Peter Kreeft talks Lewis, Narnia

Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He is a regular contributor to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at conferences, and is the author of over 45 books including the excellent Handbook of Christian Apologetics which is WELL worth the read. It is just incredible. He’s got audio available, on C.S. Lewis’ works, available at the following link.

[Listen to Peter Kreeft here]

13. Lost in the Cosmos — Contrasts two classics, Walker Percy’s Lost in the Cosmos and C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man, on the topics of Natural Law, humor and irony, direct and indirect communication, the nature of self, knowing vs. knowing about, and others

14. Mere Christianity — Next to the Bible, C.S. Lewis’s masterpiece receives Dr. Kreeft’s highest recommendation

15. The Problem of Pain — A commentary on C.S. Lewis’s brilliant exposition on the problems of suffering and evil

16. Till We Have Faces — A commentary on C.S. Lewis’s solution to evil, worked out in fiction. Also deals with the fascinating question “Why does God wear disguises?”

17. A Grief Observed — C.S. Lewis’s personal and honest account of the loss of his wife, and how God deepened his love

20. Time and Eternity — C.S. Lewis’ insights on these intriguing topics

21. The Cosmic Dance — C.S. Lewis’ joyful cosmology of femininity and masculinity

22. The Imagination — C.S. Lewis and the power of creative images

27. The Good, True and Beautiful — C.S. Lewis on the three great transcendentals

And be sure to check out the Video Lecture for What Christians Believe — A review of Part II of “Mere Christianity” by C. S. Lewis, which is the first book Kreeft recommends after the Bible. And also the Audio Lecture for an online streaming interview with Kreeft (and other speakers) regarding C.S. Lewis and the Screwtape Letters.