Peter S Williams: CS Lewis, Richard Dawkins and Jesus

2026-08-10T17:00:00+01:00

How would CS Lewis respond to Richard Dawkins’ views about Jesus? Back in 2013, Unbelievable held a conference around apologetics and CS Lewis called ‘Jesus: liar, lunatic, legend or Lord’. Here, Peter S Williams, a Christian philosopher and apologist, gave a seminar on the topic: ‘If CS Lewis met Dawkins, how would he respond to the New Atheists?’ This is the third part of his presentation and includes audience Q&A.

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