tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15625783.post116959293485665247..comments2024-01-02T21:15:59.849-06:00Comments on The First Presbyterian Church of Jackson Mississippi: Lewis LettersLigon Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09153063931277545598noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15625783.post-1169920741282586462007-01-27T11:59:00.000-06:002007-01-27T11:59:00.000-06:00I emphasized that Lewis “interacts with Cornelius ...I emphasized that Lewis “interacts with Cornelius Van Vil's statements regarding his orthodoxy.” Clyde Kilby wrote to Lewis to request a response to Van Til’s charge that Lewis thinks “man must seek to ascend in the scale of being from animal life to participation in the life of the Triune God.” Lewis tells Kilby that “Van Til’s wording . . . is wholly foreign to my thought.” As far as I know, Lewis never corresponded directly with Van Til. Regarding your "Miracles" observation, Lewis simply does not fit into any consistent “presuppositionalist” or “evidentialist” mold. Many people discover his best “apologetic” for Christianity as they follow him through Narnia, Perelandra, and Glome (see "Till We Have Faces").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15625783.post-1169870954394348112007-01-26T22:09:00.000-06:002007-01-26T22:09:00.000-06:00Brad,I'd really be interested in Lewis' correspond...Brad,<BR/><BR/>I'd really be interested in Lewis' correspondence with Van Til. I wonder if any discussions of apologetic methodology came up. After reading "Miracles" last year, I blogged about some similarities in Lewis' apologetic and Bahnsen's presuppositionalism. They are <A HREF="http://blog.jigawatt.us/2005/03/miracles-book-by-cs-lewis.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://blog.jigawatt.us/2005/03/lewis-presuppositionalism.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, and <A HREF="http://blog.jigawatt.us/2005/03/lewis-presuppositionalism-part-2.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>I'll gladly stand corrected if my analysis is wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15625783.post-1169662595370367712007-01-24T12:16:00.000-06:002007-01-24T12:16:00.000-06:00Chip:One of my favorites also.My father has cancer...Chip:<BR/><BR/>One of my favorites also.<BR/><BR/>My father has cancer, so I have been "out of pocket" for several weeks. But "I'm back." Pray for us. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the feedback.<BR/><BR/>BradBradford Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293824890840032221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15625783.post-1169652778440953042007-01-24T09:32:00.000-06:002007-01-24T09:32:00.000-06:00I had begun to wonder if you guys had abandoned yo...I had begun to wonder if you guys had abandoned your blog. Thanks for returning with a great entry. My favorite Lewis quote is this one: “We do not truly see light, we only see slower things lit by it, so that for us light is on the edge – the last thing we know before things become too swift for us… I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen. Not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>CHIP CRUSHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15625783.post-1169650375474446442007-01-24T08:52:00.000-06:002007-01-24T08:52:00.000-06:00Thank you Josh. You will see more in the coming da...Thank you Josh. You will see more in the coming days. 1810 new pages of Lewis!<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>BradBradford Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293824890840032221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15625783.post-1169649130401563302007-01-24T08:32:00.000-06:002007-01-24T08:32:00.000-06:00Rev. Mercer,Thanks for this post. This is not onl...Rev. Mercer,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post. This is not only a great insight into a great mind but an encouragement as well. I never cease to be amazed at the way Lewis cuts to the heart of an argument and makes that which is complex, seem simple. Thanks again. I am grateful for this blog.<BR/><BR/>Josh Manley<BR/>Washington, D.C.Josh Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793247720626141759noreply@blogger.com