Nature and Apologetics

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“Augustine’s statement is comparable to Lewis’ own signature declaration of faith: ‘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.’” - Ref21

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The Chronicles of Narnia Still Grips Our Imagination, 70 Years Later

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“As this month marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Christians would do well to ask whether The Chronicles of Narnia might show us the way to address the generations to come.” - TGC

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Updated: Michael D. Aeschliman’s 1983 book, “The Restoration of Man: C. S. Lewis and the Continuing Case against Scientism”

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“There is a double surprise in store for Aeschliman’s readers. It is alarming to learn how the rise and growth of a scientific culture has been linked with the most blatant subjectivism. It is a joy to be introduced to the ‘great central tradition’ of witnesses to the true meaning of words and defenders of human reason.” - National Review

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C.S. Lewis on how the humanitarian theory of punishment threatens liberty

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“[A]s C.S. Lewis argues in this essay, the humanitarian theory of punishment deprives a person of the ‘rights of a human being.’ And when deterrence is the sole goal of the system then even the punishment of the innocent is warranted since it can have a deterrent effect.” - Acton

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