February 2011
6 posts
C.S. Lewis on reading →
Useful post on reading C.S Lewis by Pastor Jeff. Lewis had strong opinions on reading - he should, he probably did it more than 99% of the world - and you’ll find some of them there. Also, Jeff’s picks on which are the essentials.
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Gandhi on loving Jesus
Rob Bell got in so much trouble partly for suggesting some humility - that we shouldn’t be so sure that someone like Gandhi is in hell. Lewis never shied from saying the same thing, even in his most renowned works. In Mere Christianity:
The world does not consist of 100 per cent Christians and 100 per cent non-Christians. There are people (a great many of them) who are slowly ceasing to be...
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Rob Bell is a pseudo-universalist? Well then he is...
Apparently Twitter exploded today with condemnation for Rob Bell’s new book. Which isn’t even out yet.
Doctor Shock himself, Marilyn Manson, would rip up a bible to generate publicity for a new venture. Apparently Rob Bell is going EXACTLY THE SAME ROUTE!!
Of course, I am kidding. I like what I’ve read by Mr. Bell and I really don’t think this is a publicity stunt to improve sales. But a glance...
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The Myth of Redemptive Violence in The Voyage of...
My timing is right on. Maybe it was subconscious, but my decision to start this blog coincides perfectly with the release of Voyage of The Dawn Treader (in 3D no less). If you are thinking that seems a little late, well, then you must be reading from the English-speaking world. I am in Japan where only the biggest movies are released simultaneously with the rest of the world. I guess Dawn Treader...
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I did not start out as a fan of C.S. Lewis. I may be now. Still not the kind of fan who is all praise and no criticism.
As the result of a long period of research I had to do on Mr. Lewis and his writings, I was mostly won over. I set out to show that despite his renown within conservative circles, he was much more of a liberal than a conservative. Ultimately, I found that to be wrong. More often...
