The C.S. Lewis podcast
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Episodes: 190
May 3, 2021
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A weekly podcast from Premier Unbelievable? 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 University and went on to become professors there. They also both came to faith from atheism slightly later in life. Alister has written numerous books on C.S. Lewis, including a seminal biography C.S. Lewis – A Life.
Every Monday, Ruth Jackson and Professor Alister McGrath will reflect on C.S. Lewis’ ideas, life and influence as well as trying to answer questions that impact culture today.
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#189 Holly Ordway: What did Christmas mean to JRR Tolkien?
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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#188 Jem Bloomfield: Christmas in Narnia
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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#187 Jem Bloomfield: Paths in the snow
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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#186 Dan Barker and Carolyn Weber: Can atheists appreciate CS Lewis?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#185 Dr. Chris Pipkin: Friendship
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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#184 Dan Barker and Carolyn Weber: Are Lewis' arguments flawed?
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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#183 Dan Barker and Carolyn Weber: Is CS Lewis still relevant?
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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#182 Sarah Hawkyard: CS Lewis changed everything
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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#181 Curtis White: What did TS Eliot and Lewis think of each other?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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#180 David Clare: Ecstatic experience
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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#179 David Clare: Joy and Ulster Protestant ecstasy
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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#178 Scott Tuohy: A Lewis quotation changed my life
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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#177 Alister McGrath: Emotions, sentimentality and rational truth
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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#176 Alister McGrath: Feelings, desire and religious experience
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#175 Alister McGrath: What would Lewis think of Jordan Peterson?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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#174 Alister McGrath: Can Lewis help us to find meaning?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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#173 Alister McGrath: How do we tell good stories?
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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#172 Alister McGrath: Why do stories matter?
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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#171 Alister McGrath: Spiritual disciplines, young people and the academy
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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#170 Alister McGrath: Is Lewis a helpful spiritual mentor?
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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#169 James Emery White: Culture, translation and COVID-19
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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#168 Philip Tallon: What if God isn't good?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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#167 Philip Tallon: How do hell, the Fall and beauty fit into Lewis' theodicy?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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#166 Philip Tallon: Is pain a megaphone?
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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#165 Philip Tallon: Is pain a problem?
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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#164 Johan Erasmus: Coming to faith via Richard Dawkins and CS Lewis
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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#163 Matthew Brown: What would Sigmund Freud and CS Lewis discuss?
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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#162 Alister McGrath: Is there still a place for Lewis in today’s society?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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#161 Alister McGrath: Your questions answered
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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#160 Malcolm Guite: Poetry and a baptised imagination
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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159 Malcolm Guite: The true myth
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May 27, 2024 |
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#158 Malcolm Guite: Was Lewis a poet?
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May 20, 2024 |
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#157 Kathy Keller: One of the last people to correspond with Lewis before his death
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May 13, 2024 |
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#156 Phil Knox: Lord All matey or Lord Almighty?
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May 06, 2024 |
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#155 Phil Knox: Are we allowed favourite friends?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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#154 Lewis and Tolkien: The final years
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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#153 The poet and the philologist: Lewis and Tolkien's early years
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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#152 Is ‘The Lord of the Rings’ a religious work?
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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#151 Holly Ordway: Trauma, Catholicism and romantic love
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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#150 Holly Ordway: Tolkien on Holy Week
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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#149 Holly Ordway: Tolkien's faith
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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#148 Ruth Jackson: Where it all began
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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#147 Jason Lepojärvi: The undiscovered Lewis
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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#146 That Hideous Strength: How do we resist evil?
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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#145 That Hideous Strength: Was Lewis sexist?
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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#144 That Hideous Strength: What would a godless world look like?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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#143 That Hideous Strength: Is technology dangerous?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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#142 That Hideous Strength: What is the future of humanity?
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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#141 That Hideous Strength: Is there a darker agenda to scientific experimentation?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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#140 Sarah Irving-Stonebraker: Does history matter?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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#139 Phil Knox: The fate of the unevangelised
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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#138 Phil Knox: Why the Narnia Chronicles make me cry
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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#136 David Bates: Was Lewis a bit of a grumpy old man when it came to Christmas?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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#137 David Bates: How did Lewis celebrate Christmas?
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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#135 David Bates: What did Christmas mean to Lewis?
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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#134 Alister McGrath: Is there an expiry date on Lewis' relevance?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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#133 Alister McGrath: Was Lewis a prophet and does he speak to contemporary cultural issues?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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#132 Alister McGrath: 60 years after his death, does Lewis still speak to our heads and hearts?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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#131 David Bates: CS Lewis Reading Day
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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#130 David Bates: Pints with Jack
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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#129 Dr Carolyn Weber: Surprised by Oxford
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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#128 Perelandra: It's not for nothing that you are named Ransom
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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#127 Perelandra: Evil, suffering and sin
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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#126 Perelandra: Free will, desire and the Fall
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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#125 Perelandra: Pleasure, gender and sex
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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#124 Perelandra: Scientism, spirituality and magic
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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#123 Out of the Silent Planet: Death, suffering and The Fall
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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#122 Out of the Silent Planet: Love, sex and intuition
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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#121 Out of the Silent Planet: Nakedness, science and ransom
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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#120 Out of the Silent Planet: Weston, Devine and JRR Tolkien
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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#119 Has The Space Trilogy stood the test of time?
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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#118 Evil, evolution and theological reflection in The Space Trilogy
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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#117 Vivisection, mental health, racism and sexism
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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#116 Did CS Lewis believe in aliens?
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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#115 Why did no one want to publish Lewis' Space Trilogy?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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#114 An introduction to The Space Trilogy
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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#113 What about other religions?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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#112 Was Jesus a liar, lunatic, Lord or something else?
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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#111 Is Lewis' argument from reason convincing?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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#110 An atheist and Christian reflect on CS Lewis’ apologetics
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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#109: Dr Jennifer Woodruff Tait: Jack at home
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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#108 Tim Keller (1950-2023) on CS Lewis
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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#107 Dr Sharon Jones: Floral particulars in CS Lewis
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May 29, 2023 |
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#106 Teodora Driscu: Lewis and the embodiment of heaven
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May 22, 2023 |
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#105 Dr David Clare: The man from God knows where - Lewis’ Irishness
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May 15, 2023 |
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#104 Out of the Silent Planet and Lewis’ Belfast background
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May 08, 2023 |
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#103 Dr Sarah Waters: Out of the Silent Planet and the Covid pandemic
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May 01, 2023 |
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#102 Alister McGrath: The CS Lewis phenomenon
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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#101 Alister McGrath: Suffering, death and Lewis’ final years
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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#100 Alister McGrath: 100th special celebrating CS Lewis’ legacy and how he can help renew the Church
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#99 Alister McGrath: The move to Cambridge
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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#98 Alister McGrath: The imaginative world of Narnia
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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#97 Alister McGrath: The creation of Narnia
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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#96 Alister McGrath: A prophet without honour?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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#95 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ international fame
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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#94 Alister McGrath: The wartime apologist
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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#93 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ literary scholarship
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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#92 Alister McGrath: The making of a Mere Christian
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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#91 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ early years at Magdalen college
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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#90 Alister McGrath: The making of an Oxford don
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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#89 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis and the Great War
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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#88 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ unpleasant schooldays
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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#87 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ Irish childhood
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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#86 Alister McGrath: Why read CS Lewis?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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#85 A magical Narnia trail
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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#84 CS Lewis on Christmas
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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#83 Teri-Anne Cavanagh: Finding faith through CS Lewis
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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#82 Ross Wilson: How an artist immortalised CS Lewis
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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#81 Joshua Karras - porn, depression, domestic violence and The Screwtape Letters
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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#80 Joshua Karras: A modern take on The Screwtape Letters
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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#79 A tour of CS Lewis house ’The Kilns’ with Trevin Wax
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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#78 Trevin Wax: How CS Lewis shaped my faith
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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#77 Trevin Wax: CS Lewis on why truth matters
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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#76 The spirituality of Owen Barfield, CS Lewis & JRR Tolkien Pt 2
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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#75 Who were the Inklings? And what did they believe? Malcolm Guite & Mark Vernon Pt 1
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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#74 A skeptic’s adventures in Narnia - Holly Ordway and Laura Miller
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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#73 Dr Michael Ward Q&A with young people Pt 2
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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#72 Kids ask their Narnia questions of Dr Michael Ward Pt. 1
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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#71 CS Lewis and the Queen - an interview with Dr Michael Ward
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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#70 Miracles in Narnia and Taiwan - David Marshall
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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#69 We need to talk about Susan: David Marshall defends CS Lewis against Pullman and JK Rowling
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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#68 The Case For Aslan: David Marshall on ’Puddleglum’s Wager’
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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#67 Audience Q&A on vocation, culture and Christian witness
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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#66 Speaking the authentic voice of Jesus in arts, science and global culture
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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#65 Alister McGrath: How to transform our culture and not be consumed by it
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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#64 On Living In An Atomic Age - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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#63 The Weight of Glory - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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#62 First and Second Things - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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#61 Is Theology Poetry? CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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#60 Is Theism Important? - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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#59 The Grand Miracle - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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#58 Myth Became Fact - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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#57 Dogma and the Universe - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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#56 Meditation in a Toolshed - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
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May 30, 2022 |
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#55 Ask Alister McGrath Anything Part 2
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May 23, 2022 |
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#54 Alister McGrath journeys through science, faith and doubt
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May 16, 2022 |
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#53 The Four Loves
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May 09, 2022 |
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#52 Reflections on the Psalms
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May 02, 2022 |
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#51 Surprised by Joy
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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#50 The Great Divorce
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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#49 The Screwtape Letters
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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#48 The Problem of Pain
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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#47 Pilgrim’s Regress
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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#46 Season 5 - CS Lewis’ popular Christian books (intro)
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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#45 Audience Q&A on how to make the case for Jesus
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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#44 Alister McGrath: Jesus the lunatic? How to make the case for Christ
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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#43 CS Lewis, The Lord of The Rings, myth and imagination
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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#42 CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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#41 CS Lewis on the importance of friendship
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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#40 CS Lewis, the Inklings and the Eagle and Child pub
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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#39 CS Lewis, Mark Zuckerberg and technology
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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#38 CS Lewis, AI and transhumanism
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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#37 CS Lewis, mental health and the meaning crisis
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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#36 CS Lewis, Miracles and the meaning crisis
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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#35 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 3 - Panel Q&A on 21st Century Apologetics
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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#34 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 2 - Malcolm Guite on Imaginative Fiction
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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#33 CS Lewis Symposium Pt 1 - Alister McGrath on Rational Argument
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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#32 Max McLean Pt 2 - CS Lewis on screen
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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#31 Max McLean Pt 1 - CS Lewis on stage
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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#30 Michael Ward on The Abolition of Man
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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#29 The Last Battle
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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#28 The Silver Chair
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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#27 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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#26 Prince Caspian
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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#25 The Horse and his Boy
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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#24 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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#23 The Magician’s Nephew
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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#22 An introduction to the Narnia Chronicles
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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#21 Alister McGrath CS Lewis Apologetics Q&A
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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#20 Alister Mcgrath on CS Lewis the Storyteller
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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#19 Mere Christianity on living in hope
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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#18 Mere Christianity on the Trinity
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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#17 Mere Christianity on Christian behaviour
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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#16 Mere Christianity on Christ
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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#15 Mere Christianity on the problem of evil
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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#14 Mere Christianity on Christian belief
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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#13 Mere Christianity on the law of human nature
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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#12 An introduction to Mere Christianity
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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#11 Alister McGrath answers listener questions on C.S. Lewis
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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#10 Alister McGrath on C.S. Lewis’ faith journey
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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#09 C.S. Lewis on the hope of heaven
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May 31, 2021 |
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#08 C.S. Lewis on the problem of pain
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May 25, 2021 |
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#07 C.S. Lewis on education
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May 17, 2021 |
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#06 C.S. Lewis on apologetics
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May 10, 2021 |
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#05 Alister McGrath on C.S. Lewis, Christianity and atheism
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May 03, 2021 |
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#04 C.S. Lewis on Aslan
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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#03 C.S. Lewis on stories
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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#02 C.S. Lewis on friendship
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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#01 C.S. Lewis on the meaning of life
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Official Trailer - The C.S. Lewis podcast with Professor Alister McGrath
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Mar 24, 2021 |