Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 6: Response to Chapter 10. Heaven. Turning now to Lewis’s final chapter, on heaven, then I agree with his point that the issue of the existence of heaven precedes any discussion of whether or not belief in heaven’s... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 5: Chapter 9. Animal Pain. Lewis’s chapter on animal pain is very interesting. Since Lewis acknowledges that he is just speculating when it comes to this matter, then we should be gracious in our responses to what he... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 4: Chapter 8 - Hell In his chapter on hell, Lewis takes the three notions of “destruction”, “eternal torment”, and “privation” and then works them into a systematic unity. This leads to two difficulties. First, Thiselton points out:... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 3: Response to Chapter 6 & 7 - Human Pain/Appendix by R. Havard (a Doctor) I agree with most of what Lewis says in Chapter 6. Lewis rightly stresses three forms of remedial pain: (a) retributive punishment... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 2: Chapter 4 - Human Wickedness Chapter 5 - The Fall of Man(kind) Response to Chapter 4. Human Wickedness Lewis is entirely correct to emphasize the unhappy truth that we habitually deny our sin, or at least... Continue Reading →
Guest post by theologian Dr Rob Knowles on The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis: Part 1: Chapter 1 - Introductory Chapter 2 - Divine Omnipotence Chapter 3 - Divine Goodness Response to Chapter 1: Introductory I agree with Lewis’s basic argument that the problem of pain emerges historically, and not philosophically. Suffering... Continue Reading →
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