C.S. Lewis: How an atheist became the man behind Narnia | Alister McGrath

Already a listener? Welcome. Now you can watch. The C.S. Lewis Podcast is coming to YouTube, bringing the life, imagination and extraordinary ideas of the man behind Narnia to video for the first time. In our first ever episode, host Ruth Jackson sits down with renowned C.S. Lewis scholar Professor Alister McGrath to explore one of the biggest questions of all: What is life actually for? This conversation was originally recorded in 2019 and first published in March 2021 in audio-form only. Chapters 0:00 C.S. Lewis, Christianity and the meaning of life 1:55 Why C.S. Lewis still matters today 3:04 How Alister McGrath discovered the real C.S. Lewis 5:16 How C.S. Lewis became an atheist 6:24 War, suffering and Lewis’s problem with God 7:47 Why atheism stopped satisfying C.S. Lewis 9:42 What led C.S. Lewis back towards Christianity? 11:27 The “most reluctant convert in all England” 13:28 Reason, imagination and the Christian faith 14:56 C.S. Lewis on the meaning of life 16:28 Why Lewis still speaks to our search for meaning 18:53 What C.S. Lewis might say about social media and identity 23:16 Grief, depression and finding hope in suffering 24:42 Alister McGrath says 'Mere Christianity' is a good place to start Alister and Ruth uncover Lewis’s remarkable journey from aggressive atheism to Christianity, the impact of war and suffering on his beliefs, why books became “dangerous” to his atheism, and how he brought reason and imagination together. And what would Lewis make of us today? Instagram, selfie culture, anxiety, identity and our constant need to prove ourselves? From The Chronicles of Narnia to Mere Christianity, discover why C.S. Lewis still speaks so powerfully to the modern world. If you are new to CS Lewis, his book Mere Christianity is one of the best places to start. You can find it here: https://amzn.to/4bjRCqn Subscribe to the new C.S. Lewis Podcast YouTube channel for conversations exploring Lewis, Narnia, faith, doubt, suffering, imagination and much more. For the full archive of this show go to https://www.premierunbelievable.com/s... Subscribe & Support 🎥 Never miss an episode! Subscribe on YouTube: The C.S. Lewis Podcast🎙️ 👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡 🔗 Get bonus content, updates, fascinating articles, and early access to new episodes - absolutely free! Join now at www.premierunbelievable.com 📢 Follow us Instagram: Instagram: premierunbelievable Facebook: Facebook: premierunbelievable Tik Tok: TikTok: premier.unbelievable X: Premier Unbelievable? (@UnbelievableFE)