“C. S. Lewis, Pearl Harbor and The Rest of the Story”
Speaker: Richard Schroeder
“As a former radio broadcaster, one of my hobbies is to collect historical sounds, i.e., the voices, sound effects and news bulletins going back to the invention of sound recording in the late 19th century,” Schroeder said. “From them, I select people and events and write scripts to tell their stories. As I narrate the scripts and insert the authentic voices, there are no visuals, just theater of the mind, much as past generations heard on the radio before television. I’ve called this presentation ‘C. S. Lewis, Pearl Harbor and The Rest of the Story.’ We’ll hear the actual voice of Lewis as a Christian broadcaster on BBC during the darkest days of the London Blitz. We’ll hear some of the news bulletins about Pearl Harbor. Then we’ll meet a bombardier on one of Jimmy Doolittle’s planes who nearly died as a POW, but forgave his captors and became a 30-year missionary to Japan. We’ll be introduced to the lead Japanese bomber at Pearl Harbor who later became an evangelist. Finally, we’ll tie all the pieces together with the thread of why a loving God allows such intense suffering in the world. It’s 45 minutes of living history with a finale that hopefully will touch not only your memory, but your heart.”