Affectionately Yours, Screwtape: The Devil and C.S. Lewis

The Screwtape Letters (1942), the second most famous work (after The Chronicles of Narnia series) of author C.S. Lewis—an Oxford professor, Christian convert, and friend of J.R.R. Tolkien—consists of 31 epistles from Screwtape, a demon in Hell's “lowerarchy,” to his nephew and apprentice Wormwood, coaching him in his temptation of a young man called the Patient. Affectionately Yours, Screwtape: The Devil and C.S. Lewis uses the letters as a point of departure and framework for exploring three questions: Who is Satan? Can good overcome bad? Did God give each of us free will? Interweaving commentary from Lewis scholars and biblical authorities Bruce Edwards (Bowling Green University), Scott Calhoun (Cedarville University), and Father Joseph Goetz (Cambridge University), together with well-chosen artwork, the program examines different portrayals of Satan, the nature of temptation, and various interpretations of the struggle between good and evil. A thought-provoking film that offers fresh opportunities for discussion or personal reflection, as well as a satisfying introduction to a literary classic, DVD extras here include extended interviews with the scholars, questions for group discussions, and a PDF file of the script. Recommended. Aud: C, P. (J. Reed)