Skype Session with Kenneth R. Samples
After reading his article about parallels between C.S. Lewis and St. Augustine, David invited philosopher and theologian Kenneth R. Samples onto the show to talk about it.
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The Stone Table Explained
Video from “Into the Wardrobe” about “The Secrets of Narnia’s Stone Table”…
S5E43 – Apologetics Month: “C.S. Lewis vs the New Atheists” – After Hours with Peter S. Williams
At the beginning of “Apologetics Month” we looked at science and scientism. Today with apologist Peter S. Williams we consider the related ideas of “Logical Positivism” and “Verificationism” which were popular in Lewis’ day and which are still alive and well today.
The Common Room – May
Andrew was extremely busy, so this month’s Common Room was just David and Matt. They discussed the recent Ecumenism Month this past April.
S5E42 – Apologetics Month: “The Argument From Desire” – After Hours with Joe Heschmeyer
Lewis said that before he was six years old, he was “a votary of the Blue Flower”. The Blue Flower symbolized a life-long longing, “an unsatisfied desire which is itself more desirable than any other satisfaction”. Lewis used this idea in Mere Christianity to build The Argument From Desire, which Joe Heshmeyer discusses on today’s show as part of “Apologetics Month”.
On C.S. Lewis’ Shorter Writings: Part 4 – Which Collections Are Most Useful?
JA Motter continues…
The Inklings Cremation Argument
On one of the Facebook groups, someone posted the following quotation from one of Lewis’ letters, a rare insight into some of the religious disagreements […]
Skype Session with Graeme Donaldson
David interviewed Graeme Donaldson from one of my favourite podcasts, Classical Stuff You Should Know. We talk about Classical Stuff, Till We Have Faces, literary criticism, Planet Narnia, and all manner of fun things…
Daniel Grgic’s 5 Favorite C.S. Lewis Books
YouTuber Daniel Grgic talks about his five favorite C.S. Lewis books.
S5E41 – Apologetics Month: “Why is there suffering?” – After Hours with Dr. Bethany Sollereder
Continuing with “Apologetics Month”, we turn to what is probably the most powerful argument in favour of atheism, what Lewis called “The Problem of Pain”. David interviews Oxford Professor, Dr. Bethany N. Sollereder about her book, “Why is there suffering?”