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| c.s. lewis political views: C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law Justin Buckley Dyer, Micah J. Watson, 2016-08-08 This book shows how Lewis was interested in the truths and falsehoods about human nature and how these conceptions manifest themselves in the public square. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Between Heaven and Hell Peter Kreeft, 2021-09-07 On November 22, 1963, three great men died within a few hours of each other: C. S. Lewis, John F. Kennedy, and Aldous Huxley. Imagining a lively and informative dialogue between these three men on life's biggest questions, this IVP Signature Collection edition of a classic apologetics work presents insightful responses to common objections to the Christian faith. |
| c.s. lewis political views: C. S. Lewis on Politics, Government, and the Good Society Jefrey Breshears, 2019-12-21 C. S. Lewis is generally regarded as the foremost Christian thinker and writer of the 20th century. A first-rate scholar, philosopher, apologist, theologian, literary critic, science fiction writer, poet, and author of children's fantasy novels, he wrote with charm, wit, insight, and occasional eloquence.Lewis was neither a professional philosopher, theologian, Bible scholar, historian, psychologist, nor a social scientist, but he thought and wrote perceptively on all these subjects. A rarity among intellectuals, he integrated both reason and imagination into his life and works. Lewis understood that unless conditioned by humility and Christian discipline, reason tends to solidify into sterile Rationalism while imagination tends to drift toward idealistic Romanticism. Therefore, Christian maturity necessitates a thoughtful and faithful integration of both mind and heart.Although Lewis' writings on political philosophy are often overlooked, in fact he was in fact as acute and perceptive in this vital area of life as in other aspects of Christian discipleship. Lewis understood that Christianity is more than a religion and more than personal piety. As a life-transforming relationship with God via faith in Jesus Christ, Christian faith is a lifestyle and a comprehensive worldview that should encompass all the pertinent issues of life - including one's social and political values and beliefs.Lewis' views on political philosophy are as relevant today as when he wrote them, and all Christians who take wholistic discipleship and their citizenship responsibilities seriously will benefit from his insights and wisdom |
| c.s. lewis political views: Present Concerns Clive Staples Lewis, 2002 Where God gives the gift, the 'foolishness of preaching' is still mighty. But best of all is a team of two: one to deliver the preliminary intellectual barrage, and the other to follow up with a direct attack on the heart. An inveterate scholar, throughout his lifetime C.S. Lewis wrote on any number of topics. While his most famous essays concern his thoughts on Christianity, he was also interested in literature, masculinity, domestic life, and war. In the nineteen essays collected inPresent Concerns, he touches on all of these and more. Though wide-ranging, these essays all share one thing: C.S. Lewis's characteristic pragmatism and persuasiveness. Many of the essays included were written between 1940 and 1945, and so pertinently reflect on the issues raised by World War II: democratic values, the need for a new chivalry, and the cynicism of the modern soldier, all of which remain relevant today. Lewis gives us permission to admit our own doubts, our own angers and anguishes, and to know that they are part of the soul's growth.--Madeleine L'Engle |
| c.s. lewis political views: Women and C.S. Lewis Carolyn Curtis, Mary Pomroy Key, 2016-06-17 Sexism in Narnia? Or Screwtape? Or amongst the Inklings? Many critics have labelled C.S. Lewis a sexist, even a misogynist. Did the life and writing of the hugely popular author and professor betray attitudes that today are unacceptable, even deplorable? The younger Lewis was criticized for a mysterious living arrangement with a woman, but his later marriage to an American poet, Joy Davidman, became a celebrated love story. As a writer he, along with J.R.R. Tolkien, formed a legendary literary group, the Inklings - but without women. In this collection of short essays, opinion pieces, and interviews, academics and writers come together to investigate these accusations. They include Alister McGrath, Randy Alcorn, Monika Hilder, Don W. King, Kathy Keller, Colin Duriez, Crystal Hurd, Jeanette Sears, David C. Downing, Malcolm Guite, and Holly Ordway. The resulting work, Women and C.S. Lewis, provides broad and satisfying answers. |
| c.s. lewis political views: C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church Joseph Pearce, 2013 C. S. Lewis, the great British novelist and Christian apologist, has been credited by many-including the author-for aiding their journey to the Catholic Church. For this reason, it is often perplexing that Lewis himself never became Catholic. In C. S. Lewis and the Catholic Church, Joseph Pearce delves into Lewis's life, writings, and spiritual influences to shed light on the matter. Although C. S. Lewis's conversion to Christianity was greatly influenced by J. R. R. Tolkien, a Catholic, and although Lewis embraced many distinctively Catholic teachings, such as purgatory and the sacrament of Confession, he never formally entered the Church. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this book digs deep to present the facts of Lewis's life, to illuminate key points in his writings, and to ask the question: Was C. S. Lewis on the path to Rome? This revised and updated edition-with a new introduction by Father Dwight Longenecker-is a fascinating historical, biographical, theological, and literary account of a man whose writings have led scores to the Catholic Church, despite never having become a Catholic himself. |
| c.s. lewis political views: ReGrace Frank Viola, 2019-03-05 The church is tired of seeing Christians act ungraciously toward one another when they disagree. Social media has added to the carnage. Christians routinely block each other on Facebook because of doctrinal disagreements. The world watches the blood-letting, and the Christian witness is tarnished. But what if every Christian discovered that their favorite teacher in church history had blind spots and held to some false--and even shocking--views? Bestselling author Frank Viola argues that this simple awareness will soften Christians when they interact with each other in the face of theological disagreements. In ReGrace, he uncovers some of the shocking beliefs held by faith giants like C.S. Lewis, Luther, Calvin, Moody, Spurgeon, Wesley, Graham, and Augustine--not to downgrade or dismiss them, but to show that even the greats in church history didn't get everything right. Knowing that the heroes of our faith sometimes got it wrong will empower us to treat our fellow Christians with grace rather than disdain whenever we disagree over theology. |
| c.s. lewis political views: The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis Alister E. McGrath, 2013-02-19 Marking the 50th anniversary of Lewis’ death, TheIntellectual World of C. S. Lewis sees leading Christianthinker Alister McGrath offering a fresh approach to understandingthe key themes at the centre of Lewis’ theological work andintellectual development. Brings together a collection of original essays exploringimportant themes within Lewis’ work, offering new connectionsand insights into his theology Throws new light on subjects including Lewis’intellectual development, the uses of images in literature andtheology, the place of myth in modern thought, the role of theimagination in making sense of the world, the celebrated 'argumentfrom desire', and Lewis’ place as an Anglican thinker and aChristian theologian Written by Alister McGrath, one of the world’s leadingChristian thinkers and authors; this exceptional pairing of McGrathand Lewis brings together the work of two outstanding theologiansin one volume |
| c.s. lewis political views: The Question of God Armand Nicholi, 2003-08-07 Compares and contrasts the beliefs of two famous thinkers, Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, on topics ranging from the existence of God and morality to pain and suffering. |
| c.s. lewis political views: C. S. Lewis’s Christian Apologetics Gregory Bassham, 2015-06-29 Are C. S. Lewis’s major arguments in defense of Christian belief sound? In C. S. Lewis’s Christian Apologetics: Pro and Con, defenders and critics of Lewis’s apologetics square off and debate the merits of Lewis’s arguments from desire, from reason, from morality, the “trilemma” argument for the divinity of Christ, as well as Lewis’s response to the problem of evil. By means of these lively, in-depth debates, readers will emerge with a deeper understanding and appreciation of today’s most influential Christian apologist. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Progress and Religion Christopher Dawson, 2012-08-09 Progress and Religion was perhaps the most influential of all Christopher Dawson's books, establishing him as an interpreter of history and a historian of ideas. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Beyond the Shadowlands (Foreword by Walter Hooper) Wayne Martindale, 2007-05-01 Those who know Lewis's work will enjoy Martindale's thorough examination of the powerful images of Heaven and Hell found in Lewis's fiction, and all readers can appreciate Martindale's scholarly yet accessible tone. Read this book, and you will see afresh the wonder of what lies beyond the Shadowlands. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Lord Foulgrin's Letters Randy Alcorn, 2001-09-13 This repack of Randy Alcorn's gripping bestseller delivers us from ignorance of the devil's schemes. Foulgrin, a high-ranking demon, instructs his subordinate on how to deceive and destroy Jordan Fletcher and his family. It's like placing a bugging device in hell's war room, where we overhear our enemies assessing our weaknesses and strategizing attack. Lord Foulgrin's Letters is a Screwtape Letters for our day, equally fascinating yet destinctly different -- a dramatic story with earthly characters, setting, and plot. A creative, insightful, and biblical depiction of spiritual warfare, this book will guide readers to Christ-honoring counterstrategies for putting on the full armor of God and resisting the devil. Alcorn says to win the battle we must know our God, know ourselves, and know our enemy. Lord Foulgrin's Letters, in unparalleled and compelling fashion, helps us better know each. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Becoming Mrs. Lewis Patti Callahan, 2018-10-02 Meet the brilliant writer, fiercely independent mother, and passionate woman who captured the heart of C.S. Lewis and inspired the books that still enchant and change us today, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea. When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis--known as Jack--she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn't holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford professor and the beloved writer of The Chronicles of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters. Embarking on the adventure of her life, Joy traveled from America to England and back again, facing heartbreak and poverty, discovering friendship and faith, and against all odds, found a love that even the threat of death couldn't destroy. In this masterful exploration of one of the greatest love stories of modern times, we meet a brilliant writer, a fiercely independent mother, and a passionate woman who changed the life of this respected author and inspired books that still enchant us and change us. Joy lived at a time when women weren't meant to have a voice--and yet her love for Jack gave them both voices they didn't know they had. At once a fascinating historical novel and a glimpse into a writer's life, Becoming Mrs. Lewis is above all a love story--a love of literature and ideas and a love between a husband and wife that, in the end, was not impossible at all. This expanded edition includes a map of Oxford, an expanded discussion guide with more than 20 questions that are perfect for book clubs, a timeline of Jack's and Joy's lives, Joy's (imagined) letter to Jack, 10 things you may not know about Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis's love story, and a behind-the-scenes essay on the city of Oxford. Callahan crafts a masterpiece that details the friendship and ultimate romance between the real Davidman and Lewis . . . a magical and literary experience that won't be soon forgotten. --LIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED review | . . . an incredible portrait of a complex woman. --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED review | . . . a deeply moving story about love and loss that is transformative and magical. --PAM JENOFF | I was swept along, filled with hope, and entirely beguiled. --LISA WINGATE | This is the book Patti Callahan was born to write. Becoming Mrs. Lewis is a tour de force and the must-read of the season! --MARY ALICE MONROE |
| c.s. lewis political views: The Making of C. S. Lewis (1918–1945) Harry Lee Poe, 2021-05-19 Experience C. S. Lewis's Captivating Transformation from Atheist to Christian At the end of World War I, young C. S. Lewis was a devout atheist about to begin his studies at Oxford. In the three decades that followed, he would establish himself as one of the most influential writers and scholars of modern times, undergoing a radical conversion to Christianity that would transform his life and his work. Scholar Harry Lee Poe unfolds these watershed years in Lewis's life, offering readers a unique perspective on his conversion, his friendships with well-known Christians such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy L. Sayers, and his development from an opponent of Christianity to one of its most ardent defenders. |
| c.s. lewis political views: C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity George M. Marsden, 2020-02-25 The life and times of C. S. Lewis's modern spiritual classic Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and inspiring book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican—famously converting to Christianity in 1931 after conversing into the night with his friends J. R. R. Tolkien and Hugh Dyson—and how his plainspoken case for Christianity went on to become one of the most beloved spiritual books of all time. |
| c.s. lewis political views: On Stories C. S. Lewis, 2002-10-28 The theme of this collection is the excellence of the Story, especially the kind of story dear to Lewis-fantasy and science fiction, which he fostered in an age dominated by realistic fiction. On Stories is a companion volume to Lewis’s collected shorter fiction, The Dark Tower and Other Stories. Edited and with a Preface by Walter Hooper. |
| c.s. lewis political views: C. S. Lewis -- A Life Alister McGrath, 2013-02-18 ECPA 2014 Christian Book Award Winner (Non-Fiction)! Fifty years after his death, C. S. Lewis continues to inspire and fascinate millions. His legacy remains varied and vast. He was a towering intellectual figure, a popular fiction author who inspired a global movie franchise around the world of Narnia, and an atheist-turned-Christian thinker. In C.S. Lewis—A Life, Alister McGrath, prolific author and respected professor at King’s College of London, paints a definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis. After thoroughly examining recently published Lewis correspondence, Alister challenges some of the previously held beliefs about the exact timing of Lewis’s shift from atheism to theism and then to Christianity. He paints a portrait of an eccentric thinker who became an inspiring, though reluctant, prophet for our times. You won’t want to miss this fascinating portrait of a creative genius who inspired generations. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Marine Tom Clancy, 1996-11-01 An in-depth look at the United States Marine Corps-in the New York Times bestselling tradition of Submarine, Armored Cav, and Fighter Wing Only the best of the best can be Marines. And only Tom Clancy can tell their story--the fascinating real-life facts more compelling than any fiction. Clancy presents a unique insider's look at the most hallowed branch of the Armed Forces, and the men and women who serve on America's front lines. Marine includes: An interview with the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Charles Chuck Krulak The tools and technology of the Marine Expeditionary Unit The role of the Marines in the present and future world An in-depth look at recruitment and training Exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams |
| c.s. lewis political views: A Severe Mercy Sheldon Vanauken, 2011-07-26 Beloved, profoundly moving account of the author's marriage, the couple's search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wife's untimely death. |
| c.s. lewis political views: After Humanity Michael Ward, 2021 After Humanity is a guide to one of C.S. Lewis's most widely admired but least accessible works, The Abolition of Man, which originated as a series of lectures on ethics that he delivered during the Second World War. These lectures tackle the thorny question of whether moral value is objective or not. When we say something is right or wrong, are we recognizing a reality outside ourselves, or merely reporting a subjective sentiment? Lewis addresses the matter from a purely philosophical standpoint, leaving theological matters to one side. He makes a powerful case against subjectivism, issuing an intellectual warning that, in our post-truth twenty-first century, has even more relevance than when he originally presented it. Lewis characterized The Abolition of Man as almost my favourite among my books, and his biographer Walter Hooper has called it an all but indispensable introduction to the entire corpus of Lewisiana. In After Humanity, Michael Ward sheds much-needed light on this important but difficult work, explaining both its general academic context and the particular circumstances in Lewis's life that helped give rise to it, including his front-line service in the trenches of the First World War. After Humanity contains a detailed commentary clarifying the many allusions and quotations scattered throughout Lewis's argument. It shows how this resolutely philosophical thesis fits in with his other, more explicitly Christian works. It also includes a full-color photo gallery, displaying images of people, places, and documents that relate to The Abolition of Man, among them Lewis's original blurb for the book, which has never before been published. |
| c.s. lewis political views: The Bible Recap Tara-Leigh Cobble, 2020-11-03 Have you ever closed your Bible and thought, What did I just read? Whether you're brand-new to the Bible or you grew up in the second pew, reading Scripture can feel confusing or boring at times. Understanding it well seems to require reading it thoroughly (and even repeatedly), but who wants to read something they don't understand? If you've ever wanted to read through the Bible or even just wanted to want to read it, The Bible Recap is here to help. Following a chronological Bible reading plan, these recaps explain and connect the story of Scripture, section by section. Soon you'll see yourself as a child of God who knows and loves His Word in the ways you've always hoped for. You don't have to go to seminary. You don't need a special Bible. Just start reading this book alongside your Bible and see what God has to say about Himself in the story He's telling. Tara-Leigh gets me excited to read the Bible. Period. I have found a trusted guide to walk me into deeper understanding of the Scriptures.--MICHAEL DEAN MCDONALD, the Bible Project |
| c.s. lewis political views: The Liturgy of Politics Kaitlyn Schiess, 2020-09-08 A generation of young Christians are weary of the political legacy they've inherited. Could it be that the church's politics are shaped by its habits and practices? Contending that we must recognize the formative power of the political forces around us, Kaitlyn Schiess urges the church to recover historic Christian practices that shape us according to the truth of the gospel. |
| c.s. lewis political views: What Christians Believe C. S. Lewis, 2005-02-22 The Essentials Explained Master storyteller and essayist C. S. Lewis here tackles the central questions of the Christian faith: Who was Jesus? What did he accomplish? What does it mean for me? In these classic essays, which began as talks on the BBC during World War II, Lewis creatively and simply explains the basic tenets of Christianity. Taken from the core section of Mere Christianity, the selection in this gift edition provides an accessible way for more people to discover these timeless truths. For those looking to remind themselves of the things they hold true, or those looking for a snapshot of Christianity, this book is a wonderful introduction to the faith. |
| c.s. lewis political views: God in the Dock C. S. Lewis, 2014-09-15 Lewis struck me as the most thoroughly converted man I ever met, observes Walter Hooper in the preface to this collection of essays by C.S. Lewis. His whole vision of life was such that the natural and the supernatural seemed inseparably combined. It is precisely this pervasive Christianity which is demonstrated in the forty-eight essays comprising God in the Dock. Here Lewis addresses himself both to theological questions and to those which Hooper terms semi-theological, or ethical. But whether he is discussing Evil and God, Miracles, The Decline of Religion, or The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, his insight and observations are thoroughly and profoundly Christian. Drawn from a variety of sources, the essays were designed to meet a variety of needs, and among other accomplishments they serve to illustrate the many different angles from which we are able to view the Christian religion. They range from relatively popular pieces written for newspapers to more learned defenses of the faith which first appeared in The Socratic Digest. Characterized by Lewis's honesty and realism, his insight and conviction, and above all his thoroughgoing commitments to Christianity, these essays make God in the Dock very much a book for our time.--Amazon.com. |
| c.s. lewis political views: C.S. Lewis A. N. Wilson, 2002 Provides a documented portrait of the well-known author. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Surprised by Joy C. S. Lewis, 2017-02-14 A repackaged edition of the revered author’s spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity. C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—takes readers on a spiritual journey through his early life and eventual embrace of the Christian faith. Lewis begins with his childhood in Belfast, surveys his boarding school years and his youthful atheism in England, reflects on his experience in World War I, and ends at Oxford, where he became the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. As he recounts his lifelong search for joy, Lewis demonstrates its role in guiding him to find God. |
| c.s. lewis political views: The Pilgrim's Regress C. S. Lewis, 2014-10-22 Originally published 1933, 1943; illustrations copyright 1981. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Defining Noah Webster K. Alan Snyder, 2002 |
| c.s. lewis political views: C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law Justin Buckley Dyer, Micah J. Watson, 2016-08-08 Conventional wisdom holds that C. S. Lewis was uninterested in politics and public affairs. The conventional wisdom is wrong. As Justin Buckley Dyer and Micah J. Watson show in this groundbreaking work, Lewis was deeply interested in the fundamental truths and falsehoods about human nature and how these conceptions manifest themselves in the contested and turbulent public square. Ranging from the depths of Lewis' philosophical treatments of epistemology and moral pedagogy to practical considerations of morals legislation and responsible citizenship, this book explores the contours of Lewis' multi-faceted Christian engagement with political philosophy generally and the natural-law tradition in particular. Drawing from the full range of Lewis' corpus and situating his thought in relationship to both ancient and modern seminal thinkers, C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law offers an unprecedented look at politics and political thought from the perspective of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Tempting Faith David Kuo, 2006-10-16 David Kuo came to Washington wanting to use his Christian faith to end abortion, strengthen marriage, and help the poor. He reached the heights of political power, ultimately serving in the White House under George W. Bush, after being policy adviser to John Ashcroft and speechwriter for Ralph Reed, Pat Robertson, and Bob Dole. It was a dream come true: the chance to fuse his politics and his faith, and an opportunity for Christians not just to gain a seat at the proverbial table but to plan the entire meal. Kuo spent nearly three years as second in command at the president's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Yet his experience was deeply troubling. It took both the Bush White House and a severe health crisis to show him how his Christian values, and those of millions of Americans, were being corrupted by politics. Instead of following the teachings of Jesus to serve the needy, Kuo found himself helping to manipulate religious faith for political gain. Public funds were used in battleground states, for Republican campaign events. The legislative process was used as a football, not to pass laws but to deepen purely symbolic fault lines. Grants were incestuously recycled to political cronies. Both before and after 9/11, despite lofty rhetoric from the president claiming that his faith-based program was one of his most important initiatives, there was no serious attempt to fund valuable charities. Worst of all was the prevailing attitude in the White House and throughout Washington toward Christian leaders. Key Bush aides and Republican operatives spoke of them with contempt and treated them as useful idiots. It became clear, during regular conference calls arranged from the White House with a key group of Christian leaders, that many of these religious leaders had themselves been utterly seduced by politics. It is time, Kuo argues, for Christians to take a temporary step back from politics, to turn away from its seductions. Tempting Faith is equal parts headline-making exposé, political and spiritual memoir, and heartfelt plea for a Christian reexamination of political involvement. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind Mark A. Noll, 2013-10-16 In The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (1994) Mark Noll offered a forthrightly critical assessment of the state of evangelical thinking and scholarship. Now, nearly twenty years later, in a sequel more attuned to possibilities than to problems, Noll updates his earlier assessment and charts a positive way forward for evangelical scholarship. Noll's Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind shows how the orthodox Christology confessed in the ancient Christian creeds, far from hindering or discouraging serious scholarship, can supply the motives, guidance, and framework for learning. Christian faith, Noll argues, can richly enhance intellectual engagement in the various academic disciplines -- and he demonstrates how by applying his insights to the fields of history (his own area of expertise), science, and biblical studies in particular. In a substantial postscript Noll candidly addresses the question How fares the evangelical mind today? as he highlights hopeful signs of intellectual life in a host of evangelical institutions, individuals, and movements. -- From publisher description. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Studies in Words C. S. Lewis, 1990-09-13 C. S. Lewis explores the fascination with language by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations. |
| c.s. lewis political views: If the Foundations Are Destroyed K. Alan Snyder, 2010-04 Our dangers are of two kinds, those which affect our religion, and those which affect our government. They are, however, so closely allied that they cannot, with propriety, be separated. The foundations which support the interests of Christianity are also necessary to support a free and equal government like our own.... Whenever the pillars of Christianity shall be overthrown, our present republican forms of government, and all the blessings which flow from them must fall with them. -Rev. Jedidiah Morse, 1799 The author believes Rev. Morse's warning is still applicable today. The basic Biblical principles upon which American civil government were founded are rapidly disappearing in our society. Yet he doesn't simply point out the problem; he also explains how the reinstatement of specific Biblical principles into American society and government can reverse the damage. The foundations can be rebuilt. K. Alan Snyder is a department chair and professor of American history at Southeastern University in Florida. He taught previously at Patrick Henry College in northern Virginia, in the graduate school of government at Regent University, and in the history/political science department at Indiana Wesleyan University. Dr. Snyder received his Ph.D. in history at The American University in Washington, D.C., and worked for several years as a historical/political consultant in the Washington, D.C. area. He is the author of Mission: Impeachable and Defining Noah Webster. Dr. Snyder ponders principles daily on his weblog at: PonderingPrinciples.com |
| c.s. lewis political views: Making Men Moral Robert P. George, 1993-08-19 Contemporary liberal thinkers commonly suppose that there is something in principle unjust about the legal prohibition of putatively victimless immoralities. Against the prevailing liberal view, Robert P. George defends the proposition that `moral laws' can play a legitimate, if subsidiary, role in preserving the `moral ecology' of the cultural environment in which people make the morally significant choices by which they form their characters and influence, for good or ill, the moral lives of others. George shows that a defence of morals legislation is fully compatible with a `pluralistic perfectionist' political theory of civil liberties and public morality. |
| c.s. lewis political views: The Christian Mind of C. S. Lewis Andrew J. Spencer, 2019-12-05 C. S. Lewis embodied the Christian mind because he saw the world as a coherent unity. His writing consistently pursued the good, the true, and the beautiful. He used nonfiction to point out the reasonableness of Christianity and used his fiction to create compelling illustrations that make faith in Christ an obvious and attractive conclusion. This book explores the Christian mind of C. S. Lewis across the spectrum of the genres he worked in. With contributors from diverse disciplines and interests, the volume illuminates the many facets of Lewis's work. The Christian Mind of C. S. Lewis assists readers to read Lewis better and also to read other works better. The overarching goal is, just as Lewis would have desired, to help people see Christ more clearly in the world and to be more like Christ. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Jack George Sayer, 1994 Over the next twenty-nine years, author George Sayer's first impression about C. S. Lewis proved true. He was interesting; but he was more than just that. He was a devout Christian, gifted literary scholar, best-selling author, and brilliant apologist. Sayer draws from a variety of sources, including his close friendship with Lewis and the million-word diary of Lewis's brother, to paint a portrait of the man whose friends knew as Jack. Offering glimpses into Lewis's extraordinary relationships and experiences, Jack details the great scholar's life at the Kilns; days at Magdalen Colle meetings with the Inklings; marriage to Joy Davidman Gresham; and the creative process that produced such world-famous works as the classic Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters. This book is an intimate account of the man who helped-and through his works, continues to help-generations hear and understand the heart of Christianity. Book jacket. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Reflections on the Psalms C. S. Lewis, 2017-02-14 A repackaged edition of the revered author’s moving theological work in which he considers the most poetic portions from Scripture and what they tell us about God, the Bible, and faith. In this wise and enlightening book, C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—examines the Psalms. As Lewis divines the meaning behind these timeless poetic verses, he makes clear their significance in our daily lives, and reminds us of their power to illuminate moments of grace. |
| c.s. lewis political views: Boxen Clive Staples Lewis, 1985 SUMMARY: A collection of maps, histories, sketches, and stories created by C.S. Lewis as a child to describe his private fanyasy world, known as Animal-Land or Boxen. A scholarly introduction explains the stories in the context of Lewis's life. |
| c.s. lewis political views: That Hideous Strength: How the West Was Lost Melvin Tinker, 2018-07 C S Lewis readers will identify the main title of this new book: Melvin Tinker uses Lewis's prescient fiction work as a launchpad for a fascinating look at the rapidly changing worldview of Western civilization. Too often books dealing with these issues are academically inclined and not accessible by the ordinary reader: that is not the case here. Based on a lecture delivered at GAFCON in June 2018, this book will stimulate thinking and open the eyes of Christians to the dangers of the worldview relentlessly promoted by the media. |
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Despite this seeming indifference to political life, Lewis wrote about a variety of political topics, including crime, war, censorship, capital punishment, conscription, socialism, vivisection, the …
C.S. Lewis on Pacifism - radicalchristianpress.org
Sep 29, 2014 · C.S. Lewis on Pacifism In 1940, C.S. Lewis gave a talk to a pacifist group at Oxford: Why I Am Not a Pacifist. Years later it was printed [ pages 64 to 90 ] with 8 other …
C. S. Lewis and the Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
Lewis had a lively awareness of the sinister political implications of the humanitarian theory of punishment. It places in the hands of the State, he argued, a finer instrument of tyranny than …
C. S. Lewis and the Historical Imagination on JSTOR
Dr. K. Alan Snyder was awarded the 2022 Clyde Kilby Research Grant by the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College for his research into Lewis’s views on history. This item is openly …
C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law - api.pageplace.de
As Justin Buck-ley Dyer and Micah J. Watson show in this groundbreaking work, Lewis was deeply interested in the fundamental truths and falsehoods about human nature and how these …
A Matter of Chivalry: C.S. Lewis's Response to Pacifism and the …
C.S. Lewis did not often address political issues. Besides his well-known essay on pacifism and some comments on the nature of the state scattered throughout his works, Lewis attempted to …
The Life, Faith, and Writings of C.S. Lewis With a View toward ...
When reading the works of Lewis, the participant is encouraged to use discernment and test all things against the trustworthy ground of Scripture. Lewis wasn’t perfect and there are views of …
“What was from the beginning, what we Session 1: Preview
Briefly consider how Lewis compares and contrasts Christianity with other worldviews regarding the character of God and existence of evil. 3. Consider how the uniqueness of Jesus Christ fits …
OF MEN AND MICE: C. S. LEWIS ON MALE-FEMALE …
with the issue of gender, a more fruitful question to ask about Lewis's views on gender is what informs his problematic view of women in his works. If we look at Lewis's theoretical and …
A Hebraic Inkling: C. S. Lewis on Judaism and the Jews …
e aim of this book is to examine precisely what C. S. Lewis believed and wrote about the ancient Hebrews, their scriptures, their status as God’s chosen people, and about today’s Jews. It also …
The Restoration of Man: C. S. Lewis and the Continuing Case …
Published in 1943, The Abolition of Man, is one of Lewis’ central statements on the subject. Based on the Riddell Memorial Lectures that Lewis had delivered earlier that year, the book warns of …
Lewis on Freud and Marx (Lindsley) - C.S. Lewis Institute
Lewis argues in effect that atheism is “wish-fulfill-ment” (against Freud) or an “opiate” (against Marx). Let’s look at the background of this debate and how C.S. Lewis argues against this …
C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law
Ranging from the depths of Lewis’ philosophical treatments of epistemology and moral pedagogy to practical considerations of morals legislation and responsible citizen-ship, this book …
C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Subjectivism - C.S. Lewis …
C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Subjectivism 3 Why Did Lewis Use Fiction? A detailed study of all of Lewis’s books—pre-Chris-tian and post—reveal that he is, one way or another, …
Cs Lewis Political Views (2024) - old.icapgen.org
Cs Lewis Political Views: C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law Justin Buckley Dyer,Micah J. Watson,2016-08-08 This book shows how Lewis was interested in the truths and falsehoods …
C. S. Lewis and the Meaning of Freedom - tifwe.org
This article analyzes Lewis’ political ideas through the theoretical framework of two profound semantic debates among political philosophers and political economists regarding the …
C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society - Discovery …
Lewis’s warnings about the dehumanizing impact of scientism on ethics, politics, faith, reason, and science itself. ssues explored include Lewis’s i views on bioethics, eugenics, evolution, …
C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society
Lewis’s warnings about the dehumanizing impact of scientism on ethics, politics, faith, reason, and science itself. issues explored include Lewis’s views on bioethics, eugenics, evolution, …
C. S. Lewis and Steven Gillen the Meaning
Although C. S. Lewis, the great Christian apologist and author of the Chronicles of Narnia was not a political scientist, a thorough study of his apologetics and fictional writings reveal a well …
The Apolitical and Political C.S. Lewis - assets.cambridge.org
Perhaps Lewis’ concerted “treaty with reality” explains his con-spicuous silence, in his autobiography and elsewhere, about what led to the Great War in the first place: politics.
Public Life in the Shadowlands: What C. S. Lewis Can Teach Us …
Despite this seeming indifference to political life, Lewis wrote about a variety of political topics, including crime, war, censorship, capital punishment, conscription, socialism, vivisection, the …
C.S. Lewis on Pacifism - radicalchristianpress.org
Sep 29, 2014 · C.S. Lewis on Pacifism In 1940, C.S. Lewis gave a talk to a pacifist group at Oxford: Why I Am Not a Pacifist. Years later it was printed [ pages 64 to 90 ] with 8 other …
C. S. Lewis and the Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
Lewis had a lively awareness of the sinister political implications of the humanitarian theory of punishment. It places in the hands of the State, he argued, a finer instrument of tyranny than …
C. S. Lewis and the Historical Imagination on JSTOR
Dr. K. Alan Snyder was awarded the 2022 Clyde Kilby Research Grant by the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College for his research into Lewis’s views on history. This item is openly …
C. S. Lewis on Politics and the Natural Law - api.pageplace.de
As Justin Buck-ley Dyer and Micah J. Watson show in this groundbreaking work, Lewis was deeply interested in the fundamental truths and falsehoods about human nature and how …
A Matter of Chivalry: C.S. Lewis's Response to Pacifism and …
C.S. Lewis did not often address political issues. Besides his well-known essay on pacifism and some comments on the nature of the state scattered throughout his works, Lewis attempted to …
The Life, Faith, and Writings of C.S. Lewis With a View toward ...
When reading the works of Lewis, the participant is encouraged to use discernment and test all things against the trustworthy ground of Scripture. Lewis wasn’t perfect and there are views of …
“What was from the beginning, what we Session 1: Preview
Briefly consider how Lewis compares and contrasts Christianity with other worldviews regarding the character of God and existence of evil. 3. Consider how the uniqueness of Jesus Christ fits …
OF MEN AND MICE: C. S. LEWIS ON MALE-FEMALE …
with the issue of gender, a more fruitful question to ask about Lewis's views on gender is what informs his problematic view of women in his works. If we look at Lewis's theoretical and …
A Hebraic Inkling: C. S. Lewis on Judaism and the Jews …
e aim of this book is to examine precisely what C. S. Lewis believed and wrote about the ancient Hebrews, their scriptures, their status as God’s chosen people, and about today’s Jews. It also …
The Restoration of Man: C. S. Lewis and the Continuing Case …
Published in 1943, The Abolition of Man, is one of Lewis’ central statements on the subject. Based on the Riddell Memorial Lectures that Lewis had delivered earlier that year, the book warns of …
Lewis on Freud and Marx (Lindsley) - C.S. Lewis Institute
Lewis argues in effect that atheism is “wish-fulfill-ment” (against Freud) or an “opiate” (against Marx). Let’s look at the background of this debate and how C.S. Lewis argues against this …
