Ep. 52: The Indispensable Virtue

In this second episode on C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, Spencer Klavan explores the lead-up to the book's climactic moment, and the philosophy of courage that lies behind it. Courage is "every virtue at the testing point"—the thing which, in Lewis's day as well as ours, we cannot do without. -- Learn a language and have fun doing it. Meet the Ancient Language Institute and receive 15% off with the code HERETICS: https://ancientlanguage.com/youngheretics -- The Classic Learning test is an alternative to the ultra-biased College Board tests that puts students in front of the kinds of thinkers we love at Young Heretics. Get 20% off your registration fee by using the code HERETICS at https://cltexam.com. -- "Young Heretics" is now on Locals! Become a Young Heretics VIP by visiting https://youngheretics.com/locals​​ and subscribing for only $4.99 per month. -- The official "Young Heretics" shop is here! For three more weeks, you can get all of your swag plus 10% off your entire order today with the offer code LAUNCH: https://youngheretics.com/shop​. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices