C.S. Lewis & Mere Christianity (5 Key Themes)

📚 Join us on a captivating journey through the profound wisdom of C.S. Lewis as Alister McGrath, a Professor at Oxford University, celebrated author and theologian, delves into the five key themes that define Lewis's enduring legacy: hiddenness, faith, myth, imagination, and the problem of evil.

If you've ever wondered why C.S. Lewis, the author of Narnia, continues to captivate hearts and minds, this episode is for you!

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Summary:
5:40: 📚 C.S. Lewis’s journey from atheist to reluctant convert.
10:07: 📚 C.S. Lewis's understanding of Christianity as a story and his ability to speak to both non-Christians and Christians in their faith journeys.
15:10: 💡 Christianity is a true myth that can make sense of all other stories and engage people in a narrative.
20:22: 📚 The concept of chronological snobbery and the importance of revisiting old ideas and wisdom in his work.
25:07: ✨ The power of personal storytelling and the argument from desire.
30:01: 📚 C.S. Lewis about the destructive force of pride.
36:33: 😢 C.S. Lewis's response to the problem of evil is to learn to cope with it and live well in a suffering world, relying on the support of Christ who has experienced suffering before us.
39:51: 📚 Christianity provides a vision for transforming the suffering world.
44:39: 📚 C.S. Lewis and his impact on Christianity and culture.
49:46: 📚 What would the world look like without religion?

Huge thanks to @medialux company for their exceptional video production work which brought this discussion to life!

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[ewencameron]

HOPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS for ourselves and our loved ones and our communities and countries and world and universe

[Callisto]

Alister McGrath is a wonderful Christian commentator, scholarly, precise and fascinating.

[hazmatzuki]

It's such a joy to watch these podcasts and listen to your guests, great minds. .Your dialogues flow naturally and I appreciate the way you document yourself for these meetings. I can't wait to see the podcast about communism. Good luck in everything you do!

[juliereason]

What a wonderful and fascinating interview. So many essentials were addressed in very satisfying ways. Thank you so much.

[lidiaolcer]

Congratulations for the brilliant interview with the Oxford’s professor. Well spoken, with a lot of insights, and a lot to take home from this day . Well done, and keep up the great work 🎉

[oviguitar]

Absolutely loved this episode! Insightful and captivating. Eagerly awaiting the next episode.

[dobreedan]

Thank you Samuel for this kind of content🎉❤

[carmel-housechurch]

Such a great pleasure to see my good friend Sam Marusca engaging with Alistair McGrath on issues of such importance!

[JeanRausis]

Amazing discussion, but I'm still waiting for the part on hiddenness.

[matthewstokes]

Very happy to have subscribed. God Bless.

[kennywong]

If God is not hidden then humans are no longer savable, because covenant specifies that humans need faith to be saved.

[maclinux]

Love how the professor endorses the channel at 38:31 :).

[gregjones]

That which doesn't exist will always be hidden. Only the truth will become evident.

[Anna-mcll]

Thank you very much for sharing this great conversation!

[zak]

Sadly CS Lewis is not known to muslims or the muslim world, as a muslim I really enjoy his insights his wish to connect to God will resonate with your average muslim. There is a lot of common ground within all 3 Abrahamic religions but the point of departure for us is who christ was, for us he was indeed the messiah/God`s prophet but not divine/Son of God, our view of sin and the problem of suffering are also very different to how CS Lewis would articulate it, I enjoyed the podcast

[johnshannon]

God isn't hidden; God is just not a material phenomenon.

[bridgettenorris]

Here is Our God revealing Himself... Biblical scripture..in the Beginning was the WORD (LOGOS), and THE WORD BECAME FLESH AND DWELT AMONG US, AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY AS THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER (GOD) Full of GRACE AND TRUTH. NKJ JOHN1:1-14. Before you read this scripture ask God to open your eyes of understanding..in. Jesus name Amen!

[Athalia]

So humans keep innovating and progressing because they don't understand the comfort of the Christian message? Let's try an experiment. Let's ask the Christians closest to you a simple question: if you had to give up one of these which would it, The Sermon on the Mount or your automobile?

[schnulloman]

He was interesting until he started talking about the writings of atheists. Then he just did exactly what he accuses them of doing, which was to insult and ridicule them to disguise the weakness of his own position.

[dennisabordo]

Answer me this?

There is an entity whose reasoning and every intellectual discourse leads to the destruction of their very existence. This entity can not be described as a simpleton. On the contrary, it is sentient and sensually alive, and over the accumulation of time, it sees perfectly the futility of its endeavour. It can not stop reasoning, and it doesn't want to stop its reliance on its intellect. How would you describe that entity?