The Weight of Glory

Men Without Chests

Clayton Emmer Season 2 Episode 2

My friend Kale Zelden and I complete our conversation about the first chapter of The Abolition of Man: "Men Without Chests." We discuss debunking, the cultivation of just sentiments, the Tao, the poem Dulce et Decorum Est  by Wilfred Owen, and the chest as essential mediator between the head and the belly.

The Abolition of Man - C.S. Lewis

After Humanity: A Guide to C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man - Michael Ward

Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - John Vervaeke

Shadowlands

Theology after Wittgenstein - Fergus Kerr

Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen





Intro: Hello and welcome to The Weight of Glory podcast. This is your host, Clayton Emmer.

The idea of this podcast is to explore some of the writings of C.S. Lewis.

 This season, my friend Kale Zelden and I are reading The Abolition of Man together and having a conversation as we go.

In the show notes for this episode, you'll find a link to the edition of the text we're reading from, along with other resources we mention along the way. 

Today, we're completing the first chapter of the book: Men without Chests.

  

Outro: Thanks for joining me for this episode of The Weight of Glory podcast.  The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by Dennis Crommett. Learn more about Dennis at DennisCrommett.Bandcamp.com or in the show notes. 

Until next time, be well and God bless.