All The Space Trilogy articles

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    The CS Lewis Podcast #116 Did CS Lewis believe in aliens?

    2023-07-31T15:00:00Z

    Alister McGrath continues to explore questions raised by Lewis’ Space Trilogy - were any characters inspired by his “strange” Oxford colleagues? Do we need to understand medieval renaissance literature in order to read these books? Who is the narrator? What does Lewis think about extra-terrestrial life?

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    The CS Lewis Podcast #115 Why did no one want to publish Lewis’ Space Trilogy?

    2023-07-24T13:00:00Z

    Professor Alister McGrath looks at the intended audience of CS Lewis’ Space Trilogy and explores some of the influences behind the books, including JRR Tolkien and Charles Williams.

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    The CS Lewis Podcast #114 An introduction to The Space Trilogy

    2023-07-17T17:00:00Z

    Many people don’t even realise CS Lewis wrote science fiction, much less have perused these three colossal volumes. So, why read them? In the first episode of our brand new series on Lewis’ Space Trilogy, Professor Alister McGrath looks at when and why Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength were created and how they can impact our lives today.