This lecture explores C.S. Lewis, the medieval world, and his use of the 7 planets in ancient cosmology in his Narnia books. This is research by Michael Ward in his book 'Planet Narnia', and we explore these findings by Ward.

Planet Narnia is highly recommended for this lecture: http://amzn.to/2hyhJx1

Michael Ward's other book is 'The Narnian Code': http://amzn.to/2gNfqat

On Lewis and Tolkien’s friendship:

Duriez book is great: http://amzn.to/2hHyPew

For the best books on C.S. Lewis and his background:

George Sayer's biography: http://amzn.to/2hHlUJQ
Alan Jacob's book 'The Narnian': http://amzn.to/2gNeFy8

For the best books on Tolkien and his background:

Tom Shippey's biography: http://amzn.to/2dChoJu
Classic biography: http://amzn.to/2dCh5hY
The Road to Middle Earth: http://amzn.to/2dCikOb

Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMReeves Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryreeves4/

Blog: http://www.gordonconwell.edu/academics/view-faculty-member.cfm?faculty_id=15906&grp_id=8947

This is Lecture 2 in the course 'Lewis and Tolkienl'. All material is copyrighted.

For the entire course, see the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgREWf4NFWYkdjziCtks-Gws5YIdN0Fi