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Mentioned in 23 episodes

Out of the Silent Planet

Book • 1938

In 'Out of the Silent Planet', Dr. Elwin Ransom, a philologist, is kidnapped by his old school acquaintance Dick Devine and the scientist Edward Weston.

They take him aboard a spaceship bound for Malacandra (Mars).

Upon landing, Ransom escapes and encounters the planet's inhabitants, including the humanoid hrossa and the angelic eldil.

He learns that Earth is isolated from the rest of the solar system and eventually meets Oyarsa, the ruler of Malacandra.

After a series of adventures and interactions with the planet's diverse species, Ransom is directed to return to Earth along with his captors, who are ordered to leave Malacandra immediately.

Mentioned by

Auron Macintyre

Alister McGrath

Mentioned in 23 episodes

Mentioned by Dallas Willard as containing interesting perspectives on space and the nature of reality.

25. Does God Speak Today? : Facing the Issues (1993)

Mentioned by

Joseph Loconte

, noting Lewis fulfilled his part of the literary pact with this space travel story.

Oxford’s inklings and the Christian imagination

Mentioned in relation to the interplay between the masculine and the feminine.

107 - That Hideous Strength, Part 1

Mentioned by

Eric Erickson

as the imaginative fiction by C.S. Lewis that Tolkien helped him find a publisher for.

12.3.25 Analysis of the Tennessee election, World Tour highlights, and the friendship between J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

Mentioned by

Auron Macintyre

, discussing the ruling angel Lucifer and the planet's silence.

Did Christ's Resurrection Seal Away the Old Gods? | Guests: Andrew Isker and Alex Petkas | 6/23/25

Recommended by

Andrew Snyder

and said that if you have never read it, he very strongly recommends it.

99 - Out of the Silent Planet

Mentioned as the first book in the Ransom Trilogy, in which the protagonist, Ransom, gains his correct relationship to the martial influence.

108 - That Hideous Strength, Part 2

Mentioned by

Nadya Williams

as the first installment of C.S. Lewis's space trilogy.

C. S. Lewis - That Hideous Strength with Philip D. Bunn and Ronni Kurtz

Mentioned by

Jeff Gray

as an example of a book where Eve is wrestling with the idea of God not telling the truth.

Christology and the Hypostatic Union With Scott Horrell

Mentioned by Alistair McGrath in discussion of a symposium on C.S. Lewis.

#104 Out of the Silent Planet and Lewis’ Belfast background

Mentioned by

Andrew Snyder

as one of the main secondary ransom texts that apply to the entire arrangement series.

101 - Introduction to Perelandra

Mentioned by Alistair McGrath as the first book in the Space Trilogy, discussing its publication challenges.

#115 Why did no one want to publish Lewis' Space Trilogy?

Mentioned by

Amy Hall

as a relevant read, particularly the second two books in the series, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength.

Which Books Left a Lasting Impression on You?

Mentioned by

Ruth Jackson

and

Alister McGrath

as the first book in the Space Trilogy.

#116 Did CS Lewis believe in aliens?

Mentioned as part of the Space Trilogy, discussed in detail throughout the podcast.

#114 An introduction to The Space Trilogy

Mentioned by

Gavin Ortlund

as a book by C.S. Lewis that deconstructs the idea that outer space is empty.

A Christian View of Stars (This Will Surprise You)

Mentioned by

Ruth Jackson

as a lesser-known work of fiction.

#117 Vivisection, mental health, racism and sexism

Mentioned as the book where Ransom learned Old Solar, the primitive speech of all rational creatures.

104 - Introduction to The Screwtape Letters

Mentioned by

Thomas777

as an author he enjoys.

The Life and Thought of Oswald Mosley w/ Thomas777 - Complete

Mentioned as a reference to C.S. Lewis's incomplete sequel, 'The Dark Tower'.

113 - Introduction to Till We Have Faces

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