All CS Lewis articles – Page 8
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #44 Alister McGrath: Jesus the lunatic? How to make the case for Christ
Alister McGrath’s talk at Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 on ‘Jesus the Lunatic?’
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #43 CS Lewis, The Lord of The Rings, myth and imagination
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.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #42 CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien
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?
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #41 CS Lewis on the importance of friendship
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.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #40 CS Lewis, the Inklings and the Eagle and Child pub
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 conversation.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #39 CS Lewis, Mark Zuckerberg and technology
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.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #38 AI and transhumanism
What do Lewis’ writings such as ‘The Abolition of Man’ and ‘That Hideous Strength’ have to say to the rise of AI and Transhumanism?
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #37 Mental health and the meaning crisis
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.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #36 Miracles and the meaning crisis
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.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #35 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 3 - Panel Q&A on 21st Century Apologetics
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 Abbey.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #34 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 2 - Malcolm Guite on Imaginative Fiction
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.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #33 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 1 - Alister McGrath on Rational Argument
To mark the 50th Anniverary of CS Lewis’ death in 2013, Westminster Abbey hosted the CS Lewis Symposium. In this first lecture Alister McGrath gave a talk titled “Telling the Truth Through Rational Argument” followed by audience Q&A.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #32 Max McLean Pt 2 - CS Lewis on screen
Justin Brierley continues his conversation with Max McLean, writer and star of the new movie CS Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #31 Max McLean Pt 1 - CS Lewis on stage
Justin Brierley speaks to Max McLean, writer and star of the new movie CS Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #30 Michael Ward on The Abolition of Man
Justin Brierley speaks to CS Lewis scholar Michael Ward about his new book ‘After Humanity: A guide to CS Lewis’ The Abolition Of Man’.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #29 The Last Battle
Professor Alister McGrath speaks to Ruth Jackson about The Last Battle, focussing on difficult questions around topics such as racism, pluralism and death.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #28 The Silver Chair
Professor Alister McGrath speaks to Ruth Jackson about one of the darkest books in the Narnia series – The Silver Chair. They look at how we can know that Christianity is true and unpack the relevance of Lewis’ countercultural ideas in today’s skeptical culture.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #27 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Alister McGrath speaks to Ruth Jackson about The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, looking at difficult topics such as human trafficking, sin and faith and how they impact us today.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #26 Prince Caspian
Alister McGrath speaks to Ruth Jackson about Prince Caspian, focussing on painful questions such as the apparent silence of God. They also look at how to share our faith in a culture that is saturated with opposing worldviews.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #25 The Horse and his Boy
Professor Alister McGrath speaks to Ruth Jackson about The Horse and His Boy, looking at pertinent issues such as inequality, the treatment of women and how we should approach other religions.
