Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast

As we move into Chapter 2 of Book IV, we dive into the Trinity! What does it mean to say that God is a Trinity and how do we come to know this God better? How can we become one with God and yet not lose all individuality? All will be revealed in the latest episode of "The Eagle and Child"...

And now we begin Book IV! Together with Lewis, we take our first steps into the mystery of the Holy Trinity. In today's episode we begin by looking at the point of theology and make distinctions between "making" and "begetting"...

This week Matt and I read some more mail from listeners. This week we get some constructive criticism! We're going to be talking about charity and suffering...

We're back! After a bit of a hiatus (sorry about that!), Matt and I are now publishing podcasts again. We've got the next six already recorded, edited and ready to go. The next two episodes will be "mailbag episodes" where we will be reading some iTunes reviews and responding to messages from you, the listeners. After that, we'll be diving into Book IV of Mere Christianity.

Today's episode is a little different. Matt and I have an announcement. Last weekend we spent a day with New Eve Media...

And so we come to the final chapter of Book III. Continuing on from last chapter, we continue to examine "faith". This chapter focuses on faith in terms of salvation.

For the last two chapters of Book III we will be looking at the final theological virtue of "faith". This chapter focuses on faith in terms of holding onto rational truths despite raging emotions.

Last week we looked at "charity", and today we look at another of the theological virtues, hope. Out of this entire book, this is probably my favourite chapter...

We will spend the remaining episodes of Book III, we will be looking at the theological virtues. Today we begin with Christian love, also known as "charity"...

Today we come to the deadliest of the Seven Deadly Sins, pride, as well as its counterpart, my favourite virtue, humility.

Lewis had previously said that he thought chastity was the most unpopular thing in Christianity. In today's episode, he changes his mind, suggesting that it is, in fact, forgiveness.

This week Matt and I conclude the chapter in "Mere Christianity" on the subject of Christian marriage.

Following on from last week's episode on the virtue of chastity, today we look at the Christian teaching on marriage with C.S. Lewis. Matt and I got rather carried away on this chapter, recording far more material than normal, so this chapter will be divided into two parts.

What is the virtue of chastity? Is it unhealthy, impossible or repressive? In today's episode, Matt and I look at what C.S. Lewis had to say about this, the most unpopular of the virtues...

Sorry guys! I don't think I'm going to be able to get out an episode of the Eagle and Child this week! We'll be back next week.

Is Psychoanalysis in competition with Christianity? Or are they, in fact, complementary? In today's episode Matt and I will be unpacking what C.S. Lewis has to say about where psychoanalysis fits in with Christian morality and along the way we'll learn some important lessons about not judging other people...

In today's episode, Jack asks what a truly Christian society would look like. He's going to say some things to upset people on the Right and people on the Left...

Rather than going through a chapter of “Mere Christianity” in this episode, today Matt and I are just going to be chatting about Christmas. You’ll get […]

In today's episode, we revisit some of the material covered in the previous chapter. In this episode, C.S. Lewis re-examines the question of morality through the classical lens of the four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Temperance, Justice, and Fortitude.

Today in Mere Christianity, we begin Book III! This new book is entitled "Christian Behaviour". In this chapter, in addition to learning about the qualities of my ideal woman(!), we discover what C.S. Lewis regarded as "the three parts of morality". To illustrate these different parts, Jack uses the analogy of a convoy of ships.

In previous chapters, Jack has explained that we receive New Life from Christ. In this final chapter he looks at how it is communicated to us. He principally focuses on belief, Baptism and Holy Communion.

How did it save us? How have different Christians tried to explain it? Do we need to understand the mechanics of how it works in order to be saved? These questions and more will be discussed on this episode of "The Eagle and Child", so pull up a chair and raise your glass. Cheers!

Does the presence of evil in the world mean that God wills it? This and several other very important questions will be tackled by C.S. Lewis in today's episode. Jack looks at humanity's attempt to be happy with "something other than God", as well as God's initiatives to call mankind back to Himself.

In today's episode he looks at another possible contender, dualism, the idea that there are two independent and opposing powers locked together in an eternal battle...

With Book I of "Mere Christianity" complete, we now move on to Book II! Having concluded that the Moral Law points to God, C.S. Lewis now examines the "Rival Conceptions of God".