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Jim Houston - The Future Challenge of the Baby Boom Generation

Dr. James Houston, co-founder of the C.S. Lewis Institute and a founder of Regent College, reflects on Christian responses to the challenges facing the elderly and those who care for them as well as their role in bringing renewal.


Jim Houston - Personal Reflections on C.S. Lewis

Dr. James Houston, co-founder of the C.S. Lewis Institute and a founder of Regent College, knew C.S. Lewis personally and discusses in these two lectures his personal reflections on C.S. Lewis and what he stood for.


Mere Christianity: The Book, the Idea, and the Legacy

The first installment of the C.S. Lewis Study Program, focusing on several books by C.S. Lewis.

by Dr. Christopher Mitchell,Director of The Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, IL


An Astronomer's Quest

In these lectures, Dr. Hugh Ross makes the case for God's existence and shows that, when properly understood, science and the Bible do not contradict one another.

by Dr. Hugh Ross, President, Reasons to Believe


Riding the Storm - Trusting God in Suffering

A remarkably-timed address given on Wednesday, September 5, 2001.

by Dr. Os Guinness, Author, Speaker, and Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow, The Trinity Forum


For Such a Time as This - Crisis and Character

C.S. Lewis Institute 8th Annual Banquet Address - March 13, 2009

by Dennis Hollinger,President of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Professor of Christian Ethics


Decline of Nations

Six great nations have fallen in our generation. What causes nations to rise so far and then collapse so suddenly?

by Dr. Os Guinness, Author, Speaker, and Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow, The Trinity Forum
and Dr. Kenneth Boa, President, Reflections Ministry


Living the Faith We Defend - Defending the Faith We Live

What are the key truths we must communicate and defend to engage today's unbelieving world? How can we present these truths in a compelling and persuasive way?

by Ravi Zacharias, Ph.D., Apologist, Author, & Speaker - President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries


The Challenge of Islam, Its Beliefs, History, and Conflicts

These scholarly lectures offer an outstanding overview of the history of Islam and a respectful understanding of what is motivating some of what we see in Islamic movements today.

by Paul Marshall, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom & Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute


Who is the Real Jesus? An "Addressing Challenges to Our Faith" Seminar

This seminar addresses the views of Bart Ehrman, Elaine Pagels, The Jesus Seminar, and the Jesus Tomb Controversy and how they square with the New Testament. 

by William Kynes, Ph.D., Senior Pastor, National Evangelical Free Church, Annandale, Virginia
and Arthur Lindsley, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, C.S. Lewis Institute


The World Is Far From Flat - Coming to Grips With Globalization and Its Human Challenges

These three talks offer a clear perspective on the concept and development of "globalization" as well its impact on the Gospel and culture, locally and throughout the world. 

by Os Guinness, Author, Speaker, and Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow, The Trinity Forum


Walking With God in Daily Life

An exploration of reliable and trustworthy ways in which we can grow closer to God and experience Him more deeply in daily life.

by Dr. Henry Blackaby, Author of Experiencing God, President of Blackaby Ministries International


God and Remembrance: The Intangible Embodiment of Memory

by Ravi Zacharias, Apologist, Author, & Speaker - President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries


The Challenge of Religious Pluralism

These lectures discuss the key differences between major world religions, why they are not "basically the same," and the uniqueness of the remarkable claims of Jesus Christ. 

by Ravi Zacharias, Apologist, Author, & Speaker - President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries


The Twilight of Atheism

A former atheist discusses why atheism became so significant in its "Golden Age" from 1789 to 1989, the central arguments of atheism, and the fortunes of atheism in the modern world.

by Dr. Alister McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology, Oxford University, and Director of the Oxford Center for Evangelism and Apologetics


Rediscovering the Lord's Prayer

Four messages that explore the depth of meaning in the Lord's Prayer and the important role it plays in the forming and framing of Christian belief and behavior. 

by Alistair Begg, Senior Pastor, Parkside Church (Cleveland, Ohio), Author and Host of the Radio Program "Truth For Life"


The Unexpected Adventure: Communicating Your Faith in a Secular World

How can we present the uncompromised biblical message in ways that will be understood and embraced by those God is sending us to reach?

by Lee Strobel, Best-selling Author and Speaker
and Mark Mittelberg, Executive Director of Evangelism, Willow Creek Association


Third Mission to the West: Challenges and Opportunities in Reclaiming Our Civilization

by Os Guinness, Author, Speaker, and Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow, The Trinity Forum


Can You Trust the Bible?

In this conference, three well-qualified scholars offer instruction in a highly accessible manner to provide a basis for the reliability of the Bible. Each scholar speaks to his area of expertise and all three address questions in the final session.

by Douglas Gropp, Ph.D., a teacher in the Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literature at the Catholic University of America
and William Kynes, Ph.D., Senior Pastor, National Evangelical Free Church, Annandale, Virginia
and Arthur Lindsley, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, C.S. Lewis Institute


The DaVinci Code Decoded

Dan Brown's fictional work has captivated the attention of millions of readers-and unsettled the faith of not a few. In this seminar, Art Lindsley and Catherine Sanders reveal the historical inaccuracies and implausible contentions posed in the author's very engaging and skillful writing.

by Arthur Lindsley, Ph.D., Senior Fellow with C.S. Lewis Institute
and Catherine Edwards Sanders, Journalist


Spiritual Formation in the Life of C.S. Lewis

In these four lectures a leading expert on C.S. Lewis sheds some new light on the major elements of Lewis's spiritual formation with emphasis on how and why he changed over the years.

by Dr. Lyle Dorsett, Professor of Christian Formation and Ministry, Wheaton College and Graduate School


Christian Faith & Natural Sciences: Friends or Foes?

A discussion of the relationship between biblical faith and the natural sciences and the question
of whether God has a place in the modern scientific world.

by Dr. Alister McGrath, Professor of Historical Theology, Oxford University and Principal, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford


The Hunger for Significance: The Soul's Quest for Meaning & Coherence

How and where do we discover the nature and source of human significance? Biblical faith provides satisfying answers that fill the soul's deepest hunger in the context of life's transcendent purposes.

by Ravi Zacharias, Author, Apologist, & Speaker - President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries


Renovare Regional Conference on Spiritual Renewal jointly sponsored by area churches and C.S. Lewis Institute.

by Richard J. Foster, founder of RENOVARE and author of six books including Celebration of Discipline
and George Skramstad, worship leader, practitioner, composer, and clinician
and Dallas Willard, Professor of Philosophy at The University of Southern California


Redeeming Our Tears: Experiencing Transformation Through Suffering, Sorrow, and Disappointment

by Dr. Jim Houston, retired Board of Governors Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia


The Lessons from War in a Battle of Ideas: Apologetics in the 21st Century

These lectures address the real issues behind current events and the rhetoric surrounding them, offer wisdom in engaging others in the cultural and moral debate, and give insight on how to view events in light of their philosophical basis.

by Ravi Zacharias, Author, Apologist, & Speaker - President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries


Interview with J.I. Packer

On September 26, 2008, J.I. Packer took time to sit down and answer questions from C.S. Lewis Fellows and from pastors in the Washington, D.C., area such as, "Which writers would you recommend?" and "What theological trends do you see that concern you?"

by J.I. Packer, Author and Theologian 


Grieving Life's Losses - Psalms of Lament

An introduction to the Psalms, an overview of the Psalms of Lament with a focus on Psalm 22 and Psalm 69.

by Dennis Hollinger,President of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Professor of Christian Ethics


The Emerging Church: Understanding and Assessing a Complex Movement

The author of Truth and the New Kind of Christian: The Emerging Effects of Postmodernism in the Church addresses a movement that makes some legitimate critiques of the church, but also offers solutions that theologically orthodox believers have found troubling.

by Scott Smith, Professor, Lecturer, and Author


Lessons in Apologetics

An interactive C.S. Lewis Fellows event that poses the question, "How do the insights that you have help you effectively share your faith with people you know who are skeptical about the Gospel?"

by Michael Ramsden, European Director of Zach Trust, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries 


The Meaning of Sex - How to Approach the Tough Issues

by Dennis Hollinger,President of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Professor of Christian Ethics