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.
Andrew was extremely busy, so this month’s Common Room was just David and Matt. They discussed the recent Ecumenism Month this past April.
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”.
JA Motter continues…
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 […]
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…
YouTuber Daniel Grgic talks about his five favorite C.S. Lewis books.
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?”
I had previously posted Part 1 of a family-produced version of Out of the Silent Planet. They have just released Part 2 and you might recognize the voice of Hyoi…
Today we begin “Apologetics Month”, examining some of Lewis’ favourite arguments for his worldview. We begin by discussing his views on science, scientism, and evolution with Dr. John G. West, editor of “The Magician’s Twin”.
JA Motter continues…