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Excerpts of The Magician’s Twin Book Now Available Online

John G. West
November 14, 2013
C.S. Lewis and Science, The Magician's Twin Book
In celebration of the upcoming 50th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s death and the installation of a memorial to Lewis in the famous Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey, Discovery Institute Press is making available free excerpts from several chapters of the book The Magician’s Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society edited by John G. West. Enjoy! Darwin in the Dock: C.S. Lewis’s Limited Acceptance of Common DescentDarwin in the Dock: C.S. Lewis’s Critique of Evolution and EvolutionismFrom C.S. Lewis, Four Arguments Friendly to a Universe by DesignC.S. Lewis on Science as a Threat to FreedomA Regenerate Science?For the Approaching 50th Anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s Death, a Look at The Magician’s Twin
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The Magician’s Twin Three-Part Documentary Series

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November 14, 2013
C.S. Lewis and Science, The Magician's Twin Book, The Magician's Twin Film
The Magician’s Twin is both a book and a three-part documentary series that explores C.S. Lewis’s views on science, scientism, and society, including such controversial issues as bioengineering, evolution, and intelligent design. You can find out more about the book here. You can watch the three-part documentary series as the installments become available on YouTube using the embedded videos below. Part one of the documentary series,  C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism, explores Lewis’s prophetic concerns about the misuse of science to “abolish” man and to undermine personal freedoms and human dignity.Part two of the documentary series, C.S. Lewis and Evolution, examines Lewis’s growing doubts about parts of Darwinian evolution, beginning with his views while still an atheist.Part three Read More ›
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C.S. Lewis and Intelligent Design: A New Documentary

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November 14, 2013
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A fascinating documentary premieres on Nov. 19, 2013 that will explore C.S. Lewis's journey to discover evidence of intelligent design in a world filled with evil, cruelty, and suffering. Read More ›
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November 10, 2012
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YouTube Premiere of Magician’s Twin Documentary

CS Lewis Web
November 10, 2012
C.S. Lewis and Science, The Magician's Twin Book, The Magician's Twin Film
Now available on YouTube, the new documentary "The Magician's Twin" explores C.S. Lewis's prophetic warnings about the abuse of science and how Lewis's concerns are increasingly relevant for us today. Read More ›
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September 18, 2012
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Newly Discovered Notes Reveal C.S. Lewis’s Early Doubts about Darwin

CS Lewis Web
September 18, 2012
C.S. Lewis and Science, The Magician's Twin Book
Newly discovered notes reveal C.S. Lewis’s intense interest in the topic of evolution as well as his early skepticism of Darwin. The notes are described and quoted from for the first time in the new book The Magician's Twin. Read More ›
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August 3, 2012
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The Magician’s Twin: New Book and Film on Lewis and Scientism

CS Lewis Web
August 3, 2012
C.S. Lewis and Science, The Magician's Twin Book, The Magician's Twin Film
The fall of 2012 will see the release of The Magician’s Twin, a new book and film exploring C.S. Lewis’s views about science, scientism, and society. The book comes out in late September, while the film will premiere in Seattle on August 11, San Diego on Sept. 15, and St. Louis on Oct. 13, followed by an online release on YouTube in November. Edited by Dr. John West (who previously co-edited The C.S. Lewis Readers’ Encyclopedia), The Magician’s Twin book will explore Lewis’s warnings about the dehumanizing impact of scientism on ethics, politics, faith, reason, and science itself. Issues explored include Lewis’s views on bioethics, eugenics, evolution, intelligent design, and what he called “scientocracy.” Contributors to the volume include Michael Read More ›
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August 2, 2012
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Introduction to The Magician’s Twin

John G. West
August 2, 2012
The Magician's Twin Book
Narnia. Screwtape. Mere Christianity. With more than 200 million copies of his books reportedly sold, C.S. Lewis is known and beloved by readers around the globe for his children’s stories, his works of theology, and his winsome (and witty) defenses of orthodox Christianity.[i] One thing Lewis is not particularly well known for is his views on science. Yet he ultimately wrote nine books, nearly 30 essays, and several poems that explored science and its cultural impact, including The Discarded Image, his last book, which critically examined the nature of scientific revolutions, especially the Darwinian revolution in biology.[ii] Lewis’s personal library, meanwhile, contained more than three dozen books and pamphlets on scientific subjects, many of them dealing with the topic of Read More ›

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