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?,,+ Subscribe to The CS Lewis podcast: https://pod.link/ ... Show More
Jan 19
#245 Dr Crystal Hurd: Compassion, resilience, and creative leadership in Lewis
Dr Crystal Hurd, an educator, poet, and researcher from Virginia, discusses CS Lewis as a model of compassionate, resilient, and creative leadership. Together, Ruth and Crystal explore how Lewis demonstrated compassion in his life and work, how he responded to suffering and criti ... Show More
19m 37s
Jan 12
#244 Dr Crystal Hurd: How CS Lewis became one of the most influential leaders of the modern age
Dr Crystal Hurd explores why CS Lewis remains such a compelling and influential figure today. An educator, poet, and researcher from Virginia, Crystal is the author of 'The Leadership of C.S. Lewis: 10 Traits to Encourage Change and Growth' and a contributor to 'Women and C.S. Le ... Show More
24m 50s
Jan 5
#243 Dr Crystal Hurd: Exploring the Transformational Leadership of CS Lewis
Dr Crystal Hurd, an educator, poet, and researcher from Virginia, shares about her extensive work on CS Lewis. Dr Hurd discusses her first encounter with Lewis' writings and how it transformed her faith and worldview. She also delves into her doctoral research on CS Lewis's leade ... Show More
22m 27s
Nov 2023
60 years after his death, are CS Lewis and his God still relevant?
Ruth Jackson hosts a discussion about a 20th Century British writer and lay theologian who is arguably one of the most influential voices in modern Christianity. On November 22nd 1963, Clive Staples Lewis – Jack to his friends – died in Oxford, England. However, 60 years after hi ... Show More
1h 18m
Dec 2021
C.S. Lewis on Building Men With Chests
<p>Like Plato, C.S. Lewis believed that the human soul was made up of three parts — the head (the rational, reason-driven part of you), the belly (your appetites and base instincts), and the chest (the seat of virtue-seeking sentiments and well-tuned emotions). In order for your ... Show More
42m 33s
Sep 2022
WOF 353: God, Elon Musk, and Space
<p>Friends, on today's episode of the "Word on Fire Show," Brandon Vogt and I discuss some comments recently made by Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, about space and religion.</p> <p>What does Catholicism have to say about the universe and the possibility of alien life? Sh ... Show More
24m 15s
Sep 2022
Angels, visions and near death encounters - Dale C Allison on whether skeptics can take religious experiences seriously
<p class="sc-fYHEnZ kZxuMl slate-block">From rapturous joy to inexplicable terror, angelic encounters to near death experiences, New Testament scholar Dale Allison has researched a wide range of phenomena in his new book 'Encountering Mystery: Religious Experience in a Secular Ag ... Show More
1h 31m