The CS Lewis Podcast #16 Mere Christianity on Christ

2021-08-02T16:44:00+01:00

In the fifth episode of the second series of The C.S. Lewis Podcast, professor Alister McGrath speaks to Ruth Jackson about Lewis’ understanding of Jesus and how we can use Lewis’ arguments and principles to speak truth to a sceptical culture.

+ Subscribe to The CS Lewis podcast: https://pod.link/1560959545

+ For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website

+ For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events

+ Support the podcast from the USA

+ Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world

Topics

Shows
Ask NT Wright Anything #215 Should we take the devil seriously?

2024-04-18T09:54:00Z

A bit of a twist today as we answer listener’s questions that have come in asking: are we meant to take Satan literally? Join Tom Wright as he unravels some of the intricate threads of the New and Old Testaments to uncover the biblical portrayal of the devil.
Shows
Unapologetic #100 Ruth Jackson: 100th Episode Special

2024-04-16T13:42:00Z

Ruth Jackson shares some of her favourite moments over the last 99 episodes, including an opiate addict becoming a Christian apologist via a near death experience, an analytic philosopher on why she believes the gospel narratives are reliable, an NFL player on how he’d choose Jesus over winning the Super Bowl and a theologian exploring whether Jesus had a sex drive.
Shows
The CS Lewis Podcast #153 The poet and the philologist: Lewis and Tolkien's early years

2024-04-15T13:04:00Z

Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien’s Faith explores what Lewis and Tolkien thought of each other when they first met. How did their friendship blossom? Why was their conversation in Addison’s Walk so significant to Lewis’ journey back to Christianity? What influence did the two men have on each other?

More from The CS Lewis Podcast

Shows
The CS Lewis Podcast #152 Is ‘The Lord of the Rings’ a religious work?

2024-04-08T13:35:00Z

Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien’s Faith explores what JRR Tolkien meant when he described The Lord of the Rings as a “fundamentally religious and Catholic work”. Do we see any elements of his faith in the book? Is it possible to discern a theology? Are there any characters Tolkien identified with? Plus, how does Leaf by Niggle relate to Tolkien’s magnum opus?
Shows
The CS Lewis Podcast #151 Holly Ordway: Trauma, Catholicism and romantic love

2024-04-01T16:24:00Z

Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien’s Faith, shares some of the traumatic events in JRR Tolkien’s life, such as the death of his parents during his childhood, his forbidden romantic love and his experience of the Great War. What would it have been like to convert to Catholicism? How did his guardian Fr Francis impact Tolkien’s faith?
Shows
The CS Lewis Podcast #150 Holly Ordway: Tolkien on Holy Week

2024-03-25T15:40:00Z

We continue our conversation with Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien’s Faith. How would Tolkien have celebrated Holy Week? How did he view death? What did Easter and the resurrection mean to him?

The CS Lewis Podcast #16 Mere Christianity on Christ

Topics

Related articles

Ask NT Wright Anything #215 Should we take the devil seriously?

Unapologetic #100 Ruth Jackson: 100th Episode Special

The CS Lewis Podcast #153 The poet and the philologist: Lewis and Tolkien's early years

More from The CS Lewis Podcast

The CS Lewis Podcast #152 Is ‘The Lord of the Rings’ a religious work?

The CS Lewis Podcast #151 Holly Ordway: Trauma, Catholicism and romantic love

The CS Lewis Podcast #150 Holly Ordway: Tolkien on Holy Week