by Kevin Bauder | Dec 2, 2016 | Argumentation and Debate, C. S. Lewis, Civility
Michael Ward of Oxford University offers a perspective on “C. S. Lewis and the Art of Disagreement.” It’s well worth reading. The fact that Lewis could approve of atheists like Ryle, as well as enjoy the company of liberals like Watson and socialists...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 5, 2016 | C. S. Lewis, Friendship
In an article on C. S. Lewis’s friendships, Joseph Pearce suggests that the great don’s friends can be reckoned across generations. Pearce traces those friendships from Lewis’s present, back to his past, and into his future. Lewis was, however, as...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 29, 2016 | C. S. Lewis, Politics
There’s a fake C. S. Lewis quote about politics making the rounds on the Internet (where else?). Be warned. And be enlightened by what he actually did say. Read about it at The Wardrobe Door.
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 17, 2016 | Art and Literature, C. S. Lewis, Christianity, Conservatism
If you ignore the references to Catholicism and substitute the word conservative for Catholic, Glen Arbery’s essay at The Imaginative Conservative has something useful to say. Here is his conclusion, but you will want to see how he gets there. At present,...
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 27, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, C. S. Lewis
“What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.” –C. S. Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress (p. 123).
by Kevin Bauder | Sep 26, 2016 | Apologetics, Bauder's Reading, C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis regularly argued that naturalism is self-defeating. On a naturalistic account, reasons are only accidental because beliefs are caused. Here is a version of the argument from his allegorical autobiography. =============================================== IN...
