C. S. Lewis as Philosopher, 2nd Edition: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

by David Baggett; Gary Habermas; Jerry L. Walls

Publisher:

Baggett, David

, 2017

Overview

Get inside the mind of C. S. Lewis, one of the twentieth century's greatest Christian philosophers.

What did C. S. Lewis think about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty? The fifteen essays collected here explore these three major philosophical themes from the writings of Lewis. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of Lewis' philosophical thinking on arguments for Christianity, the character of God, theodicy, moral goodness, heaven and hell, a theory of literature, and the place of the imagination.

Contents

Top Highlights

“For Lewis, when ‘ordinary human feelings’ are set up as ‘contrary to reason,’ we are on dangerous ground indeed, for a botched treatment of ‘some basic human emotion’ is not only bad literature but is moral treachery to boot. ‘By starving the sensibility of our pupils, we only make them easier prey to the propagandist when he comes.’” (Page 80)

“There are three things that will never die: truth, goodness and beauty.” (Page 17)

“Thus Beversluis’s charge: Divine Iconoclast is just as bad as Cosmic Sadist.^[10] A God whose goodness is unrecognizable and inscrutable is no different from a God who is actually bad.” (Page 155)

“First, we should begin by recognizing the role of our moods and feelings. They can change on a daily basis and color how we view our beliefs. Second, we must daily practice the classical disciplines, like prayer, inspirational reading and church worship, in order to be reminded of Christian doctrine.^[10] We must constantly review and keep what we believe before us.” (Page 91)

“God has not left himself without witness in any of the three distinctively human, more-than-animal powers of the soul, the three aspects of the image of God in us: the mind, which knows and understands the good; the will, which chooses and enforces it; and the emotions, which love and appreciate it.” (Page 18)

Product Details

• Title: C. S. Lewis as Philosopher: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty (2nd Edition)
• Authors: David Baggett, Gary Habermas, Jerry L. Walls
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Publisher: Baggett, David
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Textbooks
• ISBNs: 9780997682878, 0997682876
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_15C9859CA82A402380E4EB1C2536318F
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-02-15T23:07:44Z