Summary: It had to come up eventually. In this episode, the CenterForLit crew tackles the question, “What is a good death?” But what could easily have become a morose conversation quickly becomes an occasion for joy and laughter with a little help from the Christian tradition. Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/333790777396633 Referenced Works: – Pride and Prejudice (1995), screenplay by Andrew Davies – The Bishop’s Wife (1947), directed by Henry Koster – Enchanted April (1991), directed Mike Newell – Midnight in Paris (2011), directed by Woody Allen – Harry Potter (2001-2011), Warner Bros. Pictures – “Prediction-based neural mechanisms for shielding the self from existential threat” by Zidermanm, Lutz, and Goldstein – “The Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” by Sam Bush – “An Ode to Middle Age” by James Parker – The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy – Peace Like a River by Leif Enter – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis – The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien – Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White – A Quiet Place (2018), directed by John Krasinski – Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis – The Resurrection of the Son of God by N.T. Wright – A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens – Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand – Paradise Lost by John Milton – “Death be not proud” by John Donne Shop BiblioFiles: www.centerforlit.com/the-bibliofiles-shop We love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing i.andrews@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.
