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Podcast: Religion on the Mind
Episode: C. S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce" (Part 1) (#376)
Description: In this episode, recurring guest Kristen Tideman and I discuss C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, examining how its exploration of hell, isolation, and human flaws speaks to modern issues like political polarization. We also examine Lewis's allegory and its connection to broader questions about existential psychology, spirituality, mortality, and the struggle for honest self-accountability—all of which seem increasingly rare in our culture today.
Highlights
05:20 The Context of The Great Divorce
11:00 The Psychological Richness of The Great Divorce
19:34 Political Polarization and Its Parallels
32:18 Theological Perspectives on...