Book · 1946
That hideous strength
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So, he wrote the essay and then he novelized it into a sci-fi book called That Hideous Strength.
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There are two books I say every believer ought to read. One is the abolition of man and the other is that hideous strength. The third one of his science fiction books.
People should read that hideous strength by c.s lewis a book even more prophetic than 1984 that deals with the subject of scientific authorism.
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That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis is a science fiction novel that concludes the author's cosmic trilogy, examining the dangers of scientism, totalitarianism, and the loss of human morality. The book received high praise across multiple podcast episodes. On Timcast IRL in January 2026, Orin McIntyre recommended the novel as a prophetic look at small tyrannies, noting that Lewis novelized his earlier essayistic arguments into a sci-fi narrative. During a January 2021 episode of the same show, a viewer named Eric Douglas submitted a super chat recommending the book, asserting that it deals with scientific authoritarianism and is even more prophetic than George Orwell's 1984. Similarly, John Lennox strongly advocated for the text during appearances on How I Write in August 2025 and The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast in November 2023. Lennox stated that every believer ought to read the book alongside The Abolition of Man, explaining that Lewis accurately anticipated in the 1940s the ethical perils of human beings attempting to redefine future generations through genetic experimentation and unchecked scientific power.
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John Lennox There are two books I say every believer ought to read. One is the abolition of man and the other is that h… 2
“There are two books I say every believer ought to read. One is the abolition of man and the other is that hideous strength. The third one of his science fiction books.”
“CS Lewis in the 1940s saw exactly what was going to happen if a group of human beings took it into their heads to determine and redefine all future Generations through genetic experimentation and so on and in two books abolition of man and That Hideous Strength he spelled that out”
Orin McIntyre So, he wrote the essay and then he novelized it into a sci-fi book called That Hideous Strength. 1
“So, he wrote the essay and then he novelized it into a sci-fi book called That Hideous Strength.”
Tim Pool people should read that hideous strength by c.s lewis a book even more prophetic than 1984 that deals with… 1
“people should read that hideous strength by c.s lewis a book even more prophetic than 1984 that deals with the subject of scientific authorism”