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Join the Reverend Brian K. McGreevy as he explores C.S. Lewis’s writings and life through the lens of his important insights for living Christianly in a post-Christian culture, looking at meaning and ... more
FAQs about On C.S. Lewis:How many episodes does On C.S. Lewis have?The podcast currently has 247 episodes available.
March 17, 2021Mere Christianity, Episode 18 ~ Book 3, Chapter 4: Morality and PsychoanalysisIn this chapter, Lewis explores the nature of psychoanalysis, rejects Freudian worldview assumptions, and reflects on the true nature of moral choice. ...more57minPlay
March 10, 2021Mere Christianity, Episode 17 ~ Book 3, Chapter 3: Social MoralityLewis's discourse on Christian Behavior continues with this chapter on justice and society. His reflections and conclusions are fascinating and relevant: "...The real snag in all this drawing up of blueprints for a Christian society [is that] most of us are not really approaching the subject in order to find out what Christianity says: we are approaching it in the hope of finding support from Christianity for the views of our own party. We are looking for an ally where we are offered either a Master or a judge....more58minPlay
March 03, 2021Mere Christianity, Episode 16 ~ Book 3, Chapter 2: The "Cardinal" VirtuesLewis continues his discourse on Christian Behavior with this episode's chapter on the important topic of Virtue, focusing in on the "Cardinal" virtues of Prudence, Temperance, Justice, and Fortitude. It is a sad commentary on our times that those words seem so "old-fashioned" to our ears today....more1h 1minPlay
February 24, 2021Mere Christianity, Episode 15 ~ Book 3, Chapter 1: The Three Parts of MoralityThis episode launches into Book 3 of Mere Christianity, which is entitled Christian Behavior. "The Three Parts of Morality" is a marvelous explication of moral theology, complete with some of Lewis's best analogies, and helps explain much of the confusion about morality that we see in our culture today....more1h 1minPlay
February 17, 2021Episode 14 ~ Book 2, Chapter 5: The Practical ConclusionLewis describes what he calls "the Christ-life" within us and how we enter fully into that life. "The Christian... thinks any good he does comes from the Christ-life inside him. He does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it."...more1h 1minPlay
February 10, 2021Episode 13 ~ Book 2, Chapter 4: The Perfect PenitentLewis weaves together the problem of man's need for redemption, the love of God expressed in the Incarnation, and the power of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross to change everything, reminding us that "...fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms."...more58minPlay
February 03, 2021Episode 12 ~ Book 2, Chapter 3: The Shocking AlternativeLewis takes on the topics of God's goodness and free will, the search for happiness outside of God, the radical things that Jesus said about His identity, the forgiveness of sins, and concludes with his famous trilemma apologia. ...more1hPlay
January 27, 2021Episode 11 ~ Book 2, Chapter 2: The InvasionAs Lewis unpacks the ideas behind what Christians believe, this chapter, "The Invasion," looks at why atheism is too simple and why an "inoculation" idea of Christianity is inadequate, and points towards the good news that the rightful king has landed, albeit in enemy-occupied territory. ...more58minPlay
January 20, 2021Episode 10 ~ Book 2, Chapter 1: The Rival Conceptions of GodFollowing the great success of the first series of five broadcast talks, "Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe," the BBC asked Lewis to continue with a new series entitled "What Christians Believe." Lewis opens this series with his thoughts on "The Rival Conceptions of God," looking at ways that the religious impulse has animated mankind from ancient times....more58minPlay
January 13, 2021Episode 9 ~ Chapter 5: We Have Cause to Be UneasyIn this chapter, Lewis explores the implications about what we have been able to deduce about the nature of Reality and the Law of Human Nature in the first four chapters. In this episode, we will also reflect on Book I as a whole, and why its arguments and the power of Story are critically important for Christian witness in this cultural moment where Gospel humility seems to be in short supply. ...more1h 11minPlay
FAQs about On C.S. Lewis:How many episodes does On C.S. Lewis have?The podcast currently has 247 episodes available.