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Quote of the Day — C.S. Lewis

January 2, 2024

One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts. — C.S. Lewis

1898–1963

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C.S. Lewis

1898–1963

C.S. Lewis combined literary brilliance with Christian apologetics, becoming perhaps Christianity’s most influential twentieth-century defender through essays, fiction, and radio broadcasts. Born in Belfast and educated at Oxford, Lewis achieved literary fame through the Narnia fantasy series that enchanted children while subtly exploring Christian themes and moral development. His adult works—”The Screwtape Letters,” ”Mere Christianity,” ”The Problem of Pain”—presented Christian theology with intellectual rigor and accessibility that appealed to skeptical readers. Lewis’s apologist approach emphasized reason’s role in faith, arguing that Christianity represented the most rational worldview despite requiring supernatural belief. His radio broadcasts during World War II reached millions,…

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C.S. Lewis’s challenge to confront uncomfortable truths anchored the January 2, 2024 broadcast, reinforcing themes of courage and civic engagement as Christine Uwizera Coleman described her survival of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and her leadership of a democracy movement working to oust dictator Paul Kagame after 30 years of authoritarian rule.

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Today’s Episode

Rwandan Genocide Survivor Leads Democracy Movement Against Dictator Kagame

Rwandan genocide survivor Christine Coleman discusses her movement to oust dictator Kagame. Plus Colorado politics and Trump ballot. January 2, 2024.

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