C.S. Lewis for the Third Millennium : Six Essays on the Abolition of Man (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 193 pages
• Publisher: Ignatius Press (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898705231
• ISBN-13: 978-0898705232
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #224,006 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent current analysis of Lewis' predictions., November 14, 1999

By	Gib McInnis ([e-mail]) (Québec, Canada) - See all my reviews

This book is an excellent study of C.S. Lewis' Abolition of Man. Kreeft's book is not too academic, but yet very convincing. It is humorous and yet serious. If I could take a course with this professor, I would. His chapter on Natural Law is well done, and helped me understand the current context of how our society's conscience is being removed. It is a book that I would read again and probably again after that. If I had to say something critical about this book, I would say that the book is not documented enough. However, this could have been the publisher's decision, since the author is a professor. Anyway, have an excellent read, and I hope that every serious Christian could read this book.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Abolition of Western Civilization, January 1, 2001

By	K.H. - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Prof. Peter Kreeft of Boston College and author of several books such as "Making Sense Out of Suffereing" and has written a reflective writing on C.S. Lewis' "The Abolition of Man" and its prophetic role in today's civilization.

Dr. Kreeft has done a great job in making Lewis' work understandable and demonstrates how much foresight Lewis actually had in regards to the problems facing western society. Further, Kreeft expands this thought and details the modern trends of thought without overburdening the reader with "academic" jargon.

The chapters "Darkness At Noon" and "Can Natural Law Be Abolished" are the works strongests arguments for Kreeft's position, which if you want to know what that is, then buy this book. The book is cheap and is an easy read. Kreeft's wit also makes this little book likable and fun.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't get enough of this book!, March 30, 2001

By	Kendal B. Hunter (Provo, UT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Just read the preface to the book and you'll be hooked!

Kreeft does a wonderful job of elaboration upon Lewis' ideas of the process of "abolishing" humanity. The central question to Lewis's book is: can we cease to be human by loosing our moral sense? Kreeft's central question is: how does Lewis's writings and thought apply to us in the Third Millenium?

His most haunting chapter is Chapter Four: "Can Natural Law ever be Abolished from the Heart of Man?" He discusses weather or not we can ever lose our moral sense, our conscience. This is an urgent dicussion, when you look at the souless children killing children in the school shootings. We seem to be raising up a generation of moral zombies who are acting like Hannibal Lecter eating each other up.

The Founding Fathers well recognized the necessity of moral law, and that structure in government can only go so far (see Federalist Papers 10 and 51). there needs to be an undergirding morality upon which our government, and every government rests. If not, somthing worse than the dark ages will occur.

(Question: What is the difference between someone without a moral sense, and someone who ignores it? I can't see any difference.)

Kreeft's voice is a voice of warning. But will we listen? And will we care?