Conversion: Tolkien, Dyson, and the Story Approach

The Robertsons dig into why truth doesn’t always play well in modern culture, and why Jesus wouldn’t be popular in a TikTok world built on virality and approval. The guys talk through everything from their long-running distrust of dentists to why being pro-life isn’t a matter of personal preference or opinion. They reflect on how stories like The Chronicles of Narnia communicate hard truths better than arguments ever could and why true change is often so uncomfortable.

Today’s conversation is about Lesson 2 of C.S. Lewis on Christianity taught by visiting Hillsdale professor Michael Ward. Take the course with us at no cost to you! Sign up at http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/.

More about C.S. Lewis on Christianity:

Encounter the faith & wisdom of C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis’s writings bring the great questions of the Christian faith to life. Through his imaginative and invigorating style, Lewis answers these questions in ways that are compelling to those outside Christianity and energizing to those within the Christian faith.

In this free, seven-lecture course, Professor Michael Ward—a leading scholar of C.S. Lewis—will explore Lewis’s:

• argument for objective moral value in response to the rise of modern subjectivism;

• bittersweet path to conversion and the role of enjoyment in the Christian life;

• advice regarding the proper way to pray and read the Bible;

• teachings concerning the purpose of pain and how to confront suffering and loss;

• insights about the nature of heaven and hell.

This course examines these fundamental topics not only through his classic works—including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and The Abolition of Man—but also through Lewis’s personal experiences with doubt, conversion, suffering, grief, and joy. Through this course, students will discover Lewis’s core lessons regarding the truth and goodness of the Christian faith and how to apply those lessons to one’s life. 

Join us today in discovering C.S. Lewis’s enduring lessons about the meaning and practice of Christianity. Sign up at ⁠http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/

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Chapters:

0:00 – All good conversations need caffeine

4:05 – Why studying C.S. Lewis still matters today

8:25 – “I can’t believe anything unless it makes sense”

13:10 – Objective truth vs. subjective feelings

18:20 – The problem of evil & why moral outrage points to God

23:55 – How suffering backed C.S. Lewis into Christianity

29:10 – Tolkien, Dyson, & relaxing into the Christian story

34:40 – Faith as participation, not just belief

40:05 – Why C.S. Lewis wouldn’t be popular in today’s culture

45:30 – Christianity isn’t safe but it is good

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