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Episode 1
22 september 2021
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Episode 1
22 september 2021
The Abolition of Man has been named by the National Review as one of the ten most important books of the 20th century, and Lewis expressed the same tenets fictionally in That Hideous Strength. In this episode, we will explore how C.S. Lewis came to write these two books, what was the context at the time, and how the two books are connected. In this series. we will seek to unpack the meaning of Lewis’s works, explore their remarkable relevance for today, and consider how we can respond with practices of Hope and Wisdom rooted in the Scriptures. Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 29 ~ Book 4, Chapters 10 & 11 "Nice People or New Men?" and "The New Men"
9 juni 2021
Lewis concludes Book 4 with a polemic on the difference between "being nice" and being redeemed, as well as the necessity of losing oneself in order to find real Life in Christ: Give up your self, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it. Submit to death, death of your ambitions and favourite wishes every day and death of your whole body in the end: submit with every fibre of your being, and you will find eternal life. Keep back nothing. Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. Nothing in you that has not died will ever be raised from the dead. Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage, ruin, and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in. Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 28 ~ Book 4--Chapters 8 & 9: "Is Christianity Hard or Easy?" and "Counting the Cost"
2 juni 2021
Lewis continues his reflections on what it means to the believer to have Christ's life within and transforming priorities and understandings, and these chapters contain some of his most memorable analogies for understanding that we are being remade into the image of God. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2yUH3E4JA&list=RDOM2yUH3E4JA&start_radio=1&rv=OM2yUH3E4JA&t=107 Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 27 ~ Book 4, Chapters 5, 6, & 7: The Obstinate Toy Soldiers, Two Notes, and Let's Pretend
26 mei 2021
These chapters of Book 4 focus on how the begotten spiritual life of God is given to us through the wondrous miracle of the Incarnation, and how that new life can be lived into by beginning to practice those qualities and habits that are commanded in the Scriptures regardless of whether we "feel" them at the moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KvrbYZB2vY Latin text O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, iacentem in praesepio! Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Iesum Christum. Alleluia! English translation O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger! Blessed is the virgin whose womb was worthy to bear the Lord, Jesus Christ. Alleluia! https://www.amazon.com/Surprised-Hope-Rethinking-Resurrection-Mission/dp/0061551821 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12892/the-magi Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 26 ~ Book 4, Chapters 3 and 4: "Time and Beyond Time" and "Good Infection"
19 mei 2021
With his remarkable gift for analogy, Lewis in these chapters first explores what it means that God exists in multiple dimensions and is outside of Time in an eternal Now, and then moves to discussing the joyous and loving union of the Three Persons of the Trinity. Music link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiNktUBcvNs Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 25 ~ Book 4, Chapters 1 and 2: Making and Begetting and The Three-Personal God
12 mei 2021
Book 4 of Mere Christianity, entitled "Beyond Personality: or First Steps in the Doctrine of the Trinity" delves into some great theological doctrines. Lewis is intent on explaining that is all about a new kind of life. "If Christianity only means one more bit of good advice, then Christianity is of no importance. There has been no lack of good advice for the last four thousand years. A bit more makes no difference. But as soon as you look at any real Christian writings, you find that they are talking about something quite different from this popular religion. ...Now the point in Christianity which gives us the greatest shock is the statement that by attaching ourselves to Christ, we can "become Sons of God." Music link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Hin4swdKg Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 24--Book 3, Chapters 11 and 12: Faith
5 mei 2021
Lewis closes out Book 3 on Christian Behavior with a robust discussion of the dual meanings of Faith: Faith, the theological virtue, as well as Faith, the fruit of the Spirit. Music link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7BfP_zcvvc
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Mere Christianity, Episode 23 ~ Book 3, Chapters 9 and 10 Hope and Charity
28 april 2021
Moving from the topic of Pride, the great sin, to a discussion of the theological virtues of Charity (Love) and Hope, Lewis's trenchant analysis of why we need to reclaim these virtues is an important word for the church today. "Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 22 ~ Book 3, Chapter 8: The Great Sin
21 april 2021
In his famous teaching on the sin of Pride in this chapter, Lewis builds a strong argument on why this particular sin is the most insidious and deadly for Christians: "According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind." Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 21 ~ Book 3, Chapter 7: Forgiveness
14 april 2021
In the quest to determine the most unpopular virtue, Lewis says Forgiveness may even eclipse Chastity in terms of most people's reluctance to practice the virtue. Yet, Jesus taught about how hugely important forgiveness is in the life of the Kingdom of God, not only in parables but also in the central part of the Lord's Prayer. Lewis examines why this virtue is so important in the life of the Christian. Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 20 ~ Book 3, Chapter 6: Christian Marriage
7 april 2021
Lewis's important chapter on Christian Marriage, like so many things in Mere Christianity, seems even more relevant today than when it was written. Here he addresses a Scriptural theology of marriage and problems with our cultural understanding of Love. Suffice to say that Lewis would not be a fan of the old hit song "You've Lost That Loving Feeling"! Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 19 ~ Book 3, Chapter 5: Sexual Morality
24 maart 2021
In one of the more celebrated chapters of this book, Lewis takes on what he says is the most unpopular virtue: Chastity. Lewis's words here undermine the old show title "No Sex Please--We're British!" In his inimitable way, Lewis elucidates the Biblical standard and why it matters so profoundly for human flourishing. Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 18 ~ Book 3, Chapter 4: Morality and Psychoanalysis
17 maart 2021
In this chapter, Lewis explores the nature of psychoanalysis, rejects Freudian worldview assumptions, and reflects on the true nature of moral choice.
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Mere Christianity, Episode 17 ~ Book 3, Chapter 3: Social Morality
10 maart 2021
Lewis'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. Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 16 ~ Book 3, Chapter 2: The "Cardinal" Virtues
3 maart 2021
Lewis 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. Lees meer
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Mere Christianity, Episode 15 ~ Book 3, Chapter 1: The Three Parts of Morality
24 februari 2021
This 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. Lees meer
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Episode 14 ~ Book 2, Chapter 5: The Practical Conclusion
17 februari 2021
Lewis 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." Lees meer
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Episode 13 ~ Book 2, Chapter 4: The Perfect Penitent
10 februari 2021
Lewis 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." Lees meer
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Episode 12 ~ Book 2, Chapter 3: The Shocking Alternative
3 februari 2021
Lewis 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.
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Episode 11 ~ Book 2, Chapter 2: The Invasion
27 januari 2021
As 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. Lees meer
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Episode 10 ~ Book 2, Chapter 1: The Rival Conceptions of God
20 januari 2021
Following 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. Lees meer
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Episode 9 ~ Chapter 5: We Have Cause to Be Uneasy
13 januari 2021
In 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. Lees meer
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Episode 8 ~ Chapter 4: What Lies Behind the Law
6 januari 2021
"Ever since men were able to think, they have been wondering what this universe really is and how it came to be there. In this chapter, Lewis discusses the materialist view, the religious view, and the role of science, concluding that there "... is a Something which is directing the universe, and which appears in me as a law urging me to do right and making me feel responsible and uncomfortable when I do wrong." Lees meer
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Episode 7 ~ Chapter 3: The Reality of the Law
16 december 2020
"Men ought to be unselfish, ought to be fair. Not that men are unselfish, nor that they like being unselfish, but that they ought to be. The Moral Law, or Law of Human Nature, is not simply a fact about human behaviour in the same way as the Law of Gravitation is...a fact about how heavy objects behave." Lewis shows us in this chapter how the Law of Human Nature is a fact , a reality, about humanity that must be considered." Lees meer
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Episode 6 ~ Chapter 2: Some Objections
9 december 2020
Following Lewis's opening foray about the Law of Human Nature in his initial talk, he received many letters raising questions and some objections. He then addressed these points in his fifth talk. In the book, he changed the order and addressed the objections head on, using a remarkable series of analogies. Lees meer
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Episode 5 ~ The Law of Human Nature
2 december 2020
Lewis starts his book with a wonderful title for Book 1--"Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe." Rather than beginning with evidence about Jesus or comparative analysis of different religions, he starts with perhaps the most ancient and consistent question of the human heart--why are we here and what is the purpose and meaning of life? Lees meer
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Episode 4 ~ The 1952 Preface and Publication of Mere Christianity
18 november 2020
It was not until 1952 that the book we now know as Mere Christianity was published, including Lewis's broadcast talks with some important edits and additions. The apt analogy, one of the great joys of this book, makes a strong start in the Preface with Lewis's brilliant discussion of the meaning of words and the hall and doors image for the Christian faith. Join us as we explore this fascinating work. Lees meer
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Episode 3 ~ Origins: Lewis's On-Air Introduction and the 1942 Preface
11 november 2020
“It’s not because I’m anybody in particular that I’ve been asked to tell you what Christians believe. In fact it’s just the opposite.” Lewis's opening words here reflect his conviction that connecting with his audience right away was key to earning the right to be heard. Much like Jesus’s “Come and see” approach early in John’s Gospel, Lewis deliberately establishes a tone and approach and connection which is quite disarming. Join us as we explore why this opening matters so deeply. Lees meer
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Episode 2 ~ Origins: The Man Behind the Curtain
4 november 2020
Join us as we explore the pivotal role of the Rev. James "Jimmy" Welch of the BBC in birthing the broadcast talks that led to the book we know today as "Mere Christianity." Welch's example is an inspirational one for us today and shows the difference one person can make. Lees meer
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Episode 1 ~ Origins: C.S. Lewis, the BBC talks, and the Blitz
28 oktober 2020
The book we now know as Mere Christianity grew out of the darkest days of World War II and the talks C.S. Lewis gave to inspire hope and faith among an anxious nation. Join us as we explore this important context and its relevance for us today.
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Episode 38 October 28, 2020
28 oktober 2020
Our journey with Screwtape has ended, but a new journey has begun! Join the Rev. Brian McGreevy as he begins a new C.S. Lewis class,
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An Introduction to Mere Christianity
27 oktober 2020
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Episode 37 July 29, 2020
29 juli 2020
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Episode 36 July 22, 2020
22 juli 2020
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Episode 35 July 15, 2020
15 juli 2020
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Episode 34 July 8, 2020
8 juli 2020
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Episode 33 July 1, 2020
1 juli 2020
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Episode 32 June 24,2020
24 juni 2020
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Episode 31 June 17, 2020
17 juni 2020
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Episode 30 June 10, 2020
10 juni 2020
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Episode 29 June 3, 2020
3 juni 2020
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Episode 28 May 27,2020
27 mei 2020
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Episode 27 May 20, 2020
20 mei 2020
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Episode 26 May 13,2020
13 mei 2020
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Episode 25 May 6, 2020
6 mei 2020
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Episode 24 April 29,2020
29 april 2020
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Episode 23 April 22, 2020
22 april 2020
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Episode 22 April 15, 2020
15 april 2020
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Episode 21 March 25, 2020
25 maart 2020