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A Fine Case for Lewis' Case,
This review is from: C.S. Lewis's Case for Christian Faith (Paperback)
"C. S. 'Jack' Lewis was merciless in debates. At Oxford University
Jack Lewis was much feared by opponents. Some feared him so much - like the geneticist and avowed atheist J. B. S. Haldane - that they fled an encounter with Jack. In fact he had a photographic memory, a mind trained in logic that raced far ahead of his usual opposition and a deep, booming voice. Jack's fights for truth were utterly sincere. In his early days his only acceptable companions were those who could give him a good scrap. They not only had to defend their opinions with logic, but with feeling. Yet, even brilliant, passionate dialectics was not enough; any who showed flippancy or cynicism Jack dismissed as lightweights" (Wellman). And author Dr. Richard Purtill is no lightweight! (Professor Emeritus in Philosophy at WWU is the author of twenty books, including "J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion" and this gem: "C.S. Lewis' Case for the Christian Faith"). Dr. Purtill utilizes the work of C.S. Lewis' and delivers a vibrant and wide-ranging exposition of Lewis' defense of Christian truth. He surveys Lewis' theological and apologetic thought as he discusses God, Jesus Christ, miracles, and the reality of death. "C.S. Lewis' Case for the Christian Faith" is a winsome and enlightening overview of Lewis' work. Chapters include: - Reasons for Lewis' success - Reasons for belief in God - Who is Christ? - Miracles in history - Faith and Reason - Rivals of Christianity - And more! Purtill states: "I read a lot of C.S. Lewis' nonfiction and apologetics before I read his well-known fantasies, The Chronicles of Narnia. Somewhere along the line I read his science fiction trilogy." He adds: "C.S. Lewis has been called "the apostle to the skeptics." He's probably the best apologist of the twentieth century. He's a key figure in apologetics, which means, showing people the rational basis for Christianity, and that you don't need to simply say, `it's just a matter of faith.'" Dr. Purtill is a fine apologist, a cogent reviewer, and a compelling writer of fantasy. He writes: "One thing we could say about the possibility of the universe simply coming into existence from nothing is to declare that "nothing comes from nothing." There is not just a factual impossibility involved ... but a kind of logical impossibility." I concur with C.S. Lewis' observation that "ancient man approached God ... as the accused person approaches his judge. For modern man the roles are reversed. He is the judge: God is in the dock. ... The trial many even end in God's acquittal. But the important thing is that man is on the bench and God is in the dock." Moreover Lewis' observation that "I believe in God as I believe in the Sun; not so much that I see the Sun, it's more like without the Sun, I cannot see anything at all" builds upon Augustine as he helps build my faith. Dr. Purtill does some of his best work in demonstrating that accounting for reason, ideas, and knowledge require a theistic view as Lewis argues. I enjoy Purtill's work, and this may be one of his finest efforts. If you are a fan of Lewis or Purtill, I encourage you to purchase this volume. "Unless thought is valid we have no reason to believe in the real universe" (C.S. Lewis). Truth, Knowledge and the Reason for God: The Defense of the Rational Assurance of Christianity
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A Philosopher looks at C.S. Lewis,
This review is from: C.S. Lewis's Case for Christian Faith (Paperback)
Like many C.S. Lewis books the typical "easy read" turns out to be a short book with a long corridor of thought content. I need to learn what I am in for with C.S. Lewis and,in this case, those who write books about him.
The author, a university philosophy professor, probably Christian, looks at the collective writings of C.S. Lewis through the looking glass of a discipline other than theology. I have to be honest- I read this book some time ago as part of my daily train commute reading program. What sticks out is the paragraph on Lewis' view of the Trinity. The paragraph is in a neat graphic schematic form and can be used as useful apologetics for the numerous Trinity scoffers one runs into in street witnessing...Muslims in particular. Worth reading... but avoid the long interuptions that broke my concentration. The book is well thought out and deserves long concentrated sittings and sequenced thought. Pathway to the stars
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