The C.S. Lewis podcast
A weekly podcast with Professor Alister McGrath exploring C.S. Lewis’ thought, theology and teaching.C.S. Lewis is one of the most influential voices in modern Christianity. The 20th Century British writer and lay theologian has profoundly impacted Christians around the world and brought many atheists and agnostics to faith in Jesus.One person whose faith was greatly encouraged by the writings of C.S. Lewis is Professor Alister McGrath. Both men were raised in Northern Ireland, studied at Oxford...
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Why does Philip Pullman hate The Magician's Nephew?
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Philip Pullman vs CS Lewis: Do we need a true myth?
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Why did Philip Pullman call Narnia a "filthy lie"?
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Peter S Williams: CS Lewis, Richard Dawkins and Jesus
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Peter S Williams: CS Lewis, Richard Dawkins and ethics
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Peter S Williams: How would CS Lewis respond to Richard Dawkins and the New Athe...
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Laura Miller and Michael Ward: Was Lewis racist and sexist?
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Laura Miller and Michael Ward: Is Christianity good?
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#269 Laura Miller and Michael Ward: A sceptic in Narnia
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#268 Alister McGrath: Is Christianity rational?
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#267 Alister McGrath: Suffering, hell and the hope of heaven
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#266 Alister McGrath: Was CS Lewis an effective apologist?
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#265 Dr Crystal Hurd: How Paternal Literary Habits Influenced CS Lewis
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#264 Dr Crystal Hurd: CS Lewis’s Family, Faith, and the Literary Legacy of Alber...
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#263 Dr Crystal Hurd: C.S. Lewis’s Family, Albert & Flora, and the Power of Lite...
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#262 Dr Crystal Hurd: CS Lewis, Flora Lewis, and the Quiet Strength of Family
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#261 Dr Crystal Hurd: CS Lewis on Quiet Influence, Humility & Lighting Your Corn...
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#260 Jim Stockton: Research opportunities and the Oxford University Socractic cl...
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#259 Jim Stockton: Inside the Oxford Socratic Club - Tea, Minutes & the Lives Be...
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#258 Jim Stockton: What Happened Beyond the Debates? C.S. Lewis’s Socratic Club
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#257 Jim Stockton: The legacy and modern relevance of the Oxford University Socr...
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#256 Jim Stockton: Why did the Oxford University Socratic Club end?
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#255 Jim Stockton: Exploring the Oxford University Socratic Club
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#254 Jim Stockton: The Oxford Socratic Club: How C.S. Lewis Shaped Honest Debate...
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#253 Alister McGrath LIVE: The CS Lewis You Never Knew: Exploring meaning, truth...
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#252 Alister McGrath LIVE: The CS Lewis You Never Knew: Exploring meaning, truth...
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#251 Alister McGrath LIVE: The CS Lewis You Never Knew: Exploring meaning, truth...
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#250 Alister McGrath LIVE: The CS Lewis You Never Knew: Exploring meaning, truth...
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#249 Ruth Jackson: Faith, religion and imposter syndrome
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#248 Ruth Jackson: Why CS Lewis Might Be Exactly What a Post-Truth World Needs
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#247 Ruth Jackson: "Christian Apologetics" on the Lesser Known Lewis podcast
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#246 Dr Crystal Hurd: Lighting the Corner You’re In: CS Lewis and Everyday Leade...
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#245 Dr Crystal Hurd: Compassion, resilience, and creative leadership in Lewis
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#244 Dr Crystal Hurd: How CS Lewis became one of the most influential leaders of...
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#243 Dr Crystal Hurd: Exploring the Transformational Leadership of CS Lewis
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#242 Charlie Reeder: “The Hidden Country” - Longing and Sehnsucht in CS Lewis’ E...
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#241 Charlie Reeder: Longing for the Hidden Country: CS Lewis, Sehnsucht, and Sp...
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#240 Stefan Knibbe: Lewis’s Shifting Views on Freedom, Suffering, and Hell in Ti...
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#239 Stefan Knibbe: CS Lewis on Freedom, Suffering, and Hell
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#238 Joseph Weigel: A paper on Dr. Dimble's Neutrals
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#237 Joseph Weigel: CS Lewis, Dr Dimble, and the Mystery of the “Neutral” Beings
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#236 Joseph Weigel: The fairytale of That Hideous Strength
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#235 Joseph Weigel: A Firefighter on Faith, Courage, and The Abolition of Man
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#234 Lilian Lindén: Did Lewis credit Barfield for what he learned from Steiner?
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#233 Lilian Lindén: CS Lewis, Owen Barfield, and the Great War
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#232 Lilian Lindén: The influence and relevance of CS Lewis today
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#231 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis, Christians and the Church
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#230 Alister McGrath: Theology, miracles and imagination
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#229 Alister McGrath: Reflecting on CS Lewis' work as a theologian
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#228 Alister McGrath: Was CS Lewis a theologian? Part 2
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