Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast
David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo
Discussing his works chapter-by-chapter and interviewing Lewis experts.
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Mentioned books
Nov 20, 2018 • 32min
S1E41 – MC B4C11 – “The New Men”
We have finally made it! In today's episode we draw to a close our journey through "Mere Christianity". Lewis closes out Book IV by talking in more detail about "The New Men"...
Nov 13, 2018 • 31min
S1E40 – MC B4C10 – “Nice people or new men?”
Today we address a question which is often asked by skeptics: why are all Christians not obviously nicer than non-Christians? In response, Jack asks "Did Christ come to make nice people or new men?"
Nov 6, 2018 • 30min
S1E39 – MC B4C9 – “Counting the cost”
In this episode we explore what Jesus meant when he said "Be ye perfect"...
Oct 30, 2018 • 32min
S1E38 – MC B4C8 – “Is Christianity hard or easy?”
n today's episode, Lewis attempts to answer the question: "Is Christianity hard or easy?". When discussing this question you may hear conflicting answers, since Scripture sometimes speaks as though it is former, and then at other times, the latter.
Oct 23, 2018 • 27min
S1E37 – Bonus – “Aslan’s Country”
Today's episode will be a little different from usual. This week, I tell Matt about my trip to The Kilns, the home of C.S. Lewis in Oxford. Afterwards, we finish up the episode by responding to some listener questions about God and gender.
Oct 18, 2018 • 53min
S1E36.5 – Bonus – The Lamp-Post Listener
Hello everyone! We'll have a fresh episode of The Eagle and Child for you next week, but in the meantime, here is this week's episode of The Lamp-Post Listener. I was invited onto the show by Daniel and Phil to discuss Chapter 16 of C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe...
Sep 25, 2018 • 30min
S1E36 – MC B4C7 – “Let’s Pretend”
Is pretending a good thing? In today’s chapter, Lewis explains why sometimes it’s a good thing to “fake it til you make it”. Please send […]
Sep 11, 2018 • 17min
S1E35 – MC B4C6 – “Two Notes”
The chapter today is a short one. In it, Lewis adds two notes concerning things which were mentioned in the previous chapter. The first relates […]
Sep 4, 2018 • 35min
S1E34 – AA – Justin Wiggins
Today will be an “After Hours” episode of The Eagle and Child, a new kind of format which we will occasionally intersperse among our regular […]
Aug 28, 2018 • 25min
S1E33 – MC B4C5 – “The Obstinate Toy Soldiers”
Today we encounter one of my favourite chapter titles in Mere Christianity: "The Obstinate Toy Soldiers". Today we speak more about Christ's Resurrection and what it achieved, and how we can benefit from it.
