Cynthia discusses the Rising Tide Foundation

Cynthia’s background in molecular biology

The historical backdrop if That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis’s contemporaries

Discussing The Abolition of Man important to understanding That Hideous Strength

Was Lewis’s critique of H.G. Wells legitimate?

Mark Studdock and Bracton College: the progressive Element and the Traditionalist School

Mark’s obsession with the Inner Ring

How the N.I.C.E. uses “remedial treatment” on people who oppose them

The final Inner Ring: the “Head”

Turning attention to Jane, Mark’s wife, who is having prophetic dreams

Merlin represents something Britain has lost

Why did George Orwell critique Lewis for including Merlin in the story?

The epic climax: The Curse of Babel on the N.I.C.E.

Closing thoughts on the Inner Ring and Tolkien’s “One Ring”

Are the “good guys” in this story just another Inner Ring? Why are they different?

Lewis’s “Logres”

Cynthia’s upcoming projects