Monthly Archives: July 2013

Pain & Sorrow: Human Suffering and “The Good God”

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Rick D. Williams

In The Problem of Pain, C. S. Lewis brings all of his philosophical and critical skill to bear in responding to this classic contra Deum claim:  “If God were good, He would wish to make his creatures perfectly happy, and … Continue reading →

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The Weight of Story: Marvels and “What Really Matters”

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Rick D. Williams

In his essay, “On Stories,” C. S. Lewis employs the marvelous word “Redskinnery” to describe “what really mattered to him” when he read stories set in the western American frontier.  “Take away the feathers, the high cheek-bones, the whiskered trousers, … Continue reading →

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The End of Man: Lewis on Humanity Sacrificed

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Rick D. Williams

In the Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis examines the problems with “modern” education by taking to task the authors of “a book on English intended for  . . . the upper forms of schools.’”  Lewis’s concerns run far deeper … Continue reading →

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