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C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening
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C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening
C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening
C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening
C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening
C.S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story Behind Mere Christianity - Radio Theatre Drama | Inspirational Christian Audio for Commuting & Family Listening
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Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis is widely considered one of the greatest Christian books of the twentieth century. What most people don’t realize is that it was first created as a series of radio broadcasts that came about due to the conflict and adversity faced by Britain during World War II.C. S. Lewis at War is a powerful and entertaining radio theatre–style audio drama on CD that brings to life this amazing period in Lewis’s life. It provides a rare insight into Lewis’s life, friends, and family, illuminating a time of personal difficulty that also brought forth some of his most influential works: The Screwtape Letters, The Problem of Pain, and Mere Christianity. Recorded in London and written by Paul McCusker, the script comes alive with a full cast of award-winning British voice actors, cinematic sound effects, and an original score.The story begins when England was at war with Germany. Injury and death impacted everyone. Day-to-day living was immensely difficult. Children were evacuated from London and sent to other parts of the country (Lewis himself took in a few). It was a time of strain, heartbreak, and weariness. A visionary in the BBC’s religious department―James Welch―passionately believed Christianity should be meaningful and relevant to the British people in this hour of need. Looking for new and diverse ways to present programs that explored Christian ideas, he contacted Oxford tutor, lecturer, and writer C. S. Lewis. Reluctant at first, Lewis finally agreed to make a case for a “moral law,” drawn from common human experience that he believed was essential as a foundation for faith in Christ. He presented his thoughts in a series of Broadcast Talks that were later gathered together and published as Mere Christianity.This behind-the-scenes drama powerfully integrates the ideas Lewis explored in Mere Christianity with the very real influence that comes from living out a Christian life in a period of trauma, proclaiming the reasons to trust God even when the world screams otherwise.In addition to the three-hour Radio Theatre production, C. S. Lewis at War includes a complete and unabridged dramatic reading of Mere Christianity―capturing the clarity, intelligence, and wit of the original classic. This provides listeners with a full ten hours of audio entertainment on 8 CDs.Radio Theatre productions from Focus on the Family are more than just audio storytelling. They are full dramatic productions with award-winning scripts, renowned actors, original music, and cinematic sound―like an audio movie that plays on the biggest screen of all: your imagination. Other best-selling Radio Theatre productions that feature the works of C. S. Lewis include The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters.
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I'm always frustrated when there are no audio credits on the Amazon listing, so here they are, with the help of OCR. Sorry for the unreadable characters; the text was under the plastic CD holders.C S LEWIS - Jeremy Northam is best known for his riles in the films The Met with Sandra Bullock) and Emma (with Gwyneth Paltrow), as well as such notable films as Amistad, Gosford Park, Enigma, The Winslow Boy, and as Dean Martin in the CBS film Martin and Lewis. He was the recipient of the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award-the British equivalent of the Tony Award-for his performance as Edward Voysey in the Royal National Theatre revival of The Voysey InheritanceGEORGE GORDON - John Rhys-Davies As Gimli and Treebeard in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, John has achieved worldwide renown. His many other films include Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, One Night with the King, and The Princess Diaries 2. John has also been featured in major TV series including Shogun, Sliders, and Psych.WARNIE LEWIS - Bernard Cribbins An accomplished and versatile TV, film, and stage actor, comedian, and recording artist, Bernard is renowned for his work in The Railway Children, Fawlty Towers, The Wombles, Doctor Who (for which he won the esteemed BAFTA Award), and several Focus on the Family Radio Theatre productions, including The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and the Father Gilbert Mysteries, He has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth.MINTO MOORE - Cecily O'Neill was born and educated in Ireland but her professional life has been spent in England and the United States. She is an associate artist with London's Unicorn Theatre and is resident dramaturge for New York University's annual series, Plays for Young Audiences, at the Provincetown Theater. She works internationally as an actress, author, teacher of drama, dramaturge, and was featured in Oliver Twist for Focus on the Family Radio Theatre.MISS COOPER - Jill Freud trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, thanks to the sponsorship of C. S. Lewis, in whose Oxford home she had been an evacuee during World War II. In her early stage and film career, she was known as Jill Raymond. After marrying Clement Freud and raising a family, she returned to acting and also ran a renowned summer stock theatre company in England for many years. Jill was especially pleased to be involved with this project, celebrating the life and world of "Jack" Lewis.HOST - Douglas Gresham is the son of novelists W. L. Gresham and Joy Davidman, and the stepson of C. S. Lewis. His career has ranged from being a farmer and restaurateur to a radio and television presenter. He is now the artistic advisor to the C. S. Lewis Estate and is also a preacher, speaker, writer, and broadcaster. His autobiography, Lenten Lands, tells of his childhood with Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis.BBCJAMES WELCH . Peter Mo????ERIC FENN . Dominic HechtSIR FREDERICK OGILVIE . Guy ???erINKLINGSJ. R. R. TOLKIEN . Nicholas Le Prevost?CHARLES WILLIAMS . Brian SibleyPROFESSOR WRENN . Paul Grunert?EVACUEESMARGARET . Abigail RiemROSE . Mollie StannardALICE . Lily CarsonALOODRINGREV. GILMORE . Robert BenfieldCAPTAIN BURKEY REYNOLD . Andrew HarrisonCORPORAL ANDERSON . Stuart Pendred?REV. EDWARDS . Robin MeredithYOUNG JACK LEWIS . Peter ShawMR. PAXFORD . Philip Sherlock?ORDERLY . Howard StablefordRADIO VOICES . Peter Goodwright,Robert Meadwell; Garrick HagenBrian Greene; Douglas GreshamENSEMBLE . Peter Shaw; Hannah MathesonMERE CHRISTIANITY AUDIO BOOKC. S. LEWIS . Philip Bird is a well-known actor whose stage performances include Good Rockin' Tonight for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award. Philip has recorded dozens of audiobooks and has appeared in many productions for Focus on the Family Radio Theatre including The Screwtape Letters and Traveling Home for Christmas.VOICE TRACK EDITOR . Rudy HaerrDRAMATIZED AND DIRECTED by Paul McCuskerInspired by C. S. Lewis in a Time of War by Justin Phillips (HarperCollins Publishers)SOUND DESIGN by GAP DigitalMUSIC by John CampbellEXECUTIVE PRODUCER Dave ArnoldPRODUCER & CASTING Philip GlassborowVOICE TRACK EDITOR Christopher DiehlVOICE RECORDING ENGINEERS ???? Arnold and Christopher DiehlRecorded at The Sound House Ltd., London, United Kingdom2013 Focus on the Family. Focus On The Family Radio Theatre, Focus On The Family, and the accompanying logoand design are federally registered trademarks of Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80920.ABOUT C. S. LEWISCLIVE STAPLES LEWIS or Jack, as he was known to family and friends, was born in Belfast, Ireland, on November 29, 1898. His mother died of cancer in 1908, when he was nine. His father was a distant man, so his closest relationship was with his brother, Warren Hamilton Lewis (1895-1973), best known as "Warnie." Jack was educated initially in Ireland and then England, where he developed his rigorous discipline of thought and imagination. Jack also became an avowed atheist. The outbreak of World War I took him away from his studies, and on April 15, 1918, he was wounded in the Battle of Arras.Jack was appointed Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University in 1925, where he taught until accepting a position at Cambridge University in 1954. Under the guidance of his good friend J. R. R. Tolkien, Jack became a Christian in 1931. He felt compelled to defend the faith with creativity and intellectual honesty to an increasingly secular culture. Jack was regularly published as a poet and literary critic, and he authored a science fiction trilogy, the seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia® series for children, fantasies such as The Great Divorce and The Pilgrim's Regress, the satirical Screwtape Letters, and popular theological books, including The Problem of Pain, Miracles, and, of course, Mere Christianity.Jack died at his home on November 22, 1963.C. S. LEWIS, THE BBC AND MERE CHRISTIANITYIn 1939, C. S. Lewis was not your average British academic. And he wasn't a pie-in-the-sky Christian whose faith was untouched by the realities of life. On the contrary, he had been wounded as a soldier in World War I. He became the caretaker for the mother and sister of his best friend, who was killed in that war. He loved and helped a binge-drinking brother. He was also a lecturer at Oxford, an essayist, a literary critic, a poet, and the author of acclaimed works of fantasy and science fiction. After years of rejecting Christianity, he became a reluctant convert and sought to use his talents to champion the faith in a secular culture. Knowing how to do it effectively was the challenge he faced. He had no idea how Providence would lead him to an unlikely opportunity.With the outbreak of war with Germany, Reverend James Welch, the head of the religious department at the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), felt driven to make Christ relevant to a people facing ongoing air attacks by the German air force. He encountered one obstacle after another as radio became a vital medium with ever-changing rules. How could he articulate the faith to those on the edge of despair? Did Christ have meaning for a nation facing annihilation? These were the questions Welch asked-and the answers came from an unexpected source. Together, Welch, C. S. Lewis, and the BBC utilized the power of radio to create a masterpiece of Christian thought and insight. Over half a century later, that work continues resonate in the hearts and minds of everyone who takes the time to read, listen to, and consider Mere Christianity.

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