Since Brad East doesn’t have comments on his blog, two other bits of Lewis’ outlook that would be very controversial today is his sacralization of, “Service to other Gods,” as seen in the “salvation” of Emeth, the servant of Tash in The Last Battle (I love the logic by which he arrives here, but am deeply uncomfortable with the conclusion. This falls in the category of things I would love to believe if someone could show me how they could be consistent a scripture.) His view on hell also would fall under a lot of scrutiny (and did, briefly, if I recall, during the season in which we debated Rob Bell’s view of hell.)
Looking forward to listening to you guys chew over Lewis. I don’t think any other writer has been more influential in shaping my worldview for the better.
I think all of that is true, though it's worth noting that his view of hell has to be situated against George MacDonald's. It's not universalist in the way MacDonald's is and, in fact, he makes MacDonald the verbal proponent of exclusivism in Great Divorce--a literary practical joke that I appreciate a lot.
Since Brad East doesn’t have comments on his blog, two other bits of Lewis’ outlook that would be very controversial today is his sacralization of, “Service to other Gods,” as seen in the “salvation” of Emeth, the servant of Tash in The Last Battle (I love the logic by which he arrives here, but am deeply uncomfortable with the conclusion. This falls in the category of things I would love to believe if someone could show me how they could be consistent a scripture.) His view on hell also would fall under a lot of scrutiny (and did, briefly, if I recall, during the season in which we debated Rob Bell’s view of hell.)
Looking forward to listening to you guys chew over Lewis. I don’t think any other writer has been more influential in shaping my worldview for the better.
I think all of that is true, though it's worth noting that his view of hell has to be situated against George MacDonald's. It's not universalist in the way MacDonald's is and, in fact, he makes MacDonald the verbal proponent of exclusivism in Great Divorce--a literary practical joke that I appreciate a lot.