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On the Importance of Sacred Art
No full textThe stately Madonna of Romano’s painting seems out of character for Our Lady but no more unusual than a calm lamb resting under her firm hand, or colonnade that suggests she sits in the Vatican garden
Stage IV Intercession Prayer to Mary, Mother of God
No full textMay your example inspire me as I long for a fearless future
Discovering C. S. Lewis’s Argument from Awe against Philosophical Naturalism
No full textAlthough Clive Staples Lewis’s (1898–1963) works on the intersection of philosophy and religion were aimed at a broader readership and are indeed well-known among the general public, they are also valued among professional philosophers and theologians alike, especially those focusing on the relations between theism, atheism, and naturalism. His three most popular arguments against naturalism are the Argument from Reason, the Moral Argument, and the Argument from Desire. In that context, the present article aims to show that Lewis actually made use of a fourth type of argument against philosophical naturalism that has so far escaped identification. Since this argument refers to the experience of numinous awe described by Rudolf Otto (1869–1937), one might call it the “Argument from Awe.” Lewis referred to the notion of numinous awe when arguing against naturalistic ways of explaining the origins and essence of religion. And while it is true that he used this notion in many other contexts, it seems that in order to see the argument from awe as indeed a separate category, one ought to focus on Lewis’s work in that particular area
Louis Markos, Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education
No full textA review of Louis Markos, Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education (Lisle, IL: IVP, 2025). 240 pages. $30.00. ISBN 9781514011300
John Hendrix, The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien
No full textA review of John Hendrix, The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien (New York: Abrams Fanfare, 2024). 218 pages, including index. $24.99. ISBN 9781419746345
Divergent Paths: The Spiritual Friendship of C. S. Lewis and Dom Bede Griffiths
No full textThis essay argues that despite their parallel conversion journeys at Oxford and their lifelong friendship, C. S. Lewis and Dom Bede Griffiths ultimately came to different understandings about the relationship between humans and God and what it means to commune with God in what we commonly call prayer. Despite the frequent mention of prayer in their letters, their views of the way in which God was present within them and what communion with God entailed diverged in significant ways as Griffiths sought to integrate Christian and Hindu conceptions of God. Their own spiritual friendship may have survived this rift, but their divergent views on human communion with God have profound implications for spiritual formation in a time when Christians increasingly confront eastern conceptions about contemplative prayer
C. S. Lewis and Artificial Intelligence: An AI Ethics Problem
No full textThis paper demonstrates that the quest for safe and ethical AI is undermined by much of the philosophy, implicit and explicit, in AI literature and undergirding AI research and development. C. S. Lewis’s writings provide a prescient and penetrating critique of this philosophy and point toward a “regenerate science” that addresses the present need for wisdom in AI development. This paper contributes to the field of AI ethics by presenting several Lewisian concerns about the nature, application, and undergirding philosophy of current and future AI technologies, as well as a Lewisian perspective on the requirements for safe and ethical AI
The Major and the Missionary
No full textA review of The Major and the Missionary, based on the book by Diana Pavlac Glyer, The Major and the Missionary: The Letters of Warren Hamilton Lewis and Blanche Biggs, Starring Mark Lewis and Kailey Bell. Produced by The Marion E. Wade Center and Wheaton College Arena Theater. Wheaton, IL: Armerding Center for Music and the Arts, 3 October 2024
Sin, Grace, and Conversion in C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
No full textWas C. S. Lewis Pelagian? While his apologetic works make skillful use of the concept of free will, some worry that he takes the emphasis on free will too far, allowing no room for God\u27s gracious intervention in works such as The Great Divorce and The Problem of Pain. This essay seeks to challenge a Pelagian characterization of Lewis. It argues that there is in Lewis’s theology a dialectic in which the burden for damnation rests solely with the sinner’s own free choice, and yet where God is solely to praise for actively rescuing the saved, resembling a single predestination soteriology
Norbert Feinendegen - C. S. Lewis: Űberrascht von Gott: Wie der groβe christliche Denker zum Glauben fand
No full textA review of Norbert Feinendegen, C. S. Lewis: Űberrascht von Gott: Wie der groβe christliche Denker zum Glauben fand (Basel: Fontis-Verlag, 2023). 304 pages. $25.00. ISBN 9783038482567