Lewis and Tolkien: G.K. Chesterton, Myth, and the Imagination

This video looks at the influence of G.K. Chesterton and fantasy literature on J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. The Inklings did not invent fantasy fiction, but they were inspired by G.K. Chesterton to make their fiction Christian inspired. This video explains how. For the best books on Tolkien and his background check these out: Tom Shippey's biography: http://amzn.to/2dChoJu Classic biography: http://amzn.to/2dCh5hY The Road to Middle Earth: http://amzn.to/2dCikOb For the best books on C.S. Lewis and his background: George Sayer's biography 'Jack': http://amzn.to/2hHlUJQ Alan Jacob's book 'The Narnian': http://amzn.to/2gNeFy8 Michael Ward 'Planet Narnia': http://amzn.to/2hyhJx1 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: https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/ryanreeves/ This is Lecture 5 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