C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, and Emily Wilson on Women’s Spiritual Battles

Modern Challenges of Self-Worth and Lies
Host Curtis Chang talks with author and women’s ministry leader Emily Wilson about faith, motherhood, and battling the lies of shame and self-hatred. Drawing from C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters and her new book Sincerely, Stoneheart, Emily explores how screens, productivity pressures, and cultural messages distort our identity—and how the truth of God’s love can set us free.
(00:01) – Reimagining CS Lewis for Modern Times
(04:54) – Women and Good vs. Evil
(08:27) – Women and Men’s Unique Vulnerabilities to Evil
(13:03) – Did C.S. Lewis Miss Something About Women?
(14:53) – C.S. Lewis and Friendship
(19:08) – Unveiling Truths About Motherhood and Screens
(28:01) – The Lie of Productivity
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Mentioned in this episode:
- Emily Wilson’s Sincerely Stoneheart
- Learn more about C.S. Lewis (C.S. Lewis Institute)
- The Background surrounding C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters
- More about Lewis’s friendships and the Inklings
- Listen to Good Faith Episode 160 – Resetting Your Faith: Exploring the Strength of Biblical Mothers with Tara Edelschick and Kathy Tuan-MacLea authors of Moms at the Well
- NIH’s Study on depression, screen time, and women (abstract)
More from Emily Wilson:
- Emily Wilson’s Website
- Find Emily Wilson on Instagram
- Watch Emily Wilson on YouTube
- Find Emily Wilson on Facebook
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