Mere Christianity Lay Theologian Analysis

Kira Williams
Basic Christian Beliefs
Rev. Gadsby
11/10/15
C.S. Lewis Essay

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you were looking down, you cannot see that something is above you" (Lewis ). This pivotal quote alone highlights the significant things that run through this entire story written by Lay Theologian and author C.S. Lewis entitled "Mere Christianity".
This story, written and published in 1952, was originally a series of talks made by Lewis on the BBC radio station in between the years of 1942 and 1944. This was a very pivotal time in the United Kingdom and in the world as a whole. Because of the manic surrounding World War II and the devastation surrounding that particular time period, Lewis was asked by BBC to compile a series of speeches to help calm the fears of those …show more content…
Atheists believe that God the father ceases to exist. The argument says that God and evil are not compatible. However, since there is evil in the world then God cannot exist as well. Lewis believes that the idea of atheism is too simple to be true he explains the reasoning why he believes that God allows evil things to take place. Similarly to the argument we discussed in class regarding why Jesus still had to die, it is assumed that because send it exist there was debt to be paid in the debt in this case happened to be said and evil, ultimately leading to death. The implementation of evil does not negate or contradict God's supreme goodness, it simply highlight our fallen state of humanity. In the argument of atheism, Lewis also says that because the atheist understands that there is a distinct difference between good and evil, this idea is not stemming from their own beliefs and own preferences, but it must stem from the assumption of moral law giver, meaning God The father. This, once again, alludes to the necessity for Christianity as the only solid explanation for

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