425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact

The Hangman's Nous. In this episode, we read an excerpt from The Maniac, by G.K. Chesterton, followed by Myth Became Fact, from C.S. Lewis' book of essays, "God in the Dock." The primary question we discuss, then, is whether men and women can live a healthy and sane life with mystery, without myth, and without higher truth. What has happened to modern churches that exorcised mystery from preaching, teaching, evangelism, and worship? What anchors the Body of Christ when it's unmoored from Church history and tradition? What have been the consequences for churches that treat the Christian story as more fantasy than fact? What does Lewis mean that God is "mythopoeic"? What does it mean that Christianity is, according to Lewis, "perfect myth and perfect fact"? SHOW NOTES: God in the Dock Orthodoxy - G.K. Cherston Planet Narnia by Michael Ward More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: 1517 Podcasts : 1517 on YouTube : 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts : 1517 Events Schedule : 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education : What's New from 1517: Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation Philip Melanchthon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation by Amy Mantravadi Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird More from the hosts: Donovan Riley Christopher Gillespie CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter

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This episode was published on Jan 24, 2026.

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