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#177 Alister McGrath: Emotions, sentimentality and rational truth

30 Sep 2024
00:18:35

Would Lewis have any advice for anyone struggling to make sense of their emotions? How do we respond to a culture or a generation who often prioritise emotional truth over rational truth? How do we avoid sentimentality? Are there any ways that Lewis...

#176 Alister McGrath: Feelings, desire and religious experience

23 Sep 2024
00:17:04

​Why are we often hesitant to talk about our feelings? What did Lewis mean by “joy” and how did he search for it? Can our feelings help us to find God or to grow in our faith? How did Lewis view aesthetics? What should we do when our feelings seem op...

#175 Alister McGrath: What would Lewis think of Jordan Peterson?

16 Sep 2024
00:17:38

How does having a better understanding of a "big picture" give us hope, particularly in the midst of mental health struggles? How can we hold different aspects of our life together? Which travelling companions would Lewis recommend? What would Lewis...

#174 Alister McGrath: Can Lewis help us to find meaning?

9 Sep 2024
00:19:04

What did Lewis mean by "big pictures" and how did he use them in his work? How can he help those struggling to find their purpose in life? Why are people so concerned about a lack of coherence and can Lewis be of assistance? Can creeds help us? Profe...

#173 Alister McGrath: How do we tell good stories?

2 Sep 2024
00:17:49

How can our individual stories find new meaning and significance from Christianity's "grand story"? In what ways did Lewis tell the Christian story? And what can we learn from this? How do we share our own story? Professor Alister McGrath explores ho...

#172 Alister McGrath: Why do stories matter?

26 Aug 2024
00:15:53

Which stories impacted Lewis as a young child? Why is story so important? How does imagination help convey truth? What did Lewis mean by "myth" and how did that impact his thinking? Where did JRR Tolkien help with this? How do we allow the Christian...

#171 Alister McGrath: Spiritual disciplines, young people and the academy

19 Aug 2024
00:20:04

Professor Alister McGrath continues to explore how we can use CS Lewis as a resource for our Christian life. How did Lewis' conversion change his life? What habits did he put in place to establish a rhythm of life for his faith? In what ways does Lew...

#170 Alister McGrath: Is Lewis a helpful spiritual mentor?

12 Aug 2024
00:17:55

How did CS Lewis live out his Christian faith? What practical tools or approaches can he offer to inform our spiritual practices? How can Lewis help us work out our vocation? Does he have any advice for those experiencing doubt? Professor Alister McG...

#169 James Emery White: Culture, translation and COVID-19

5 Aug 2024
00:20:43

How did CS Lewis translate Christianity for ordinary people? What would he say to our post-Christian culture? Can Lewis help with evangelism? In what ways did people apply his ideas to the COVID-19 pandemic? Pastor, author and theologian Dr James Eme...

#168 Philip Tallon: What if God isn't good?

29 Jul 2024
00:18:42

Did Lewis want to rewrite some of his earlier work on suffering in light of his own experience of pain and loss? Did Lewis doubt the existence of God or question his character during these times? What words of encouragement would Lewis give to those...

#167 Philip Tallon: How do hell, the Fall and beauty fit into Lewis' theodicy?

22 Jul 2024
00:24:49

How does Lewis perceive the Fall? Is he able to reconcile it with an evolutionary model? Where does the cross feature in The Problem of Pain? What did Lewis think of hell? In what ways does Lewis help us to recognise beauty and aesthetics in our disc...

#166 Philip Tallon: Is pain a megaphone?

15 Jul 2024
00:21:17

Can pain ever be good for us? What about children with cancer? How do we account for animal suffering? Will our pets be in heaven? Does our theology of heaven impact our thoughts around suffering? Dr Philip Tallon, Associate Professor of Theology and...

#165 Philip Tallon: Is pain a problem?

8 Jul 2024
00:26:12

Dr Philip Tallon, Associate Professor of Theology and Dean of The School of Christian Thought at Houston Christian University, unpacks one of Lewis' earliest work of apologetics The Problem of Pain. What are the critiques of this book and can any of...

#164 Johan Erasmus: Coming to faith via Richard Dawkins and CS Lewis

1 Jul 2024
00:34:46

Can Lewis still speak to us today? Following the death of his father as a child, Afrikaner pastor Johan Erasmus struggled to find a place where he could ask sceptical questions about faith, God and the Universe. During this time he discovered CS Lewi...

#163 Matthew Brown: What would Sigmund Freud and CS Lewis discuss?

24 Jun 2024
00:36:08

Hollywood director Matthew Brown, who directed and co-wrote Freud's Last Session, shares his thoughts on two of the greatest minds of the 20th Century. The film, which features Sir Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode and Liv Lisa Fries, raises questions a...

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