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In addition to being his teaching home, Oxford was an integral part of C.S. Lewis's life. His drafty rooms in The New Building, his pastoral residence at The Kilns, the trees lining Addison's Walk all shaped the life and writings of C.S. Lewis. Join co-hosts Dr. Jim Beitler and Aaron Hill as they go on a tour of C.S. Lewis's Oxford with Dr. Simon Horobin, Professor of English Language & Literature at Magdalen College. Grab a copy of Dr. Horobin's book here [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/C/bo238315350.html].

Did C.S. Lewis believe in evolution or not? Join co-hosts Dr. Jim Beitler and Aaron Hill for a bonus episode where we ask this question of Dr. John H. Walton, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. Dr. Walton is widely known for his Lost World Series [https://www.ivpress.com/the-lost-world-series] books as well as his commentaries and teaching on the creation account in Scripture. Make sure to check out our main episode with Dr. Walton where we discuss how Lewis frame creation in his writings, particularly in Perelandra and The Magician's Nephew.

C.S. Lewis fictionalized the creation account in several of his novels, most notably in Perelandra and The Magician's Nephew. Join co-hosts Dr. Jim Beitler and Aaron Hill as they explore Lewis's imaginative and expansive creation narratives with Dr. John H. Walton, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. Dr. Walton is widely known for his Lost World Series [https://www.ivpress.com/the-lost-world-series] books as well as his own interpretations of the creation account in Scripture. You won't want to miss this week's discussion as we explore how Lewis's writings compare to the biblical account on a host of topics from sacred space, to the Fall, to creation ex nihilo, to the serpent, and so much more.

“At the end of all our exploring, we will arrive where we began and know the place for the first time.” - “Little Gidding,” T.S. Eliot Listeners shared some amazing "Books Worth (re)Reading" in response to our first installment, so we are back with a sequel! Join co-hosts Dr. Jim Beitler and Aaron Hill as they revisit the books that we (and our listeners) love and continue to reread. If you are a regular listener, please email us your list of books as well as an explanation of how they've shaped your mind, imagination, and spirit. Below are the second set of books mentioned in this installment of the series. * Gilead [https://www.abebooks.com/9780374153892/Gilead-Novel-Robinson-Marilynne-0374153892/plp], Marilynne Robinson * Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life [https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802874320/being-disciples/], Rowan Williams * The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming [https://ascensionpress.com/products/the-return-of-the-prodigal-son-a-story-of-homecoming], Henri J.M. Nouwen * The Strength to Love [https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9780800697402/Strength-to-Love], Martin Luther King, Jr. * What Are People For? [https://www.counterpointpress.com/books/what-are-people-for/], Wendell Berry * The Question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life [https://www.abebooks.com/9780743247856/Question-God-C.S-Lewis-Sigmund-074324785X/plp], Armand, Nicholi * Piranesi [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/piranesi-9781635575637/], Susanna Clarke * The One, The Three, and the Many: God, Creation and the Culture of Modernity [https://www.abebooks.com/9780521421843/Three-God-Creation-Culture-Modernity-0521421845/plp], Colin E. Gunton * Life Together [https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506402765/Life-Together], Dietrich Bonhoeffer * The Man Who Was Thursday [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1695/1695-h/1695-h.htm], G.K. Chesterton (Print copy [https://store.doverpublications.com/products/9780486251219?srsltid=AfmBOoowWB7COumyQK3HgveTiDVUVH4PQEHz-S5os69iaezd6NHaLfRo])

Millions know him as a novelist and an Oxford Don, but C.S. Lewis's most lasting impact may be his role model as a Christian witness and evangelist. President of Wheaton College, Dr. Philip Ryken joins co-hosts Dr. Jim Beitler and Aaron Hill to explore C.S. Lewis's views about the witness of Scripture and what he can teach us about our own approach to Christian witness. How did Lewis approach Scripture, doctrine, and evangelism and how might that inform our own efforts to bear witness to the truth?