C. S. Lewis

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Aslan10 said:
Plunging non-believers into theological depths from the outset is not a very good plan.That was the motivation of the radio broadcasts that make up the book. and it was brilliantly done at a time when England was at war and in need serious spiritual guidance; it still is today. Lewis was a light during a dark time for many; he still is today.

C.S. Lewis, was the person that strengthened my faith during my years of College when I had major doubts. If it weren’t for his writings., I don’t know where I’d be today.
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Well yeah, I understood the motivation at the time. But at the end of the day I’d rather see a true stand, a real stand, and this really wasn’t it. There ought to be nothing mere about Christianity. I’m glad you got a lot out of it though, I know a lot of people did, that’s always a good thing.
 
7_Sorrows said:
Thanks GKC. That does sound interesting. I thought it was about the Protestant Reformation maybe.
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If you do read it, remember that this is one of Lewis’ “suppositional” tales. A sort of perhaps-what if. He noted in the intro “…that this is a fantasy… and not even a guess or speculation about what may actually await us”.

A story I like, though.
 
GKC said:
If you do read it, remember that this is one of Lewis’ “suppositional” tales. A sort of perhaps-what if. He noted in the intro “…that this is a fantasy… and not even a guess or speculation about what may actually await us”.

A story I like, though.
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yes the plot summary said it was a fantasy. Sounds interesting.
 
Reepicheep said:
Lewis wrote greatly enjoyable fiction and very clear, lucid and helpful explanations of Christian theology from an educated layman’s point of view. I’m thankful to have read his works.
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I think I need to as well!
 
It’s fascinating to see the widespread acceptance of Lewis and his writings amongst Christian denominations. The Mormons LOVE him. Some claim him as their own. Evangelicals claim him too, and of course his papers are at Wheaton College, IL. I like that this Anglican can speak to so many people.
 
ComplineSanFran said:
It’s fascinating to see the widespread acceptance of Lewis and his writings amongst Christian denominations. The Mormons LOVE him. Some claim him as their own. Evangelicals claim him too, and of course his papers are at Wheaton College, IL. I like that this Anglican can speak to so many people.
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👍 I agree.
 
Aslan10 said:
Lewis was a light during a dark time for many; he still is today.

C.S. Lewis, was the person that strengthened my faith during my years of College when I had major doubts. If it weren’t for his writings., I don’t know where I’d be today.
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I’m another one who can say I don’t know where I’d be today if not for Lewis. Though, for me, it was not so much that he helped me through dry intellectual issues, but more so that his fiction “baptized my imagination” and captured my heart by revealing God’s beauty.
 
Does anyone remember the movie ‘Shadowlands’, telling the story of C.S. Lewis and how he met and fell in love with Joy Davidman? There were two films made, one that was BBC, I believe, and a second several years later. It was more mainstream. Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger starred. It is worth going to Netflix and watching it. I think it captures who Lewis was and the impact he had in the Church. But mostly it tells his very tender story.

Here’s a trailer to the film:

youtube.com/watch?v=NLKS0XGRYi8
 
ComplineSanFran said:
Does anyone remember the movie ‘Shadowlands’, telling the story of C.S. Lewis and how he met and fell in love with Joy Davidman? There were two films made, one that was BBC, I believe, and a second several years later. It was more mainstream. Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger starred. It is worth going to Netflix and watching it. I think it captures who Lewis was and the impact he had in the Church. But mostly it tells his very tender story.

Here’s a trailer to the film:

youtube.com/watch?v=NLKS0XGRYi8
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I saw the movie with Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. It was really good. It was a long time ago.
 
multitude said:
Have read Mere Christianity myself years ago. I thought I was the only Catholic to not like it that much, looks like that makes two of us. Personally, lukewarmness doesn’t sit well with me.
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The large number of Catholic fans is, IMO, a very interesting question – perhaps deserving of its own thread, but perhaps close enough to the thrust of this thread to investigate it here.

Lewis was a convert to Christianity from atheism, but chose Anglicanism over Catholicism. Logically, the next question would be whether he was really aware of Catholicism, but it seems clear that he was, so … 😊
 
Peter_J said:
The large number of Catholic fans is, IMO, a very interesting question – perhaps deserving of its own thread, but perhaps close enough to the thrust of this thread to investigate it here.

Lewis was a convert to Christianity from atheism, but chose Anglicanism over Catholicism. Logically, the next question would be whether he was really aware of Catholicism, but it seems clear that he was, so … 😊
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So, indeed.
 
Peter_J said:
The large number of Catholic fans is, IMO, a very interesting question – perhaps deserving of its own thread, but perhaps close enough to the thrust of this thread to investigate it here.

Lewis was a convert to Christianity from atheism, but chose Anglicanism over Catholicism. Logically, the next question would be whether he was really aware of Catholicism, but it seems clear that he was, so … 😊
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Wasn’t he a contemporary and friend of Tolkien?
Tolkien was Catholic. Some wonder if eventually he might have converted following in Newman’s footsteps.
 
GKC said:
And Sheen had a sort of affinity for some of Chesterton’s phraseology.
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Yes, somebody (Dave Armstrong, I think) quoted Sheen on Facebook the other day and I thought it was Chesterton at first (though by the time I got to the end it didn’t sound so much like Chesterton).

Edwin
 
Peter_J said:
The large number of Catholic fans is, IMO, a very interesting question – perhaps deserving of its own thread, but perhaps close enough to the thrust of this thread to investigate it here.

Lewis was a convert to Christianity from atheism, but chose Anglicanism over Catholicism. Logically, the next question would be whether he was really aware of Catholicism, but it seems clear that he was, so … 😊
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He didn’t really choose Anglicanism over Catholicism.

Technically he was Anglican all along. He was baptized in the Church of Ireland (Anglican) as an infant, and confirmed in the C of E as a teenager, although by that time he was an atheist and admitted that his confirmation was an act of cowardice and hypocrisy. But to imply that he was so thoroughly outside Christianity as to be neutral in his choice of which church to return to is, I think, thoroughly to misunderstand the Anglican context.

Edwin
 
ComplineSanFran said:
It’s fascinating to see the widespread acceptance of Lewis and his writings amongst Christian denominations. The Mormons LOVE him. Some claim him as their own.
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Yes. There’s a hilarious Mormon study guide to Prince Caspian that compares Caspian to Joseph Smith (because he rediscovered the truth in a time of apostasy).

Edwin
 
Contarini said:
He didn’t really choose Anglicanism over Catholicism.

Technically he was Anglican all along. He was baptized in the Church of Ireland (Anglican) as an infant, and confirmed in the C of E as a teenager, although by that time he was an atheist and admitted that his confirmation was an act of cowardice and hypocrisy. But to imply that he was so thoroughly outside Christianity as to be neutral in his choice of which church to return to is, I think, thoroughly to misunderstand the Anglican context.

Edwin
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Agree.
 
Contarini said:
He didn’t really choose Anglicanism over Catholicism.

Technically he was Anglican all along.
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Fair point.

But of course, that didn’t mean he couldn’t have converted to Roman Catholicism.
 
7_Sorrows said:
What was The Great Divorce about?
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One of my favorites. His space trilogy was terrific I am sorry he didn’t finish it.

I recommended the Great Divorce and lent my book to a friend. She brought the book back to me apologizing that she couldn’t get interested in it. I asked her to read the second chapter before she gave up on it. She finished the book and loved it. The first chapter makes sense only after you have read the entire book.
 
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