God in the dock contains fortyeight essays and twelve letters written by lewis between 1940 and 1963. My friend corineus has advanced the charge that none of us are in fact christians at all. For lewis, the pursuit of man revolves primarily around the redemptive work of jesus christ. Contents preface by walter hooper part i 1 evil and god 2 miracles 3 dogma and the universe 4 answers to questions on christianity.
Lewis, the moral argument for god, and the gospel paul. If any topic could be relied upon to wreck a book about mere christianityif any topic makes utterly unprofitable reading for those who do not yet believe that the virgins son is godsurely this is it. Clive staples lewis 29 november 1898 22 november 1963, commonly called c. Explore religious themes through the lives and works of c. Lewis, best known as the author of the chronicles of narnia, was also one of the most profound thinkers of twentieth century christianity.
His whole vision of life was such that the natural and the supernatural seemed inseparably combined. The russians, i am told, report that they have not found god in outer space. Oddly enough, you cannot even conclude, from my silence on disputed points, either that i think. In the bestselling book the language of god 2006, for example, biologist francis collins highlighted the role lewiss writings played in his own conversion to christianity as well as invoking lewis to defend the idea that christians should accept the animal ancestry of humans. This is not the case for apologetics in theology, for that discipline is intended to manifest a point of view is right.
Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Lewis, collected from many sources after his death. Sep 15, 2014 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. Dec 11, 2011 in god in the dock, a collection of essays by c. Lewis s collections of essays and includes myth become fact, the grand miracle, priestesses in the church and, of course, god in the dock. Ranging from popular newspaper articles to learned defenses of the faith, these pieces cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, the role of women in the church, and ethics and politics. Drawn from a variety of sources and written to meet a. Cs lewis institute provides discipleship programs, training and resources for christians. Along with his older brother and close companion warren, clive or jack, as he preferred to be called grew. Lewis is probably the most well known, widely read, and often quoted christian author of modern times. Many represent lewiss first ventures into themes later treated in fulllength books. For my own part, i tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, and i rather suspect that the same experience may await others. Its also a starting point you and i can use when attempting to engage secular people in discussions about ultimate reality. Lewis presents a picture of god s pursuit of man as active, aggressive, complete yet not coercive.
Then he discusses miracles of the old creation with the divine man focusing for us what the god of nature has already done on a larger scale p. Antony flew examines his views on free will and evil. Ranging from popular newspaper articles to learned defenses of the faith, these pieces cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, the. Lewis commented on the bible throughout his life as a christian. Lewis, sigmund freud, and many other influential figures in these resources from the question of god. What christmas means to me university of rochester. Lewis and others who follow the theology of god s timelessness know that it contradicts the biblical account of creation and his active participation in human history. His research focuses on the potential value the theological principles of sacrament and incarnation may have in illuminating the significance of myth or story as understood by j.
This page is designed to help make writings on and by c. Lewiss collections of essays and includes myth become fact, the grand miracle, priestesses in the church. God in the dock contains fortyeight essays and twelve letters written by lewis between 1940 and 1963 on such topics as good and evil, miracles, theism, vivisection, the role of women in church polity, and ethics and politics. God in the dock is a series of fortyeight essays written by c. I believe that many who find that nothing happens when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would. The conclusion i dread is not so theres no god after all, but so this is what gods really like. Lewis and others who follow the theology of gods timelessness know that it contradicts the biblical account of creation and his active participation in human history. What is interesting is to seek lewis approach a variety of audiences. Characterized by lewiss 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. God in the dock is a collection of previously unpublished essays and speeches from c. Essays on theology and ethics by cs lewis this is a series of 51 essays and a variety of letters that was compiled after lewis s death.
Lewis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lewis published an essay exploring a number of topics related to spacetravel, including the idea of finding god in space. Nov 18, 20 in the bestselling book the language of god 2006, for example, biologist francis collins highlighted the role lewiss writings played in his own conversion to christianity as well as invoking lewis to defend the idea that christians should accept the animal ancestry of humans. Sep 28, 20 september 28, 20 inerrancy and the patron saint of evangelicalism. Lewis presents a picture of gods pursuit of man as active, aggressive, complete yet not coercive. Lewis published the problem of pain, his first major defence of christianity. God in the dock is a great collection of essays and letters from c.
We must not be nervous about parallels and pagan christs. If you would be interested to read lewis concluding essay in god in the dock, follow this hot link for the pdf file the worlds last night. Tolkien joy davidman kilns lent letters to malcolm marriage mere christianity miracles monthly. Lewis struck me as the most thoroughly converted man i ever met, observes walter hooper in this books preface. Lewis, i stumbled upon an called what christmas means to me pp. Lewis and known to his friends and family as jack, was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and christian apologist from belfast, ireland. God in the dock contains 48 essays and 12 letters written by lewis between 1940 and 1963 for a wide variety of publications. Lewis christmas collected letters controversy conversion death devil easter ebook faith fall fantasy g. Lewis and known to his friends and family as jack, was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and christian apologist.
For the american readers like myself, the book title from an essay of the same name is not referring to god being down at the boat dock, but rather in the dock, or witness stand, in a british court. Lewis on holy scripture plenary 2 20 national conference the romantic rationalist. Lewis and the argument from morality to god catholic. Lewis was a profound thinker with the rare ability to communicate the philosophical and theological rationale of christianity in simple yet amazingly effective ways. From god in the dock essays on theology and ethics by c.
Bulverism is a malady, if you will, which is alive and well, even rampant, here among we denizens of free republic. Lewis available to those without easy access to a university library. But its a potential starting point for belief in god, and thats why lewis leads off mere christianity with this argument. Lewis gathered together a collection of fortyeight of lewis essays and a dozen letters to newspapers and other journals. Chesterton george macdonald god in the dock great divorce greeks heaven hell inklings j.
Travis buchanan is a phd candidate in st andrews institute for theology, imagination and the arts. Lewis excerpts the question of god pbs learningmedia. One of the greatest communicators of the christian faith. In the conclusion of his famous critique of practical reason, kant famously said, two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and reverence the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me. Essays on theology and ethics by cs lewis this is a series of 51 essays and a variety of letters that was compiled after lewiss death. Lewis used reasoning to defeat the arguments of atheism in his book, miracles. Bulverism is a malady, if you will, which is alive and well, even.
No doubt many of you have seen the new movie based on the chronicles of narnia. There are also all sorts of things in our spiritual life where a thing has to be killed, and broken, in order that it may then become bright, and strong, and splendid. Embracing the supernatural elements of christianity while committed to its rationalism, lewis brought an orthodox view of a transcendent, immanent god to the common man. During his years as an agnostic, lewis wanted to know the answers to such questions as why god allows. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read god in the dock. 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. Here, lewis is hitting on one of the very significant mistakes that people make when it comes to religion in general and christianity in particular. I say new because, though these essays and letters were written over a. Lewis 1898 1963 clive staples lewis was born in 1898, 42 years after freud. What, in your opinion, is lewis offering us in mere christianity. Lewis to describe the state of public discourse and debate in the 20th century, or, as he also meant to convey by the term, the foundation of 20th century thought. Lewiss collections of essays and includes myth become fact, the grand miracle, priestesses in the. We must not be ashamed of the mythical radiance resting on our theology.
As we see with lewis, people who are wellgrounded in the faith and strongly committed to christ can have times when god seems very distant. God in the dock is a compendium of lewis essays, articles, letters, and a few transcripts of his speeches compiled by editor walter hooper, who served briefly as lewis secretary during the illness that took lewis life. Its title implies god on trial and the title is based on an analogy made by lewis suggesting that modern human beings, rather than seeing themselves as standing before god in judgement, prefer to place god on trial while acting as his judge. Lewiss collections of essays and includes myth become fact, the grand miracle, priestesses in the church an. Lewiss collections of essays and includes myth become fact, the grand miracle, priestesses in the church and, of course, god in the dock. In addition, lewis argues for an internal component of pursuit built into man by his creator. In modern english the words apology and apologize indicate regret because some statement or action was offensive and wrong. Lewis, author of the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, was a tireless academic defender of christianity. Lewis compiled by robert trexler and jennifer trafton a jack of all genres c. But then nullifies reasoning in his defense of a timeless eternity in his book, mere christianity. Aug 16, 2017 but its a potential starting point for belief in god, and thats why lewis leads off mere christianity with this argument. But christians also need to be remindedwe may thank corineus for reminding usthat what became fact was a myth, that it carries with it into the world of fact all the properties of a myth. From god in the dockessays on theology and ethics by c.
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