Lesser-Known Lewis: Christian Reflections on C. S. Lewis's Essays and Short Works S3E12 "The Funeral of a Great Myth" with Dr. Bethany Sollereder (Part 2)
In this 1944 essay "The Funeral of a Great Myth" C. S. Lewis continues the thought he began in "Is Theology Poetry?" about how the scientific theory of evolution has been hijacked by scientism to become an all-encompasing cosmic theory about improvement or development or progress. In Lewis' perspective, it is time to put this "mythic" to death. Dr. Bethany Sollereder, lecturer in Science & Religion, joins us to discuss how this myth is still prevalent in our world today and the differences between it and the "True Myth" of the Gospel of Christ.
Find more from Dr. Sollereder here or purchase her book "Why Is There Suffering?: Pick Your Own Theological Expedition"
Arend Smilde's website, containing comprehensive notes on Lewis' essays.
C. S. Lewis' essays can be located at pintswithjack.com/essays
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