Lewis, C. S.

Clyde Kilby on C. S. Lewis’s claim that the Gospel is the greatest myth

C. S. Lewis on the transporting, illuminating capacity of Myth

In this 1976 interview, Clyde Kilby (1902–1986) discusses C. S. Lewis’s critique of scientism and rationalism, his belief in the primacy of the imagination, and his mythic vision. (37 minutes)

Clyde Kilby on the nature and need for myths

Literary critic Thomas Howard explains why he considers C. S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces to be one of the author’s richest and most rewarding works. (18 minutes)

Jeffrey Barbeau explains what made C. S. Lewis an effective “translator” of theology for non-theologians. (21 minutes)

FEATURED GUESTS: William Cavanaugh, Kent Burreson, Beth Hoeltke, Jeffrey Barbeau, Jason Baxter, John Betz, and Bruce Herman

FROM VOL. 155 Jason Baxter explains how reading medieval literature enabled C. S. Lewis to become a “naturalized citizen of the Middle Ages.” (25 minutes)

In this extended interview, Michael Ward makes a compelling case that the qualities attributed to the seven planets in the cosmology of antiquity and the Middle Ages are embodied in C. S. Lewis’s seven books about Narnia. (68 minutes)

FEATURED GUESTS: Jeffrey Bilbro, Daniel McInerny, Joseph Minich, Carl Elliott, Nadya Williams, and Don W. King

FROM VOL. 162 Mark Noll discusses early critical reception of C. S. Lewis's work in America. (29 minutes)

FROM VOL. 30 Clyde Kilby discusses C. S. Lewis's critique of scientism and rationalism, and his belief in the primacy of the imagination. (15 minutes)

FROM VOL. 10 Marjorie Mead examines two film portrayals of C. S. Lewis, noting which best captures Lewis's jovial personality and the nuances of his faith. (4 minutes)

Timothy Larsen discusses a new edition of George MacDonald's Diary of An Old Soul, a slim book of poem-prayers to be read daily as a devotional aid. (30 minutes)

Alex Markos explores the transformational power of Aslan as the Christ figure in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. (31 minutes)

FEATURED GUESTS: Mark Noll, R. Jared Staudt, Paul Weston, William C. Hackett, Hans Boersma, and David Paul Baird

Historian Mark Noll discusses the reasons why American evangelicals were initially slow to warm to Lewis. (15 minutes)

FROM VOL. 121 Daniel Gabelman attempts to correct the notion that George MacDonald prizes seriousness and sobriety. (20 minutes)

Chris Armstrong explains how C. S. Lewis’s work is grounded deeply in the Christian humanist tradition. (45 minutes)

FROM VOL. 154 Michael Ward explains why The Abolition of Man is one of Lewis’s most important but also most difficult books. (36 minutes)