Book · 2022 · Religion
The Screwtape Letters
Including "Screwtape Proposes a Toast"
#149 of 16,793 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- mentions
- 17
- people
- 16
- podcasts
- 13
- episodes
- 17
- critical mentions
- 0
Uh there's a book the Screwtape Letters by I think CS Lewis where it's it's it's two demons talking to each other about how to get souls it's kind of comedic but pretty profound.
What they say about it
- Letters between demons“letters from demons to one another”2
- Demons tempting humans“a demon trying to tempt people”2
The best things said about it
I would recommend C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, and while it is a Christian book, it's not a like proselytizing book, it's a book about what goes on in the mind when you are being tempted away from your values.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Sep 2026 The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis I absolutely loved I read it more than 20 years ago.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 2022 CS Lewis in the in the Screw Tape Letters, which is a wonderful little novel where there's this like demonic under secretary.
And so you know I'm I'm reading uh the screw tape letters right now and it's it's you know all about the devil essentially and it's all about fear if you can keep a person in fear you can control them.
C.S. Lewis says this in his Screwtape Letters, which is this book about it's from the perspective of a demon trying to tempt people.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
16 people who brought it up
- Emily Jashinsky1 mention · 1 rec
- Father Mike Schmitz1 mention · 1 rec
- Ryan Holiday1 mention · 1 rec
- Tim Ferriss1 mention · 1 rec
Michael Knowles2 mentions- Alex Jones1 mention
- Alex O’Connor1 mention
- David Sutcliffe1 mention
- Dr. Jeremiah Johnston1 mention
Ezra Klein1 mention
Jack Posobiec1 mention- Owen Benjamin1 mention
Why people recommend it
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a satirical epistolary novel told from the perspective of a senior demon offering advice to his nephew on how to successfully tempt a human soul away from righteousness. Ryan Holiday recommended the book on The Daily Stoic, describing it as an insightful guide to understanding the inner workings of temptation rather than a proselytizing text. Emily Jashinsky and Father Mike Schmitz also recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show and The Megyn Kelly Show, respectively, alongside Lewis's other theological works. Tim Ferriss shared on his podcast that he read and loved the book over two decades ago. On other podcasts, Alex O'Connor referenced the novel to explain how people rationalize arguments, Dr. Jeremiah Johnston discussed its dedication to Tolkien on The Shawn Ryan Show, Paul Kingsnorth suggested on Interesting Times how Lewis might adapt the book today to address modern technology, and Michael Knowles mentioned the text on The Tucker Carlson Show to illustrate spiritual warfare.
Every mention
Emily Jashinsky and I recommend the screw tape Letters by CS Lewis 1
Recommended
“and I recommend the screw tape Letters by CS Lewis”
Father Mike Schmitz and so a couple things that we that we I mean I love my buddy C.S Lewis and C.S Lewis in his book Mere Chri… 1
Recommended
“and so a couple things that we that we I mean I love my buddy C.S Lewis and C.S Lewis in his book Mere Christianity as well as in the book The screw type letters have you ever read either of those”
Ryan Holiday I would recommend C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, and while it is a Christian book, it's not a like pros… 1
Recommended
“I would recommend C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, and while it is a Christian book, it's not a like proselytizing book, it's a book about what goes on in the mind when you are being tempted away from your values”
Tim Ferriss and i will look up actually one book again... but the screwtape letters by c.s lewis i absolutely loved i r… 1
Recommended
“and i will look up actually one book again... but the screwtape letters by c.s lewis i absolutely loved i read it more than 20 years ago”
Michael Knowles It's like Louis and the Screw Tape Letters. 2
Discussed
“It's like Louis and the Screw Tape Letters.”
Discussed
“And it actually another Englishman, C.S. Lewis, describes this kind of demonic love in The Screwtape Letters where he where he depicts this kind of love as a desire to consume. All your you know, the the uncle demon loves his nephew demon because he wants to eat him, you know, he wants to totally devour him.”
Alex Jones C.S. Lewis says this in his Screwtape Letters, which is this book about um it's from the perspective of a d… 1
Discussed
“C.S. Lewis says this in his Screwtape Letters, which is this book about um it's from the perspective of a demon trying to tempt people, Screwtape Letters.”
Alex O’Connor CS Lewis in the in the Screw Tape Letters, which is a wonderful little novel where there's this like demoni… 1
Discussed
“CS Lewis in the in the Screw Tape Letters, which is a wonderful little novel where there's this like demonic under secretary”
David Sutcliffe and so you know I'm I'm reading uh the screw tape letters right now and it's it's you know all about the de… 1
Discussed
“and so you know I'm I'm reading uh the screw tape letters right now and it's it's you know all about the devil essentially and it's all about fear if you can keep a person in fear you can control them”
Dr. Jeremiah Johnston And remember, he writes that wonderful book, The Screw Tape Letters. And I don't know if you remember who h… 1
Discussed
“And remember, he writes that wonderful book, The Screw Tape Letters. And I don't know if you remember who he dedicated the book to.”
Ezra Klein You have a great piece or I thought it was a great piece on the Screw Tape Letters. Best book, which is Wel… 1
Discussed
“You have a great piece or I thought it was a great piece on the Screw Tape Letters. Best book, which is Well, why don't you describe what that book is for people who have not heard of it?”
Jack Posobiec C.S. Lewis, of course, Screwtape Letters, all of this talk about it, how this is how you able to infiltrate… 1
Discussed
“C.S. Lewis, of course, Screwtape Letters, all of this talk about it, how this is how you able to infiltrate the human heart.”
Owen Benjamin uh there's a book the Screwtape Letters by I think CS Lewis where it's it's it's two demons talking to each… 1
Discussed
“uh there's a book the Screwtape Letters by I think CS Lewis where it's it's it's two demons talking to each other about how to get souls it's kind of comedic but pretty profound”
Paul Kingsnorth I think if C.S. Lewis was writing The Screwtape Letters today, there would be a good few letters about how… 1
Discussed
“I think if C.S. Lewis was writing The Screwtape Letters today, there would be a good few letters about how the demons can use the internet, how they can use the phones, um how they can use this to completely delude us and distract us and take us away from from our true purpose.”
Russ Roberts You know, one thing that's interesting I I for some reason I was rereading um uh uh I was rereading this th… 1
Discussed
“You know, one thing that's interesting I I for some reason I was rereading um uh uh I was rereading this this bit of The Screwtape Letters. Do you know this text by C.S. Lewis of an older demon to a younger demon and how to like tempt uh human beings away from Christianity?”
Spencer Klavan you know where this is really beautifully depicted is in the screw tape letters CS Lewis's sort of letters… 1
Discussed
“you know where this is really beautifully depicted is in the screw tape letters CS Lewis's sort of letters from demons to one another”
W. Bryan Hubbard He wrote Mere Christianity. He wrote a book called the Screw Tape Letters. 1
Discussed
“He wrote Mere Christianity. He wrote a book called the Screw Tape Letters.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“And then on October 20th, Hallow is also bringing back Jim Cavisel from The Passion of the Christ for a brand new journey through one of CS Lewis's most famous works, The Screw Tape Letters.”
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“And then, on October 20th, Hallow is also bringing back Jim Caviezel from The Passion of the Christ for a brand new journey through one of C.S. Lewis's most famous works, The Screwtape Letters.”
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“The classic C.S. Lewis book, The Screwtape Letters, puts it perfectly.”
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“And then on October 20th, Hallow is also bringing back Jim Cavisel from The Passion of the Christ for a brand new journey through one of CS Lewis's most famous works, The Screw Tape Letters.”
Passing
“i read a lot of his work including the screwtape letters”
Passing
“And like Sprig's sources are a mixture of like junk science issued by groups that support conversion therapy. Um, and also legitimate science coded out of context or cherrypicked, which is a long use tactic”