On one of my favorite Yahoo groups for homeschoolers, a debate is raging over C. S. Lewis . . . again.<\/p>\n
Lewis is widely regarded as one of the most important Christian apologists of the 20th<\/sup> century, and rightly so, in my opinion.\u00a0 Yet there are some who loudly proclaim that he was not a Christian, but rather a dangerous atheist who will lead our children into error.<\/p>\n This debate fascinates me, and I purpose to study through Lewis\u2019s works, as well as what others have written about him (including critics), and write about the issues here from time to time, perhaps even over the course of several years.<\/p>\n Total objectivity is impossible, so I should acknowledge that I am a Lewis fan.\u00a0 In fact, I regard The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe<\/a> <\/em>as an incredibly powerful picture of Christ\u2019s redeeming love for traitorous sinners. (Interestingly, my young children instantly recognized the symbolism of Aslan\u2019s death and resurrection when we read that book aloud years ago.)\u00a0 But I will not hesitate to acknowledge any theological problems I may find in Lewis\u2019s writings, despite my fondness for his works.<\/p>\n Judging from what I have already read, the debate over Lewis is volatile.\u00a0 I welcome thoughtful discussion of this subject, whether you agree with me or not. All I ask is that you evaluate Lewis on the basis of what he wrote, in context.\u00a0 Please refrain from simply posting a URL or an out-of-context quote and commenting, \u201cThere!\u00a0 That proves Lewis was an atheist!\u201d Thanks in advance for keeping the tone of this discussion respectful.<\/p>\n Mary Jo<\/p>\n Copyright 2005 by Mary Jo Tate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On one of my favorite Yahoo groups for homeschoolers, a debate is raging over C. S. Lewis . . . again. Lewis is widely regarded as one of the most important Christian apologists of the 20th century, and rightly so, in my opinion.\u00a0 Yet there are some who loudly proclaim that he was not a … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}