Truth Unites

The Night Tolkien Convinced C.S. Lewis of Christ (The Power of Myth)

21 min·December 1, 2025
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Gavin Ortlund explores the famous 1931 conversation between Lewis, Tolkien, and Dyson to explore how myth and storytelling might point to the truth of Christianity.


Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.


Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.


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