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#68 The Case For Aslan: David Marshall on ’Puddleglum’s Wager’

22 Aug 2022
24:14

'The Case for Aslan: Evidence for Jesus in the land of Narnia' examines how Lewis employed Christian apologetics throughout the fantasy writing of Narnia. Author David Marshall tells Justin Brierley how in The Silver Chair, Puddleglum proves himsel.....

#67 Audience Q&A on vocation, culture and Christian witness

15 Aug 2022
38:13

Alister McGrath joins Justin Brierley and a panel of Christian thinkers, scientists and church leaders to take audience questions on vocation, culture and Christian witness in this continuation of last week's session, originally recorded live at Un.....

#66 Speaking the authentic voice of Jesus in arts, science and global culture

8 Aug 2022
28:52

Recorded live at Unbelievable? the Conference 2022, Justin Brierley leads a panel including Alister McGrath, Sharon Dirckx, John Wyatt, Skye Jethani, and Joseph D'Souza on bringing Christian faith into the spheres of art, science, education and glo.....

#65 Alister McGrath: How to transform our culture and not be consumed by it

1 Aug 2022
16:26

Prof Alister McGrath draws on CS Lewis and scripture to encourage Christians to live out their vocation and make a difference in a confused and divided culture. This keynote address was given at Unbelievable? the Conference 2022.   Get all .....

#64 On Living In An Atomic Age - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

25 Jul 2022
19:02

'If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things'. Alister and Justin discuss the way that CS Lewis' 1948 essay is remarkably relevant to modern crises such as Covid and the.....

#63 The Weight of Glory - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

18 Jul 2022
19:33

'The Weight of Glory' is a sermon that CS Lewis preached at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford in 1941. It is widely regarded as one of his most significant short works, focussing on the way our human longings in this world point t.....

#62 First and Second Things - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

11 Jul 2022
18:15

Oringally published in 1942 this essay argues that humans often turn 'second order' things such as music, art, romatic love etc into 'first order' things in place of God. In doings so they lose the joy of those things in the process. "You can't...

#61 Is Theology Poetry? CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

4 Jul 2022
21:15

Originally given as a talk in 1945, this was the first piece of Lewis' writing that Alister Mcgrath ever read as a student and it had a profound influence on him. It includes Lewis' memorable phrase: 'I believe in Christianity as I believe that the.....

#60 Is Theism Important? - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

27 Jun 2022
25:04

This essay originally took the form of a talk at the Socratic club in Oxford in 1952. Lewis explains the difference between 'Faith A' as 'intellectual assent' and 'Faith B' as 'trust or confidence in God', as well as the experience of awe. Get .....

#59 The Grand Miracle - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

20 Jun 2022
17:15

Originally preached a sermon in 1945, this essay by Lewis uses the imagery of a diver to explain the significance of the incarnation as God stepping into creation to ultimately redeem it. Get Alister's new book What's the Point of Theology? .....

#58 Myth Became Fact - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

13 Jun 2022
19:20

CS Lewis discusses the importance of 'myth' in this critique of those who want to 'demythologise' Christianity. He explains why Christ is the 'true myth' that all other stories of dying and rising gods are pointing towards. Get Alister's new bo.....

#57 Dogma and the Universe - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

6 Jun 2022
21:28

Originally published in 1943 in a Christian magazine, 'Dogma and the Universe' sees Lewis look at the fact that modern science tells us the Universe had a beginning and that life will also come to an end one day. Get Alister's new book What's t.....

#56 Meditation in a Toolshed - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings

30 May 2022
18:08

We begin season 6 of the CS Lewis podcast looking at a number of CS Lewis' shorter articles, essays and sermons. 'Meditation in a Toolshed' (1945) sees Lewis exploring the idea of 'looking at' a beam of sunlight vs 'looking along' the beam. Alister.....

#55 Ask Alister McGrath Anything Part 2

23 May 2022
33:18

Alister McGrath continues to respond to listener questions about science, faith and doubt (and CS Lewis!) in the second part of a show first recorded as a livestream listener Q&A edition of Unbelievable? in 2020, hosted by Justin and Lucy Brierle...

#54 Alister McGrath journeys through science, faith and doubt

16 May 2022
36:27

Alister McGrath talks about his memoir 'Through a Glass Darkly: Journeys Through Science, Faith & Doubt' in the first part of a show recorded as a livestream listern Q&A edition of Unbelievable? in 2020, hosted by Justin and Lucy Brierley and...