C. S. Lewis

One of my favorite authors is C.S. Lewis. For those of you who may not know, he is the author of the Chronicles of Narnia, Out of the Silent Planet, Screwtape Letters, and many many more. He is a Christian author who used to be an atheist. I find him brilliant. In my freshman year at college I was able to take a class solely on Lewis and his work, from a professor who is considered an expert on him. I was able to learn a lot about his life and his theologies.

I said before that I consider myself a spiritual person. I was brought up in a very loving Christian home, with Christian beliefs. Throughout my growing up years, I have kept these beliefs, but I find myself unwilling to lump myself in with what society calls “Christianity.” I belive in God. And I choose to recognize him in the form of Jesus. But, I do not fall in to the belief of most other Christians that God is boxed into the religion that I deem correct. I believe that the God in which I believe in is powerful enough to come to each person and culture in many forms. I don’t belive in a God who would condemn a person or group of people for not being exposed to the “correct religion.” I have also chosen to accept the idea that Lewis has, that “hell” or wherever you want to call it, is a place where people choose to go, based on whether they want to be near to God. Lewis says in The Problem of Pain, that “the doors of hell are locked from the inside.” I think this is true. I find it much easier to belive in a god that will take anyone in, no matter what stage of life they are in, rather than a god who says, oh well, you had your chance, now you can pay for not following me in eternal damnation. Lewis wrote a book called The Great Divorce which expounds on this belief. I totally recommend it. It is one of my favorites. It is written in story form, not lecture, which is great. Plus it is short. 🙂

I write this entry to preface the fact that I will most likely make reference to C. S. Lewis often in future entries. So be prepared! 🙂