Walter Hooper died on December 7, 2020. I’ve been told a service will be live-streamed at the Oxford Oratory via their YouTube Channel) on Friday, January 8th at 11 am GMT (6 am Eastern). Additionally, I’ll be releasing a couple of podcasts (via All About Jack) featuring reflections by people who knew Walter (and a …
Discussing Mere Christianity (Dr. Devin Brown)
Saying Mere Christianity is a book that has influence millions of people would not only be obvious, but also an understatement! Yet, despite it’s nearly universal appeal, there are those who have difficulty “getting into it.” This might be because the material is over 70 years old (they were first radio talks in the 1940’s) and they …
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Roundup of Recent C.S. Lewis News and Articles
As you may have heard Friday is the 50 anniversary of C.S. Lewis death and he will be honored with a memorial service at Poets’ Corner. It’s no surprise that more than a few new articles about Lewis has been posted online. Some are audio and may be only available for a short time. The following is my attempt to provide a quick reference to material I was aware of at the time. If you notice something I didn’t include and think I should then feel free to include it by leaving a comment with a link to it.
How Lewis Lit the Way to Better Apologetics – This is the cover story from Christianity Today by Dr. Michael Ward that is current free to read by non-subscribers.
Remembering C. S. Lewis: No Mere Christian – the first of a short series of BreakPoint articles on Lewis; this one by Eric Metaxas.
Online Video – C. S. Lewis: Why He Matters Today *REVISED*
Why has Lewis’s legacy endured? There has been a lot of books written to help answer this very question and some were even just released this year.
While these are great resources, what do you do if you were wanting to introduce a friend to the life and writings of Lewis and they don’t have a lot of time to hear you out? Thanks to the Internet this isn’t a problem, as there are various websites that tell about Lewis. However, if you want something that will take less than 30 minutes then read on about a great video that is online.