# Sheldon Vanauken
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sheldon vanauken (August 4, 1914 – October 28, 1996) was an American author, best known for his autobiographical book A Severe Mercy (1977), which recounts his and his wife's friendship with C. S. Lewis, their conversion to Christianity, and dealing with tragedy. He published a sequel in 1985 titled Under the Mercy.
== Early life ==
Vanauken was born Sheldon Frank Van Auken in Auburn, Indiana, the elder of two sons of a wealthy attorney, (Robert) Glenn Vanauken, and his wife Grace Merle (Hanselman) Vanauken.
S11 Episode 16 – Tears of God
In this episode, the dogs talk about Michael Metz’s lack of a nickname (00:30), pig iron plants (02:30), and how to get out of the stone age (05:20). Connor returns to last episode‘s conversation about expectations and desires (08:00), Rob speaks about the temptation to squash desire (11:50) and th…
S5 Episode 1 – To really see
Greetings, friends. Miraculously, we are already beginning our fifth season of the podcast, despite only having been at it for a little over two years!
The dogs are back in their right place, and we should be at it pretty steadily for a while. You can expect weekly podcasts, and hopefully some mor…
The Old Vices Were Better Than the New
The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Frederica Mathewes-Green’s “Let’s Have More Teen Pregnancy,” and Sheldon Vanauken’s A Severe Mercy. Let’s talk about them all, and why the old vices were better than the new. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or…
What if your life is a great story? | S2 EP6
In this episode, Nicole & Trinity discuss what it's like to know that your life is a story, one with a beautiful ending that makes sense of and redeems the sufferings that have come before. Knowing that you're in a story can give you a sense of meaning and purpose in the midst of suffering, and not…
the first things in a world of tradeoffs
I’ve been reading A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken, and I have been completely swept up in it.
A friend recommended it, and I can see why. Vanauken is a beautiful writer. The kind of writer who makes you lose track of time.
More than once, I’ve looked up from my morning reading and realized I was…
S11 Episode 80- Rest in the present
In this episode, the dogs discuss different experiences of time (8:15). Rob shares his recent trip to Nebraska for FOCUS training (3:18), Connor gives a brief lecture on metaphysics (14:50), and Michael Metz thinks the Sacred Heart of Jesus is "really cool" (35:10).
Quotes:“There’s a particular gr…
The Four Loves in Literature
It’s a tale as old as time…a cautionary tale…of how we humans try our best to love…and fail.
I’m not talking about some long lost C. S. Lewis book.
It’s the Bible. Scripture is full of stories of affection, friendship, eros (thanks Song of Solomon), and woven in and out of every story from cover …
263. Carried Through Cancer -- Kim Harms
Do you have one word that has turned your life upside down? Maybe your one word is cancer? Maybe it is Divorce? Infertility? Miscarriage? I believe one word can change our life forever.
This week on the podcast, we are going to talk about cancer. I am so excited to highlight Kim Harms' book, *…
Reading C.S. Lewis with Scripture Open: Mere Christianity Part 1
This week’s episode looks at the first part of Lewis’ classic work: Mere Christianity.
When Christy and I (Lori) finished this book we both had some questions.
We wondered what Lewis meant by “losing the Christ life,” how baptism, belief, and Holy Communion fit together, and why he referenced evolu…
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