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Back to Search#120 Out of the Silent Planet: Weston, Devine and JRR Tolkien
As we delve into the first book of the trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet, Professor Alister McGrath looks at some of its key themes. He explores the …
2 years, 8 months ago
#119 Has The Space Trilogy stood the test of time?
Alister McGrath concludes his introduction to Lewis’ Space Trilogy by exploring parallels with The Chronicles of Narnia. He offers tips for getting i…
2 years, 8 months ago
#118 Evil, evolution and theological reflection in The Space Trilogy
Alister McGrath explores some of the theological themes within Lewis’ trilogy, such as incarnation, atonement and the problem of evil. How did Lewis …
2 years, 8 months ago
#117 Vivisection, mental health, racism and sexism
We dive into some of the important issues explored in Lewis’ Space Trilogy. Why was he so vehemently opposed to animal experimentation? What would Le…
2 years, 8 months ago
#116 Did CS Lewis believe in aliens?
Alister McGrath continues to explore questions raised by Lewis' Space Trilogy - were any characters inspired by his "strange" Oxford colleagues? Do w…
2 years, 9 months ago
#115 Why did no one want to publish Lewis' Space Trilogy?
Professor Alister McGrath looks at the intended audience of CS Lewis' Space Trilogy and explores some of the influences behind the books, including J…
2 years, 9 months ago
#114 An introduction to The Space Trilogy
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 …
2 years, 9 months ago
#113 What about other religions?
In the final part of this replay of an Unbelievable show, originally broadcast in October 2010, Justin Brierley speaks to Lewis scholar Dr Michael Wa…
2 years, 9 months ago
#112 Was Jesus a liar, lunatic, Lord or something else?
In the third part of this replay of an Unbelievable show, originally broadcast in October 2010, Justin Brierley speaks to Lewis scholar Dr Michael Wa…
2 years, 10 months ago
#111 Is Lewis' argument from reason convincing?
In the second part of this replay of an Unbelievable show, originally broadcast in October 2010, Justin Brierley speaks to Lewis scholar Dr Michael W…
2 years, 10 months ago