C.S. Lewis and the New Atheists

Episode 39 June 17, 2022 00:30:44
C.S. Lewis and the New Atheists
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C.S. Lewis and the New Atheists

Jun 17 2022 | 00:30:44

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Show Notes

Andy Bannister argues that in considering how to deal with what has been termed the “New Atheism,” we can learn much from looking at C.S. Lewis’s atheism in his early life, “and his journey from it to Christ, as he engaged with the very kinds of arguments that the New Atheists are recycling today.” To read this full article, click here.

Recommended Reading:

Peter S. Williams, C.S. Lewis vs. The New Atheists (Paternoster, 2013)

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