Alister McGrath joins Justin Brierley and a panel of Christian thinkers, scientists and church leaders to take audience questions on vocation, culture and Christian witness in this continuation of last week's session, originally recorded live at Unbelievable? the Conference 2022. Get all the video sessions from Unbelievable? the Conference 2022 + Subscribe to The CS Lewis podcast: https://pod.link/1560959545 + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website + For our Premier Unbe...
Aug 15, 2022•38 min•Ep. 68
Recorded live at Unbelievable? the Conference 2022, Justin Brierley leads a panel including Alister McGrath, Sharon Dirckx, John Wyatt, Skye Jethani, and Joseph D'Souza on bringing Christian faith into the spheres of art, science, education and global justice. Get all the video sessions from Unbelievable? the Conference 2022 + 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 event...
Aug 08, 2022•29 min•Ep. 67
Prof Alister McGrath draws on CS Lewis and scripture to encourage Christians to live out their vocation and make a difference in a confused and divided culture. This keynote address was given at Unbelievable? the Conference 2022. Get all the video sessions from Unbelievable? the Conference 2022 + 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 th...
Aug 01, 2022•16 min•Ep. 66
'If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things'. Alister and Justin discuss the way that CS Lewis' 1948 essay is remarkably relevant to modern crises such as Covid and the war in Ukraine. Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + For more episodes subscribe to the podcast + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast ...
Jul 25, 2022•19 min•Ep. 65
'The Weight of Glory' is a sermon that CS Lewis preached at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford in 1941. It is widely regarded as one of his most significant short works, focussing on the way our human longings in this world point to another world that we were made for. Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support ...
Jul 18, 2022•20 min•Ep. 64
Oringally published in 1942 this essay argues that humans often turn 'second order' things such as music, art, romatic love etc into 'first order' things in place of God. In doings so they lose the joy of those things in the process. "You can't get second things by putting them first; you can get second things only by putting first things first." Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website + For our Premier Unbelieva...
Jul 11, 2022•18 min•Ep. 63
Originally given as a talk in 1945, this was the first piece of Lewis' writing that Alister Mcgrath ever read as a student and it had a profound influence on him. It includes Lewis' memorable phrase: 'I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.' Get Alister's new book What's the Point of Theology? Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our ne...
Jul 04, 2022•21 min•Ep. 62
This essay originally took the form of a talk at the Socratic club in Oxford in 1952. Lewis explains the difference between 'Faith A' as 'intellectual assent' and 'Faith B' as 'trust or confidence in God', as well as the experience of awe. Get Alister's new book What's the Point of Theology? Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Su...
Jun 27, 2022•25 min•Ep. 61
Originally preached a sermon in 1945, this essay by Lewis uses the imagery of a diver to explain the significance of the incarnation as God stepping into creation to ultimately redeem it. Get Alister's new book What's the Point of Theology? Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + 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...
Jun 20, 2022•17 min•Ep. 60
CS Lewis discusses the importance of 'myth' in this critique of those who want to 'demythologise' Christianity. He explains why Christ is the 'true myth' that all other stories of dying and rising gods are pointing towards. Get Alister's new book What's the Point of Theology? Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + 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 podcas...
Jun 13, 2022•19 min•Ep. 59
Originally published in 1943 in a Christian magazine, 'Dogma and the Universe' sees Lewis look at the fact that modern science tells us the Universe had a beginning and that life will also come to an end one day. Get Alister's new book What's the Point of Theology? Download Alister and all sessions from Unbelievable? 2022 + 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 a...
Jun 06, 2022•21 min•Ep. 58
We begin season 6 of the CS Lewis podcast looking at a number of CS Lewis' shorter articles, essays and sermons. 'Meditation in a Toolshed' (1945) sees Lewis exploring the idea of 'looking at' a beam of sunlight vs 'looking along' the beam. Alister and Justin discuss how Lewis related this idea to the Christian faith. Download Alister's sessions from Unbelievable? the Conference + For more shows, free ebook and newsletter visit our new website + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Suppor...
May 30, 2022•18 min•Ep. 57
Alister McGrath continues to respond to listener questions about science, faith and doubt (and CS Lewis!) in the second part of a show first recorded as a livestream listener Q&A edition of Unbelievable? in 2020, hosted by Justin and Lucy Brierley and Ruth Jackson. + 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...
May 23, 2022•33 min•Ep. 56
Alister McGrath talks about his memoir 'Through a Glass Darkly: Journeys Through Science, Faith & Doubt' in the first part of a show recorded as a livestream listern Q&A edition of Unbelievable? in 2020, hosted by Justin and Lucy Brierley and Ruth Jackson. + 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...
May 16, 2022•36 min•Ep. 55
The Four Loves (1960) is a reflection on four types of love - affection, friendship, eros and charity. Alister examines them and the concept of 'Agape' love that Lewis draws out. + 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...
May 09, 2022•24 min•Ep. 54
Reflections On The Psalms (1958) is CS Lewis' only book that directly comments on the Bible. Alister explains why Lewis chose to write about the Psalms and what lessons we can draw from it today. + 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...
May 02, 2022•23 min•Ep. 53
Surprised By Joy (1955) is CS Lewis' 'spiritual autobiography of his conversion experience. Alister draws out the lessons his life can give us today. + 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...
Apr 25, 2022•25 min•Ep. 52
The Great Divorce (1945) is an unusual story told from the perspective of passengers on a 'day trip' from hell to heaven. Alister explains how the story and characters draw out Lewis' views on the nature of heaven and hell. + 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...
Apr 18, 2022•32 min•Ep. 51
The Screwtape Letters (1942) saw CS Lewis rise to international prominence as an author. Alister and Justin talk about its creative approach to conversion, temptation and the Christian life. + 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...
Apr 11, 2022•25 min•Ep. 50
The Problem Of Pain (1940) was CS Lewis' apologetic on the problem of God & suffering. Alister reviews its content and impact. + 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...
Apr 04, 2022•20 min•Ep. 49
Published in 1933, Pilgrim's Regress was Lewis' first book written after his conversion. Modelled after Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress', Alister explains why it is among the least well-known of Lewis' writings. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world...
Mar 28, 2022•19 min•Ep. 48
In this new season of the podcast hosted by Justin, Alister introduces seven of CS Lewis' popualr Christian works. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world...
Mar 21, 2022•21 min•Ep. 47
Alister takes audience Q&A on Jesus, CS Lewis and evangelism. From Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world...
Mar 14, 2022•25 min•Ep. 46
Alister McGrath's talk at Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 on 'Jesus the Lunatic?'. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world
Mar 07, 2022•42 min•Ep. 45
Alister concludes this season of the podcast looking at the different ways Lewis and Tolkien expressed the Christian story through their well-known fantasy writings. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world...
Feb 28, 2022•28 min•Ep. 44
CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, two of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, were good friends. So how did Lewis and Tolkien influence each other's faith and writing? + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world...
Feb 21, 2022•21 min•Ep. 43
Why is the concept of friendship in books such as The Four Loves, so important to Lewis? How did Lewis' friendship and romance with Joy Davidman affect his circle of friends? Alister continues to explore this theme with Justin. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + For our Premier Unbelievable? Live events + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world...
Feb 14, 2022•26 min•Ep. 42
Who were Lewis' closest friends from childhood and as an adult? Who were the Inklings and which pub did they actually meet at? What can we learn from Lewis about friendship? All these questions and more are explored by Alister and Justin in today's conversation. + For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com + Support the podcast from the USA + Support the podcast from UK and rest of the world...
Feb 07, 2022•21 min•Ep. 41
Alister and Justin continue their conversation on what Lewis' writings have to say to our modern technological age including the rise of big tech platforms such as Google and Facebook's 'Meta' universe. For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com
Jan 31, 2022•25 min•Ep. 40
What do Lewis' writings such as 'The Abolition of Man' and 'That Hideous Strength' have to say to the rise of AI and Transhumanism? Alister McGrath and Justin Brierley begin a new conversation on CS Lewis and technology. For more from the podcast http://www.cslewispodcast.com
Jan 24, 2022•23 min•Ep. 39
