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#121 Out of the Silent Planet: Nakedness, science and ransom

4 Sep 2023
00:10:09

Looking at Out of the Silent Planet, Professor Alister McGrath discusses whether nakedness within the book is significant. Plus, they look at whether CS Lewis is drawing on genuine science and the significance of Ransom's name. + Subscribe to The...

#120 Out of the Silent Planet: Weston, Devine and JRR Tolkien

28 Aug 2023
00:13:46

As we delve into the first book of the trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet, Professor Alister McGrath looks at some of its key themes. He explores the characters of Weston and Devine, looking at whether they represent particular ideologies and how Lewi...

#119 Has The Space Trilogy stood the test of time?

21 Aug 2023
00:15:16

Alister McGrath concludes his introduction to Lewis’ Space Trilogy by exploring parallels with The Chronicles of Narnia. He offers tips for getting into these three books, speculates on why they haven’t been turned into films and shares his favourite...

#118 Evil, evolution and theological reflection in The Space Trilogy

14 Aug 2023
00:14:30

Alister McGrath explores some of the theological themes within Lewis’ trilogy, such as incarnation, atonement and the problem of evil. How did Lewis view the relationship between science and religion? What did he think about evolution? How did he cri...

#117 Vivisection, mental health, racism and sexism

7 Aug 2023
00:12:57

We dive into some of the important issues explored in Lewis’ Space Trilogy. Why was he so vehemently opposed to animal experimentation? What would Lewis say to those experiencing mental health struggles today? Plus, Alister McGrath responds to the ac...

#116 Did CS Lewis believe in aliens?

31 Jul 2023
00:14:57

Alister McGrath continues to explore questions raised by Lewis' Space Trilogy - were any characters inspired by his "strange" Oxford colleagues? Do we need to understand Medieval renaissance literature in order to read these books? Who is the narrato...

#115 Why did no one want to publish Lewis' Space Trilogy?

24 Jul 2023
00:10:28

Professor Alister McGrath looks at the intended audience of CS Lewis' Space Trilogy and explores some of the influences behind the books, including JRR Tolkien and Charles Williams. + Subscribe to The CS Lewis podcast: https://pod.link/156095954...

#114 An introduction to The Space Trilogy

17 Jul 2023
00:16:04

​Many people don’t even realise CS Lewis wrote science fiction, much less have perused these three colossal volumes. So, why read them? In the first episode of our brand new series on Lewis’ Space Trilogy, Professor Alister McGrath looks at when and...

#113 What about other religions?

10 Jul 2023
00:12:58

In the final part of this replay of an Unbelievable show, originally broadcast in October 2010, Justin Brierley speaks to Lewis scholar Dr Michael Ward and former Christian-turned atheist Dan Barker. Here, they continue to discuss CS Lewis' apologeti...

#112 Was Jesus a liar, lunatic, Lord or something else?

3 Jul 2023
00:16:47

In the third part of this replay of an Unbelievable show, originally broadcast in October 2010, Justin Brierley speaks to Lewis scholar Dr Michael Ward and former Christian-turned atheist Dan Barker. Here, they continue to discuss CS Lewis' apologeti...

#111 Is Lewis' argument from reason convincing?

26 Jun 2023
00:15:10

In the second part of this replay of an Unbelievable show, originally broadcast in October 2010, Justin Brierley speaks to Lewis scholar Dr Michael Ward and former Christian-turned atheist Dan Barker. Here, they continue to discuss CS Lewis' apologet...

#110 An atheist and Christian reflect on CS Lewis’ apologetics

19 Jun 2023
00:19:54

60 years after his death people continue to read, use and quote CS Lewis’ apologetics works. In this replay of an Unbelievable show, originally broadcast in October 2010, Justin Brierley speaks to Lewis scholar Dr Michael Ward and former Christian-tu...

#109: Dr Jennifer Woodruff Tait: Jack at home

12 Jun 2023
00:28:22

Dr Jennifer Woodruff Tait, managing editor of Christian History magazine, shares some of her thoughts around why CS Lewis continues to be so popular. She tells Ruth Jackson why they devoted an entire issue of the magazine to Lewis' family and friends...

#108 Tim Keller (1950-2023) on CS Lewis

5 Jun 2023
00:23:56

In this special episode following the death of Tim Keller on Friday 19th May, Ruth Jackson speaks to Collin Hansen, author of 'Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation’. They talk about Keller's love for CS Lewis and reveal some fasci...

#107 Dr Sharon Jones: Floral particulars in CS Lewis

29 May 2023
24:41

Dr Sharon Jones, who teaches at Stranmillis University College, explores floral particulars in Lewis' works. This talk was originally given at a CS Lewis symposium called Now We Have Faces, which was hosted by The CS Lewis Group at Ulster Universit.....