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New Kinds of Christians? (pt. 3)
“The concept of seeker-sensitivity, properly understood, is not new and not controversial — because it’s biblical. In fact, the apostle Paul said, ‘Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity’ (Col. 4:5). He … Continue reading
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New Kinds of Christians? (pt. 2)
Old religious factions are volcanoes burned out; on the lava and ashes and squalid scoriæ of old eruptions grow the peaceful olive, the cheering vine, and the sustaining corn. — Edmund Burke In part one of this consideration of Christianity … Continue reading
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New Kinds of Christians? (pt. 1)
“What if the Christian faith is supposed to exist in a variety of forms rather than just one imperial one? What if it is both more stable and more agile—more responsive to the Holy Spirit—when it exists in these many … Continue reading
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Glory and Stone
What follows is the text of the Commencement Address given to the class of 2014 at Judah Christian School, Champaign, Illinois. These graduating Seniors were all in my Worldviews class, and I sincerely thank them for the opportunity to spend … Continue reading
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Lewis’s “Leap in the Dark”
C. S. Lewis was brought up in the Church of England but left any childhood faith behind as soon as his independent circumstances and the demands of compulsory church attendance allowed, and in response to what he felt his intellectual … Continue reading
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Pain & Sorrow: Human Suffering and “The Good God”
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”
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
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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Sons and Daughters: the Children of Narnia
The four Pevensie children at the center of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe are referred to in Narnia as “Sons of Adam” and “Daughters of Eve.” No doubt C. S. Lewis intends for readers to see in these … Continue reading
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Images of Joy in Lewis’s “Surprised” and “Pilgrim’s Regress”
The idea of “Joy” is among C. S. Lewis’s most famous and familiar contributions to Christian literature. Its influence on “the shape of his early life” is the central theme of Surprised by Joy (SJ), and its attainment is the … Continue reading
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