tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post2099867798511475233..comments2023-08-26T06:24:00.597-06:00Comments on A Reasonable Imagination: Open Season on C.S. LewisRobert Velardehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-83053696574046693532010-01-09T11:47:13.494-07:002010-01-09T11:47:13.494-07:00Daniel, thanks for the comments and questions. Lew...Daniel, thanks for the comments and questions. Lewis, being a classical apologist, often tried to make the case for God on the basis of knowledge we have beyond the Bible (that is, beyond special revelation and on the basis of general revelation). As such, he utilized, for example, forms of the moral argument; what has come to be called the argument from reason (see Victor Reppert's book on Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-30581303651679635282010-01-09T00:44:28.138-07:002010-01-09T00:44:28.138-07:00Mr. Robert. I need your help. I'm DAN, from th...Mr. Robert. I need your help. I'm DAN, from the Philippines. I'm a seminarian, AB Philo major student. Currently working for CS Lewis thesis. I want to ask clues on what quotes or what books contain CS Lewis philosophical (not theological or Biblical) arguments for the existence of God. What did he precisely say about "argument from desire". Thank you<br /><br /><br />I have a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-42421890940710005812008-08-29T14:44:00.000-06:002008-08-29T14:44:00.000-06:00Good question, Karla. I wouldn't call it "research...Good question, Karla. I wouldn't call it "research" per se, but I have pondered Lewis's views on the Old Testament. He comes across as what one might term neo-orthodox in this regard. While I don't find myself in full agreement with his perspective, I admit that I do find it quite clever.<BR/><BR/>For those who are unfamiliar with what we are discussing, refer to a footnote in chapter XV of <I>Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-20656655575102744682008-08-29T13:50:00.000-06:002008-08-29T13:50:00.000-06:00I enjoyed Paul Copan's chapter in To Everyone an A...I enjoyed Paul Copan's chapter in To Everyone an Answer. I haven't yet read the whole book, but I recently read that chapter.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737176726360623655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-79731610247798424352008-08-29T13:47:00.000-06:002008-08-29T13:47:00.000-06:00Have you done any research about Lewis' footnote i...Have you done any research about Lewis' footnote in Miracles regarding his assertion that the Old Testament events may not be entirely historical as the New Testament? I think that he must have known better than what that footnote seems to be indicating.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737176726360623655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-13921318060789847972008-08-29T08:35:00.000-06:002008-08-29T08:35:00.000-06:00Glad you found the information useful.To my knowle...Glad you found the information useful.<BR/><BR/>To my knowledge Lewis was not influenced by specific inclusivists. But Lewis at least in part based his inclusivism on his interpretation of Matthew 25:31-46. <BR/><BR/>In the letter I quoted above, Lewis also wrote, "In the parable of the Sheep & Goats ... those who are saved do not seem to know that they have served Christ." I Robert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-36263383568663232582008-08-29T07:47:00.000-06:002008-08-29T07:47:00.000-06:00Thank you very much Robert. Your answer was thoro...Thank you very much Robert. Your answer was thorough and helpful. <BR/><BR/>Just one follow-up question. <BR/><BR/>What do you believe was the source of Lewis' inclusivism? Was his theology influenced by other inclusivists or was this for him a compromise between exclusivism and pluralism.Adel Thaloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059435921761098111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-66632363363689101352008-08-28T21:21:00.000-06:002008-08-28T21:21:00.000-06:00Excellent information, thank you very much!Excellent information, thank you very much!davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071763988772047093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-58163177992472766542008-08-28T21:08:00.000-06:002008-08-28T21:08:00.000-06:00Thanks for the question, David. "Thoroughly refute...Thanks for the question, David. "Thoroughly refuted" strikes me as quite an overstatement, though I've only read portions of the book by Beversluis. His criticisms are often of the straw man variety. For examples of the poor arguments offered by Beversluis see, for instance, two chapters in the recent book <A HREF="http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=2808" REL="nofollow"><I>C.S. LewisRobert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-9216998381353879392008-08-28T19:48:00.000-06:002008-08-28T19:48:00.000-06:00I have heard it asserted that Lewis' moral argumen...I have heard it asserted that Lewis' moral argument as presented in <I>Mere Christianity</I> has been thoroughly refuted by John Beversluis in his book <I>C.S. Lewis and the Search for Rational Religion</I>.<BR/><BR/>It is on my "to read" list, but there are about 20 books in front of it, so just curious if you had read it?<BR/><BR/>Its part of my process of taking the "Debunking Christianity davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071763988772047093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-63227592780592874262008-08-27T15:57:00.000-06:002008-08-27T15:57:00.000-06:00Great question, Adel. I also studied with Dr. Gord...Great question, Adel. I also studied with Dr. Gordon Lewis, but ancient philosophy not systematic theology (I do, however, have <I>Integrative Theology</I> in my library).<BR/><BR/>Yes, some tend to characterize Lewis as a broad or "liberal" inclusivist, in some respects with good reason, but in others not so much. It's important to note the distinction that Lewis was no pluralist or universalistRobert Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665635776181855486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114873833839278910.post-52567769007731406652008-08-27T15:11:00.000-06:002008-08-27T15:11:00.000-06:00During my seminary years, we used the book by Doct...During my seminary years, we used the book by Doctors Lewis and Demarest called Integrative Theology (3 volumes then, 1 now) (the course was taught by Dr. Demarest). In the book Lewis was characterized as holding a moderately liberal view on soteriology and was considered an inclusivist. Do you believe that is correct? If so, what do you think is the source of this?<BR/>Thank you.<BR/>Adel Adel Thaloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059435921761098111noreply@blogger.com