CS Lewis Podcast

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#48 The Problem of Pain

4 Apr 2022
19:57

The Problem Of Pain (1940) was CS Lewis' apologetic on the problem of God & suffering. Alister reviews its content and impact. + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events...

#47 Pilgrim’s Regress

28 Mar 2022
18:36

Published in 1933, Pilgrim's Regress was Lewis' first book written after his conversion. Modelled after Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress', Alister explains why it is among the least well-known of Lewis' writings. + For more from the podcast http://.....

#46 Season 5 - CS Lewis’ popular Christian books (intro)

21 Mar 2022
21:29

In this new season of the podcast hosted by Justin, Alister introduces seven of CS Lewis' popualr Christian works. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com  + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events+ Support the podcast from the US...

#45 Audience Q&A on how to make the case for Jesus

14 Mar 2022
25:20

Alister takes audience Q&A on Jesus, CS Lewis and evangelism. From Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events+ Support the podcast from the USA+ Support...

#44 Alister McGrath: Jesus the lunatic? How to make the case for Christ

7 Mar 2022
41:36

Alister McGrath's talk at Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 on 'Jesus the Lunatic?'. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events+ Support the podcast from the USA+ Support the podcast from UK...

#43 CS Lewis, The Lord of The Rings, myth and imagination

28 Feb 2022
27:55

Alister concludes this season of the podcast looking at the different ways Lewis and Tolkien expressed the Christian story through their well-known fantasy writings.  + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelie...

#42 CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien

21 Feb 2022
21:02

CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, two of the greatest writers of the 20th Century,  were good friends. So how did Lewis and Tolkien influence each other's faith and writing?  + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelie...

#41 CS Lewis on the importance of friendship

14 Feb 2022
26:01

Why is the concept of friendship in books such as The Four Loves, so important to Lewis? How did Lewis' friendship and romance with Joy Davidman affect his circle of friends? Alister continues to explore this theme with Justin.   + For more from the...

#40 CS Lewis, the Inklings and the Eagle and Child pub

7 Feb 2022
21:09

Who were Lewis' closest friends from childhood and as an adult? Who were the Inklings and which pub did they actually meet at? What can we learn from Lewis about friendship? All these questions and more are explored by Alister and Justin in today's c...

#39 CS Lewis, Mark Zuckerberg and technology

31 Jan 2022
25:11

Alister and Justin continue their conversation on what Lewis' writings have to say to our modern technological age including the rise of big tech platforms such as Google and Facebook's 'Meta' universe.  For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispo...

#38 CS Lewis, AI and transhumanism

24 Jan 2022
22:57

What do Lewis' writings such as 'The Abolition of Man' and 'That Hideous Strength' have to say to the rise of AI and Transhumanism? Alister McGrath and Justin Brierley begin a new conversation on CS Lewis and technology. For more from the podcast htt...

#37 CS Lewis, mental health and the meaning crisis

17 Jan 2022
21:05

Alister McGrath and Justin Brierley continue their conversation on the 'meaning crisis' in the West and how Lewis' wisdom applies to today's world and the modern mental health crisis. For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com 

#36 CS Lewis, Miracles and the meaning crisis

10 Jan 2022
26:35

In Season 4 of the podcast, Alister McGrath and Justin Brierley discuss the 'meaning crisis' in the West, how Lewis responded to it in his own day, and Lewis' book Miracles. For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com

#35 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 3 - Panel Q&A on 21st Century Apologetics

27 Dec 2021
01:09:57

Michael Ward, William Lane Craig, Michael Ramsden, Jeanette Sears, Peter S Williams and Judith Wolfe take part in a panel discussion on what 21st century apologetics can learn from CS Lewis. Recorded at the 2013 CS Lewis Symposium at Westminster Abbe...

#34 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 2 - Malcolm Guite on Imaginative Fiction

20 Dec 2021
01:01:09

Poet, priest and author Malcolm Guite speaks on "Telling the Truth Through Imaginative Fiction" in this second lecture from the 2013 CS Lewis Symposium at Westminster Abbey. Audio used with permission of the Christian Evidence Society. View...

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