C.S. Lewis: Christian Apologist Included in the 10 most influential Christians of the 20th century alongside Karl Barth‚ Pope John XXIII‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Billy Graham‚ the Christian History magazine named him "the atheist scholar who became an Anglican‚ an apologist‚ and a ‘patron saint’ of Christians everywhere." He was also dubbed as an “apostle to the skeptics” because he resolutely answered frequent objections individuals had when it came to accepting Christ as their Savior (christianodyssey
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Affection that creates this taste‚ teaching us first to notice‚ then to smile at‚ then to enjoy‚ and finally to appreciate‚ the people who ‘happen to be there.’” (37) 3. Cf. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry‚ The Little Prince (ch.21): the fox on “Taming”. C. It is not the same as charity‚ because it easily becomes jealous of God. D. It “is responsible for nine tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.” (53) IV. Affection’s dark side; in itself‚ it is ambivalent and
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The Screwtape Letters: A Critical Essay The Screwtape Letters is a satirical book written by C.S. Lewis with the intent to deliver practical lessons on a person’s daily exercise of his or her faith. The book’s overall theme is “God vs. the devil” or “good vs. evil” in the human experience. In the book‚ two devils – Screwtape‚ an elder tempter‚ and Screwtape’s novice nephew Wormwood -- are in a fight to claim as many souls‚ or ‘patients‚’ as they are referred to in the book‚ and Screwtape advises
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Fantasy Literature and Fantastic Language Kelli Pearson Eng/290 7/30/2012 Crystal Sands Fantastic Literature and Fantastic Language Fantasy literature is fantasy in written form. Historically speaking‚ literature has composed the majority of fantasy works. Since the 1960s a segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of movies‚ television programs‚ novels‚ video games‚ music and other media. Fantasy Language is is a constructed language designed for aesthetic
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Lewis’ Screwtape Letters is an amusing and profound story of the world’s temptation and a Christian’s victory over it. In a collection of letters‚ an old demon‚ Screwtape‚ gives advice and guidance to his young and naive nephew‚ Wormwood‚ on how to lure his "patient" to Hell. Amateurishly attempting to tempt his patient to commit some great‚ extravagant sin‚ Wormwood lets his hand off the wheel and his patient becomes a Christian. Even in a seemingly hopeless situation‚ Screwtape kept his cool
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26 September 2009 Documented Book Review I am reviewing the book Out of the Silent Planet‚ by C. S. Lewis. This is a science fiction story about inter galactic planetary travel and some alien-beings that a man meets out in space who ironically help him to realize the true intentions of human nature. What really made this story interesting to me is that a man on a walk about‚ named Ransom‚ did not want to travel into outer space to meet alien creatures; he was simply on a personal journey for
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C. S. Lewis is a famous Christian author who uses the roles of good and evil to explain Christianity in his novel‚ The Screwtape Letters. Susan Black once said‚ “We’ve all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on – that’s who we really are.” There is both good and evil in the world‚ and it is our personal choice as to which of these we choose. I believe that Lewis recognized this and purposely chose to write from Screwtape’s perspective. This novel is
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Arroyo 1 Alex Arroyo Professor Ledri-Aguilar English 120 30 August 2013 Inner Rings and the Motives that Come Along C.S Lewis delivered a speech named “The Inner Ring” at King’s College‚ a University in London. As Lewis continues on in his speech‚ one may be a little thrown off by what these inner rings are and what exactly they mean to people. Although Lewis mentions both good and harmful inner rings‚ one could argue that most people find themselves so caught up in these inner rings they
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C.S. Lewis published the novel‚ Out of the Silent Planet‚ over three centuries after Bacon wrote his theory on fear‚ Lewis similarly portrayed external surrounding to manipulate perceptions of fear. From the first chapter of the novel‚ Lewis revealed fear to be a weakness that leads to ignorance. It was this ignorance that apparently fueled the cycle of corruption and immorality on "The Silent Planet." Using the character Ransom to reveal the affect of memory and morality on fear‚ C.S. Lewis demonstrates
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Wormwood In the book The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis‚ one of the main character’s name is Wormwood. This character is a demon and its name assumably has a great deal to do with how this character interacts without the other characters throughout the story. The term “wormwood” is a plant that can be grown and dried out to use. It is also referenced to in the Bible when describing immoral people or perversion. Wormwood is defined as something grievous‚ bitter‚ or extremely unpleasant.
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