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EPISODE 147 - After Theory by Terry Eagleton

In this review of Terry Eagleton’s After Theory, Jerry Root explores the challenges of postmodernism, the pursuit of objective truth, and the importance of open and honest dialogue. The article examines how personal assumptions shape our understanding of the world and emphasizes that genuine knowledge requires humility, patience, and a willingness to learn from different perspectives. Drawing on Christian thought, Root highlights the importance of community, love, and intellectual integrity in the pursuit of truth, encouraging readers to engage in thoughtful discussions while remaining open to correction and deeper understanding.
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Professor, Christopher W. Mitchell Senior Fellow for C.S. Lewis Studies
Aimee Riegert
CSLI Fellow
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Jerry Root
Professor, Christopher W. Mitchell Senior Fellow for C.S. Lewis StudiesJerry Root is the Christopher W. Mitchell Senior Fellow for C.S. Lewis Studies at the C.S. Lewis Institute; Emeritus Professor of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois and a visiting Professor at Biola University. He received his Ph.D. from the Open University through the Oxford Centre for Missions Studies. Jerry has nine published books, as well as numerous articles and publications about C. S. Lewis and evangelism in other books, journals, and periodicals, as well as read numerous academic papers at various academic venues. Recently, he published, Splendour in the Dark, a book about C. S. Lewis’s narrative poem Dymer (the book also includes Lewis’s 100-page poem). Jerry has lectured on Lewis topics at 79 Universities in 19 different countries.
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Aimee Riegert
CSLI FellowAimee Riegert, CSLI Fellow, earned bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and foreign language studies from Southern Methodist University. In addition to supporting various national security efforts in Northern Virginia, she has worked as an itinerant high school math teacher and drama coach, and has served in women’s ministries, praise teams, on the adult support team for Young Life and as a “mentor mom” for MOPS International ministries, as well as English instructor in several ESL programs in Japan. She is a graduate of the C.S. Lewis Institute Year One Fellows Program.

