Where is C.S. Lewis?

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I came across an article that takes a concise, fascinating look at the theology of C.S. Lewis. I appreciated the brief biography at the beginning: it is easy to see how the mish-mash of his pre-Christian philosophies certainly left their mark on his Christian thinking. The article ends with the author making a compelling comparison between Lewis and the Church at Corinth. http://www.faithalone.org/journal/2000i/townsend2000e.htm

The article is obviously aimed at the old question of whether Lewis was an evangelical Christian, but this inevitably draws us into the greater question of what constitutes an evangelical in the first place. For that I recommend a life-long study of and obedience to the Scriptures, and perhaps listening to Don Carson’s lectures on the subject at http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/d-a-carson-audio-sermonslectures/.

Comments

Bob Flanders said…
I've read a few of you posts... thank you.
May 29, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Daniel said…
I've poked around a bit on your website and it's very straightforward and informative. Thank you.

-Daniel
www.danwstanley.blogspot.com
January 19, 2012 at 1:49 PM
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