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    S. Lewis very rarely wrote autobiographical works‚ and when he finally did it was only to explain a few things to the fans that asked questions or to clarify. The editor then explains how A Grief Observed showed a deeper insight into Lewis’s marriage. Surprised by Joy‚ Lewis’s first real attempt at an autobiography‚ begins with a description of his nurse Lizzie. To Lewis‚ as a child‚ she was the physical embodiment of good. She along with his brother Warren made up his early childhood. Lewis goes

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    Morris ELA IV 12 September 2024 Summer Reading Draft: The Four Loves C.S. Lewis‚ in his work‚ The Four Loves‚ discusses the various types of love that humans display in order to inform the reader about the loves as well as cause the reader to reflect on how they love. Although I agree with almost all of the ideas displayed in the text‚ some portions had challenging language‚ making it harder to comprehend. I relate to the Lewis describes and categorizes the types of love true and find it relates to

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    Omnipotence In Judaism

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    in his Gospel: Jesus looked at them and said “With man this is impossible‚ but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). In Judaism also the belief in God’s omnipotence is rooted in the Bible: “Attribute to the Lord all glory and power” (Psalm 29)‚ and most Rabbinic works attribute to God the characteristics of omnipotence‚ which I will discuss in the course of this essay. **(Islam)**.

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    Evil and Omnipotence

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    In J.L. Mackie’s “Evil and Omnipotence‚” he argues against the existence of God. He uses the standpoint that God cannot be omnipotent‚ omnibenevolent‚ and evil can still exist. Omnipotent means all-powerful and that God is capable of anything. Omnibenevolent means all-good or that everything God does is good and no evil comes from him. However‚ evil exists in the world‚ where some believe in God. How is it possible for God to be all good and yet evil exist in the world? The imperative answer to

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    The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis The Abolition of Man was written by C.S. Lewis in 1943. It was subtitled "Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools”. C.S. Lewis was born in 1898 and died in 1963 (same day as Robert F. Kennedy). He was a fiction and non-fiction writer whose most popular non-fiction work was “The Chronicles of Narnia”. Lewis was a Classicist who agreed philosophically with Plato and Aristotle and also considered

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    show how omnipotence can be defined differently‚ how radical omnipotence differs with limited omnipotence and the issue with logic. Then I will show how God’s omnipotence raises some paradoxes and contradictions‚ by relying on the paradox of the stone and the problem of evil. Finally I will try to answer some questions concerning God’s ability to sin‚ to bring about the past‚ and to do things not done by him. Does God’s powers have a limit‚ could it then be possible that God’s omnipotence isn’t logic

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    In Is Progress Possible? C.S. Lewis talks about how progress is inevitable‚ especially when it comes to human affairs. How many people question whether man itself is capable of progress. Progress means moving in a desired direction and many humans do not desire the same things‚ which brought up the question- is progress possible? He mentions how everything throughout human history can affect our species of how we act today and what happens to us. Especially the advance and increase in science‚ and

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    novelist C.S. Lewis‚ is often viewed as one of the best books written on the subject of love as it pertains to religion. In the book‚ Lewis covers many ideas including the four types of love which include: storgé (empathetic love/affection)‚ philia love (the love between friends)‚ Eros (erotic/romantic love)‚ and Agapé (the unconditional ‘God’ love). In this book‚ Lewis also covers the differences between need and gift love; however‚ one of the most astounding statements that Lewis makes is in the

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    discourse on Susan’s controversial absence from Narnia in The Last Battle‚ the focus is often C.S. Lewis’ statement through Jill that Susan has become interested in nothing “except nylons and lipstick and invitations” (Lewis 169)‚ taken as evidence that Susan was rejected because she came into her femininity and sexuality. In fact‚ a better analysis of this scene would begin with the analogy Lewis presents in his sermon‚ The Weight of Glory: “We are half-hearted creatures‚ fooling about with drink

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    Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: Notes Preface The contents of the book were first given on air and published into several parts: The Case for Christianity (1943) Christian Behavior (1943) Beyond Personality (1945) Book 1: Right and Wrong As A Clue To The Meaning Of The Universe I. The Law of Human Nature Both parties had in mind some king of Law or Rule of fair play or decent behavior or morality or whatever you like to call it‚ about which they really agreed. Quarrelling means

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