Jordan Institute: Gospel Principles and the Writtings of C.S. Lewis

About Jordan Institute: Gospel Principles and the Writtings of C.S. Lewis

A favorite amoung latter-day saints, the writtings of C.S. Lewis provide powerful insight into the gospel of Jesus Christ, as revealed in these latter-days. In the spirit of "...if there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things," this podcast class seeks to bring added understanding of the gospel as provided by C.S. Lewis. We will begin with the Chronicles of Narnia, then move on to Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters and conclude with The Great Divorce.

Publisher

Bryce Dunford

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Aug 2024

Latest episode

12 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Dec 2024

   CS Lewis 14: C.S. Lewis on Prayer, Repentance, and Other Things

   To finish off this podcast series, we look at C.S. Lewis's comments on prayer, repentance, and other things.

2. 

   5 Dec 2024

   CS Lewis 13: The Great Divorce: The Dwarf and the Tragedian

   Self-pity is an ugly thing to hold on to instead of joy. Those who embrace joy must not hold heaven captive to hell.

3. 

   21 Nov 2024

   CS Lewis 12: The Great Divorce: The Red Lizard

   One turns a virture into a vice and one turns a vice into a virture. We must all submit the natural man to Christ. What He offers instead is far superior.

4. 

   14 Nov 2024

   CS Lewis 11: The Great Divorce: Let Go of Misery

   In our journey through the telestial world, we must let go off the things we hold on to that keep us in misery.

5. 

   7 Nov 2024

   CS Lewis 10: The Screwtape Letters; Victories in the Darkness

   The law of undulation; the law of ups and downs. God takes advantages of the downs to further His purposes in each of our lives. He withholds His hand so that we can walk on our own. If we misunderstand His purposed, we can turn against Him in the dark.

6. 

   24 Oct 2024

   CS Lewis 09: Mere Christianity; Finding Our Real Selves in Christ

   Giving ourselves to Christ is the only way we can be our true selves.

7. 

   17 Oct 2024

   CS Lewis 08: Mere Christianity; I Can't Do It Without Christ

   Any attempt to sincerely do all that Christ asks of us will make it powerfully obvious that we cannot do so without His divine help.

8. 

   10 Oct 2024

   CS Lewis 07: Mere Christianity; Faith

   Faith is the art of holding on to what our reason has accepted, inspite of our fears.

9. 

   3 Oct 2024

   CS Lewis 06: The Screwtape Letters; Humility

   If laying down our pride is one of Chirst's conditions, we must come to a better understanding of humility. Humility is NOT, as we often assume, the act of tearing yourself down.

10. 

    19 Sept 2024

    CS Lewis 05: Mere Christianity; What Christ Asks of Us: Chastity and Pride

    C.S. Lewis caught the vision that Christ is willing to pay our debt to justice as long as we meet His terms. In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis presents what he claims are Christ's terms. Let's compair them to when we know in the restored gospel.

11. 

    12 Sept 2024

    CS Lewis 04: The Chronicles of Narnia: Don't Be Enchanted

    Truth often comes with a false imitation. We are warned not to fall for the imitation. The Queen of Underland, in The Silver Chair, is a powerful illustration of Satan's power to enchant us with an imitation.

12. 

    5 Sept 2024

    CS Lewis 03: The Chronicles of Narnia: Take Off the Dragon

    In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustice illustrates our feeble attempt to let go of Telestial and Terrestrial things and our need for the Savior's help.

13. 

    30 Aug 2024

    CS Lewis 02: The Chronicles of Narnia: All Get What They Want

    The Gospel of Jesus Christ teaches that all get what they truly desire. C.S Lewis powerfully illustrated this in the Chronicles of Narnia.

14. 

    23 Aug 2024

    CS Lewis 01: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Big Scary Lion

    The Chronicles of Narnia present Aslan as a big scary lion, who is the kindest, most loving creature. Likewise, we love Christ and are afraid of Him at the same time.

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