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#90 Alister McGrath: The making of an Oxford don
Episode 92
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 natu…
3 years, 3 months ago
#89 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis and the Great War
Episode 91
In the third episode of our series focussing on McGrath’s book CS Lewis: A Life, we explore Lewis' experience of the First World War and the signifi…
3 years, 3 months ago
#88 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ unpleasant schooldays
Episode 90
In the second episode of a new series focussing on McGrath’s book CS Lewis: A Life, we look at why Lewis found school so thoroughly unpleasant and h…
3 years, 3 months ago
#87 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ Irish childhood
Episode 88
In this first episode of a new series focussing on McGrath’s book CS Lewis: A Life, we look at Lewis’ early childhood in County Down, their family l…
3 years, 3 months ago
#86 Alister McGrath: Why read CS Lewis?
Episode 87
As we begin a new year, we pause to remind ourselves of the thought, life and legacy of CS Lewis. Professor Alister McGrath shares why and how we ca…
3 years, 4 months ago
#85 A magical Narnia trail
Episode 86
There is something inherently Christmassy about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and a church in the North East of England have used Lewis’ clas…
3 years, 4 months ago
#84 CS Lewis on Christmas
Episode 85
What did Christmas mean to CS Lewis? How did he celebrate it? Did he ever write about the festive season? Professor Alister McGrath shares his insigh…
3 years, 4 months ago
#83 Teri-Anne Cavanagh: Finding faith through CS Lewis
Episode 84
Teri-Anne Cavanagh is training for ordained ministry in the Church of England, but she wasn't always a Christian. CS Lewis played an instrumental ro…
3 years, 4 months ago
#82 Ross Wilson: How an artist immortalised CS Lewis
Episode 83
Northern Irish artist Ross Wilson BEM talks about his remarkable sculpture The Searcher, which is based on the character of Digory Kirke who, in ‘Th…
3 years, 4 months ago
#81 Joshua Karras - porn, depression, domestic violence and The Screwtape Letters
Episode 82
Ruth Jackson continues her conversation with author Joshua Karras who has penned a modern appropriation of The Screwtape Letters. 80 years after the…
3 years, 5 months ago