A weekly podcast from Premier Unbelievable? with Professor Alister McGrath exploring C.S. Lewis’ thought, theology and teaching.
C.S. Lewis is one of the most influential voices in modern Christianity. The 20th Century British writer and lay theologian has profoundly impacted Christians around the world and brought many atheists and agnostics to faith in Jesus.
One person whose faith was greatly encouraged by the writings of C.S. Lewis is Professor Alister McGrath. Both men were raised in Northern Ireland, studied at Oxford University and went on to become professors there. They also both came to faith from atheism slightly later in life. Alister has written numerous books on C.S. Lewis, including a seminal biography C.S. Lewis – A Life.
Every Monday, Ruth Jackson and Professor Alister McGrath will reflect on C.S. Lewis’ ideas, life and influence as well as trying to answer questions that impact culture today.
                        
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                                                    #234 Lilian Lindén: Did Lewis credit Barfield for what he learned from Steiner?
                                                
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                                            2025-11-03
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                                                    #233 Lilian Lindén: CS Lewis, Owen Barfield, and the Great War
                                                
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                                            2025-10-27
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                                                    #232 Lilian Lindén: The influence and relevance of CS Lewis today
                                                
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                                            2025-10-20
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                                                    #231 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis, Christians and the Church
                                                
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                                            2025-10-13
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                                                    #230 Alister McGrath: Theology, miracles and imagination
                                                
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                                            2025-10-06
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                                                    #229 Alister McGrath: Reflecting on CS Lewis' work as a theologian
                                                
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                                            2025-09-29
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                                                    #228 Alister McGrath: Was CS Lewis a theologian? Part 2
                                                
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                                            2025-09-22
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                                                    #227 Alister McGrath: Was CS Lewis a theologian?
                                                
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                                            2025-09-15
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                                                    #226 Paul Anderson: Fern-Seed, Elephants, Bultmann, and Lewis - Varied Expertise in Critical Perspective
                                                
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                                                    #225 Paul Anderson: CS Lewis, the Bible and theology
                                                
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                                                    #224 Paul Anderson: Lewis, Bultmann, Fern-seeds and Elephants
                                                
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                                                    #223 Paul Anderson: CS Lewis and the Gospel of John
                                                
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                                                    #222 Dr. Max Baker-Hytch: Lewis and the argument from desire
                                                
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                                            2025-08-11
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                                                    #221 Dr. Max Baker-Hytch: Lewis and the argument from reason
                                                
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                                                    #220 Dr. Max Baker-Hytch: The Moral Argument for God's Existence
                                                
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                                                    #219 Dr. Max Baker-Hytch: Was C.S Lewis a philosopher?
                                                
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                                            2025-07-21
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                                                    #218 Traver Carlson: Re-veiling the Secret: Reading The Ransom Trilogy as Spiritual Exercise
                                                
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                                            2025-07-14
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                                                    #217 Traver Carlson: The Ransom Trilogy, Space and Medieval Imagery
                                                
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                                                    #216 Traver Carlson: The Impact of CS Lewis today
                                                
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                                            2025-06-30
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                                                    #215 Alister McGrath: Exploring The Discarded Image (Part 2)
                                                
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                                            2025-06-23
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