Actor Max McLean on CS Lewis' passion for cultural truth: 'He knew belief required a response'

[Michie]

Max McLean, founder of Fellowship for Performing Arts, has spent the last two decades building a reputation as one of the leading voices in Christian theater. His latest work, “C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In,” now available on DVD and streaming, continues his mission of bringing C.S. Lewis’ life and ideas to a broad audience.

An award-nominated actor, McLean has been compared to Dallas Jenkins, the creator of “The Chosen,” and the Kendrick Brothers, largely credited for putting quality Christian films on the map. But his medium is theater — a space where few Christians have historically had a strong presence, especially in New York City.

“We’re in the theater niche,” McLean told The Christian Post in a sit-down interview. “What’s important to me is the content — and for the past 20 years, that content has mostly focused on C.S. Lewis.”

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Actor Max McLean on CS Lewis' passion for cultural truth: 'He knew belief required a response'

Max McLean, founder of Fellowship for Performing Arts, has spent the last two decades building a reputation as one of the leading voices in Christian theater His latest work, C S Lewis On Stage

www.christianpost.com

 

[FireDragon76]

I think they are misrepresenting Lewis, as is often the case with American Evangelicals, they can't understand his approach to religion as an Inkling, which was ultimately through the influence of German idealism, and not the Scottish Realist tradition common in American Evangelicalism.

Lewis isn't quite the best representative of the Inklings, however. I prefer the original Inkling, Owen Barfield, however. Barfield's religious consciousness is alot more cosmic and participatory in scope, and better fits the spiritual needs of modern people.

Mark Vernon has alot of ties with the Church of England, at one time being a priest, but now works in clinical psychology and is heavily influenced by Owen Barfield.

I see alot of similarities between Barfield's thought about the evolution of consciousness, and Claire Graves Spiral Dynamics model of human development.

 

[2PhiloVoid]

Max McLean, founder of Fellowship for Performing Arts, has spent the last two decades building a reputation as one of the leading voices in Christian theater. His latest work, “C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In,” now available on DVD and streaming, continues his mission of bringing C.S. Lewis’ life and ideas to a broad audience.

An award-nominated actor, McLean has been compared to Dallas Jenkins, the creator of “The Chosen,” and the Kendrick Brothers, largely credited for putting quality Christian films on the map. But his medium is theater — a space where few Christians have historically had a strong presence, especially in New York City.

“We’re in the theater niche,” McLean told The Christian Post in a sit-down interview. “What’s important to me is the content — and for the past 20 years, that content has mostly focused on C.S. Lewis.”

Continued below.

Actor Max McLean on CS Lewis' passion for cultural truth: 'He knew belief required a response'

Max McLean, founder of Fellowship for Performing Arts, has spent the last two decades building a reputation as one of the leading voices in Christian theater His latest work, C S Lewis On Stage

www.christianpost.com

I've enjoyed seeing Max McLean on stage. Thanks, Michie!

 

[Michie]

I've enjoyed seeing Max McLean on stage. Thanks, Michie!

You’re very welcome!