Reviews for C.S. Lewis and the Search for Rational Religion

The average rating for C.S. Lewis and the Search for Rational Religion based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-01-27 00:00:00 Ciara Moore I grew up reading C.S. Lewis, both his fiction and his works of apologetics. The Chronicles of Narnia led me to Tolkien and his arguments for Christianity nourished my faith in high school. He is an excellent writer and his two best works, "The Screwtape Letters" and "The Great Divorce" are worth reading for their prose alone. When I went to college and started taking philosophy courses however, it became impossible to take his apologetics seriously. This book by John Beversluis goes through all of Lewis' major arguments and demolishes them one by one with logic. Beversluis does an excellent job of reconstructing the arguments he refutes; there are no straw men in his analysis that I could find. Moreover, at several points throughout the book he displays a better understanding of orthodox Christianity than Lewis and faults him on theological grounds. I would recommend this book to believers and non-believers alike. Those who believe should engage with Beversluis if for no other reason than to see the skeptic at his contrarian best. They shouldn't come away too devastated though. C. S. Lewis, while very popular today, is not Christianity's best spokesperson. It may also be the case that St. Anselm was right: you have to believe so that you may understand.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-04-07 00:00:00 Carlos Hirales Review of book by a former evangelical pastor and apologist.