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The C.S. Lewis podcast
#120 Out of the Silent Planet: Weston, Devine and JRR Tolkien
Aug 28, 2023
In this episode, Professor Alister McGrath examines the characters of Weston and Devine in C.S. Lewis's 'Out of the Silent Planet' and explores their ideologies. Topics include greed, ideological agendas, the ethical dimension of human survival, and Lewis's critique of Weston's ideas.
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- C.S. Lewis explores different ideologies and exposes issues with worldviews through the characters of Weston and Devine in 'Out of the Silent Planet'.
- Lewis challenges the assumption of human superiority and critiques greed through the characters of Weston and Devine in the book.
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Summary of Out of the Silent Planet
Out of the Silent Planet is the first book in C.S. Lewis's space trilogy. The story follows Elwin Ransom, a philologist who is abducted by aliens and taken to a planet called Malacandra. Ransom realizes that the people who have abducted him have a sinister agenda. They plan to colonize Mars because Earth is facing problems. Lewis draws inspiration from H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds and raises questions about human nature and our understanding of reality. The book challenges our assumptions and explores the possibility of other ways of thinking and living.
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