C.S. Lewis is often described as an "apostle" to the skeptics - that he somehow has a special affinity for the arguments, sensibilities, and perspectives of religious doubters and can therefore more easily reach them than other apologists. Lewis was himself an atheist for many years, after all, so it's understandable why this would make sense.
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Gee, there are quite a few christins who are very selective about what they read. I wonder if Lewis meant for his comments to apply there as well.
If Clive s Lewis was an atheist once, that means that he denied Christ while he was an atheist. I once was told by a devout person that I know that to deny Christ is the one unforgiveable sin. If he is right, then there is no hope for C. S. Lewis. Too bad, Clive!
Lewis was probably whistling in the dark. His arguments against atheists were specious and he knew it.
I’ve never found C.S. “I was at the last supper, I was” Bloody Lewis at all convincing. Why is he popular?
@ Hrothgir: He’s popular among believers for the same reason Lee Strobel, Thomas Aquinas, and other apologists are popular among believers: He strokes them. He tells them what they want to hear.
The fact that his arguments are easily dismantled by anyone with a modicum of intelligence and the willingness to apply it to those arguments is of no concern to believers.
@ Hrothgir: Yes, I believe this is where the quantum “LEAP OF FAITH” comes in, to assist in the incomprehensible…