayal of the Lady
• The precariousness of the Lady's sinlessness
• The Force
• Spiritual sins
• Mer-people, myth, and evolution

See you all next time!

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I hope you enjoy this, the first of a few (I think about five) episodes on Perelandra, commonly considered the best of Lewis' Ransom Trilogy books.

It's late, so I won't say much here, except:

• Joseph Weigel, of the Men with Chests podcast is my guest. He's great, and his podcast is well worth checking out.
• Share, rate, and follow this podcast if you like what you hear. Instagram is @inklingsvarietyhour. Email is inklingsvarietyhour@gmail.com.

That's all for now! I may be back next week, but it may be in two weeks. Summer has been unexpectedly busy. Charlie Carter will be joining Joseph and me for Part 2 of Perelandra!