Interview with Emily Austin (Ep 6 of the Lion, the Witch & the Evangelicals)

In the introduction, DL mentions reading the book Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus by Reggie Williams. We highly recommend it (Go listen to this podcast episode if you want a taste of the book).  Emily Metcalf is a scholar and artist who focuses on Tolkein and Lewis in both areas. You can find her website with links to her shop here (we highly recommend checking out her Tolkien inspired watercolors!). In today’s interview, she discusses with DL a recent paper she wrote on Lewis’ view of patriotism.  C.S. Lewis wrote often about the four loves. Go here if you want to learn more about them.  Emily describes the various forms of patriotism as understood by Lewis, from what he considers a “normal” love of country all the way to toxic nationalism.  In her paper, Emily describes Lewis’s understanding of the five degrees of patriotism as: “love of home, veneration of national/cultural history, assumption of superiority, rights to power, and finally, self destruction.” Just in case you can’t remember the plot of Prince Caspian, use this as a refresher.  One of the twitter handles mentioned is Diverse Tolkien. Go check it out!  You can find Emily Metcalf (Emily Austin is her artist name) on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  Follow The Prophetic Imagination Station podcast on Twitter or Instagram, or join the fun over at Patreon!