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#162 Alister McGrath: Is there still a place for Lewis in today’s society?

17 Jun 2024
00:15:16

We continue our conversation with Professor Alister McGrath answering live questions, including who influenced Lewis’ faith journey, whether there’s an expiry date on his relevance and how Lewis has impacted Alister’s own theology.  + Subscribe to...

#161 Alister McGrath: Your questions answered

10 Jun 2024
00:17:50

Professor Alister McGrath joined Ruth Jackson for a webinar answering live questions about CS Lewis, including how Lewis used modern media, whether there is a "modern day Lewis" and how we navigate some of the potentially racist terms within his work...

#160 Malcolm Guite: Poetry and a baptised imagination

3 Jun 2024
00:21:00

In this third and final part, Rev Dr Malcolm Guite, Life Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge University answers questions about CS Lewis on Narnia, The Pilgrim's Regress and poetry. This is taken from the Q&A after his presentation ‘A Little Inca...

159 Malcolm Guite: The true myth

27 May 2024
00:30:43

In the second part of his presentation, Rev Dr Malcolm Guite, Life Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge University shares his thoughts about Lewis' poem 'Reason', looking at his relationship with imagination and rationality. This talk was originally g...

#158 Malcolm Guite: Was Lewis a poet?

20 May 2024
00:21:10

Rev Dr Malcolm Guite, Life Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge University shares his thoughts about Lewis' imaginative vision as a writer. This talk was originally given at a CS Lewis symposium called Now We Have Faces, which was hosted by The CS Lew...

#157 Kathy Keller: One of the last people to correspond with Lewis before his death

13 May 2024
00:21:12

As we approach the one year anniversary of apologist Tim Keller's death on May 19th, we caught up with his wife Kathy Keller who corresponded with CS Lewis as a child. Why did she write to Lewis? How did he respond? What are some of the stories he sh...

#156 Phil Knox: Lord All matey or Lord Almighty?

6 May 2024
00:16:37

Did Jesus have favourites? What does good friendship look like? Can we can call God friend? Why does Lewis consider friendship "the most spiritual of loves"? Is Christian frienship greater than non-Christian friendship? Phil Knox, author of The Best...

#155 Phil Knox: Are we allowed favourite friends?

29 Apr 2024
00:16:46

Phil Knox, author of The Best of Friends, explores what Lewis said about friendship. Why have we neglected friendship? What lessons can we learn from Lewis? Should we treat all friends equally? For Phil Knox on Unapologetic: https://www.premierun...

#154 Lewis and Tolkien: The final years

22 Apr 2024
00:21:30

What were the significant points of contention between Lewis and Tolkien? Where did they differ on theology? How did they respond to each other's fame? What did Tolkien think of The Narnia Chronicles? Why was Lewis' Letters To Malcolm so "horrifying"...

#153 The poet and the philologist: Lewis and Tolkien's early years

15 Apr 2024
00:19:42

Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien’s Faith explores what Lewis and Tolkien thought of each other when they first met. How did their friendship blossom? Why was their conversation in Addison's Walk so significant to Lewis' journey back to Christianity...

#152 Is ‘The Lord of the Rings’ a religious work?

8 Apr 2024
00:20:21

Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien’s Faith explores what JRR Tolkien meant when he described The Lord of the Rings as a "fundamentally religious and Catholic work". Do we see any elements of his faith in the book? Is it possible to discern a theology...

#151 Holly Ordway: Trauma, Catholicism and romantic love

1 Apr 2024
00:34:18

Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien’s Faith, shares some of the traumatic events in JRR Tolkien's life, such as the death of his parents during his childhood, his forbidden romantic love and his experience of the Great War. What would it have been lik...

#150 Holly Ordway: Tolkien on Holy Week

25 Mar 2024
00:18:05

We continue our conversation with Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien's Faith. How would Tolkien have celebrated Holy Week? How did he view death? What did Easter and the resurrection mean to him? For Holly: https://hollyordway.com/ + Subscribe...

#149 Holly Ordway: Tolkien's faith

18 Mar 2024
00:35:05

Ahead of Tolkien Reading Day on 25th March, Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien's Faith, shares her thoughts about Tolkien’s Catholic faith. She explores the relevance of his work, looking at whether it will stand the test of time. For Holly: www....

#148 Ruth Jackson: Where it all began

11 Mar 2024
00:20:15

The microphone is turned on Ruth Jackson as she is interviewed by David Bates from Pints With Jack. Originally broadcast in 2021 just after the launch of The CS Lewis Podcast, Ruth shares the vision behind why and how it started. Plus, shout about th...

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