The CS Lewis Podcast #90 Alister McGrath: The making of an Oxford don

2023-01-30T18:00:00

In the fourth episode of our series focussing on McGrath’s book CS Lewis: A Life, we dive into Lewis’ first few years at Oxford and explore the nature of his complicated romantic relationship with Mrs Moore. Plus, don’t forget to register to win a copy of McGrath’s seminal biography of Lewis.

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AI, Meaning & the Logos: John Lennox vs John Vervaeke on the Future of Faith and Humanity

2025-07-17T16:00:00Z

What does it mean to be truly human in an age of artificial intelligence, declining religious belief, and rising spiritual hunger? Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist Professor John Lennox and cognitive scientist Dr John Vervaeke of the University of Toronto explore whether AI threatens or reveals our uniqueness, if meaning can exist without God, and whether spiritual transformation is possible in a post-religious age.
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2025-07-15T10:00:00Z

This episode tackles whether Christians can work in the arms industry and how to discern God’s will in tricky ethical careers. It also explores the unintended consequences of at-home DNA testing, reflecting on how Christians should navigate a world obsessed with genetics and family identity.
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The CS Lewis Podcast #218 Traver Carlson: Re-veiling the Secret: Reading The Ransom Trilogy as Spiritual Exercise

2025-07-14T17:00:00Z

Ruth Jackson is joined by Traver Carlson, a PHD candidate in Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies, to discuss his paper from the 2024 Undiscovered CS Lewis Conference, titled Re-veiling the Secret: Reading The Ransom Trilogy as Spiritual Exercise.

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2025-06-30T17:00:00Z

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The CS Lewis Podcast #215 Alister McGrath: Exploring The Discarded Image (Part 2)

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In part two, Ruth Jackson and Alister McGrath explore how CS Lewis saw the links between science, philosophy, and faith. They discuss his view that science can point to deeper truths, his idea of Christianity as the “true myth,” and his belief that scientific theories aren’t final facts.