C. S. Lewis was an adamant atheist when he entered Oxford University as a student in 1917. By 1931, he was an Oxford don and a Christian. Lewis was someone who did not think highly of climates of opinion, and in his book The Problem of Pain he warned against uncritically going along with them: 'I take a very low view of 'climates of opinion'. In his own subject every man knows that all discoveries are made and all errors corrected by those who ignore the 'climate of opinion'.' A climate of opinion exists today that either intentionally or unintentionally disenchants or debunks C. S. Lewis. In this Element, the author explains Lewis' belief in the existence of the soul and how it related to his conviction that happiness consists of experiences of pleasure and is the purpose of life, God exists, and Christianity is true.
| ISBN: | 9781009623308 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 2025 |
| Author: | Stewart Goetz |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 75 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Elements. Elements in the History of Philosophy and Theology in the West |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of religion Christianity |
C. S. Lewis was an adamant atheist when he entered Oxford University as a student in 1917. By 1931, he was an Oxford don and a Christian. Lewis was someone who did not think highly of climates of opinion, and in his book The Problem of Pain he warned against uncritically going along with them: 'I take a very low view of 'climates of opinion'. In his own subject every man knows that all discoveries are made and all errors corrected by those who ignore the 'climate of opinion'.' A climate of opinion exists today that either intentionally or unintentionally disenchants or debunks C. S. Lewis. In this Element, the author explains Lewis' belief in the existence of the soul and how it related to his conviction that happiness consists of experiences of pleasure and is the purpose of life, God exists, and Christianity is true.
C.S. Lewis on the Soul, God, and Christianity features in the following genres: Philosophy of religion, Christianity
C.S. Lewis on the Soul, God, and Christianity is available in Hardback, Paperback
C.S. Lewis on the Soul, God, and Christianity was written by Stewart Goetz and published by Cambridge University Press
C.S. Lewis on the Soul, God, and Christianity has 75 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Elements. Elements in the History of Philosophy and Theology in the West series
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