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C.S. Lewis in the most important convert on Prime a must see..even for atheists

Posted by scott on January 16, 2026, 5:12 pm

The playwright in the play ( the reluctant convert's song )

(Verse 1)
In the hallowed halls of Oxford, ‘neath the weight of ancient stone,
A scholar sought the answers in the books he called his own.
An atheist by logic, with a cold and steady hand,
He mapped the world of reason like a dry and desert land.
But at a railway station, in a shop of dusty shelves,
He found a "brightened shadow" that revealed our deeper selves.
Through the pages of Phantastes, a crack of light broke through,
And the "Old Country" he lived in started fading from his view.
(Chorus)
For the Joy is not a pleasure, and the Joy is not a thrill,
It’s the longing for a country that is past the highest hill.
Like a playwright in his drama, stepping out onto the stage,
The Author wrote Himself into the middle of the page.
It’s a choice made on a city bus, a quiet, inward "yes,"
To unbuckle the rebellion and to finally confess:
That the soul is not our own to keep, the Absolute has come,
And the wanderer has finally found his way back home.
(Verse 2)
He chased the occult whispers and the eroticism of the mind,
But holiness was the beauty that he couldn't seem to find.
It flickered like a candle, then was swallowed by the night,
A hunger for a goodness just beyond his mortal sight.
Then came the friends of Ink and Myth, with Gospel truth in hand,
Who showed him that the "Sensible" was rooted in the land.
Not a myth of distant ages, but a fact of bone and breath,
The God who entered history to break the back of death.
(Bridge)
He realized "rock-bottom reality" must have a mind and heart,
That the "I AM" isn't a theory, but the finish and the start.
In 1929, he knelt—the "reluctant" son returned,
While the fire of the Spirit in his cold intellect burned.
By '31 he knew the Truth: the stories all were real,
And the "weight of glory" was a burden he could feel—
For there are no ordinary people, no "mere mortals" in the street,
Just immortals destined for a throne or a bitter, dark defeat.
(Guitar Solo / Instrumental Build-up)
(Outro/Invitation)
So here you stand, traveler, with your questions and your pride,
With a hunger in your spirit that you’ve tried so hard to hide.
Like Lewis, you may find that you were made for "Other Worlds,"
Where the banner of the King of Kings is finally unfurled.
You’re helping one another toward a final, lasting gate,
Don't let the "willful blindness" leave your soul to such a fate.
The yoke is easy, says the Lord, the burden’s light and thin,
He’s standing at the door today—won’t you let the Author in?
You don't need a scholar’s library or a wise man’s golden part,
Just do what Lewis finally did:
Give Him your heart.

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If Lewis is responsible for the inept attempt at a poem or lyric, his standing

Posted by Azriel on January 23, 2026, 5:29 am, in reply to "C.S. Lewis in the most important convert on Prime a must see..even for atheists"

as a creative figure is irreparably damaged.

as I child I like the Lion, Witch & Wardrobe

Posted by trish on February 7, 2026, 2:25 pm, in reply to "If Lewis is responsible for the inept attempt at a poem or lyric, his standing "

but adult re-read, not so much so

Only with the uninformed.

Posted by observer on January 26, 2026, 10:04 pm, in reply to "If Lewis is responsible for the inept attempt at a poem or lyric, his standing "

The latest issue of Free Inquiry had a critique of Lewis

Posted by Moishe on January 16, 2026, 11:04 pm, in reply to "C.S. Lewis in the most important convert on Prime a must see..even for atheists"

entitled " C. S. Lewis - Dozy, Dumb or Daft.

Needless to say, it was quite critical of his theology. Unfortunately, the article is only available to FI subscribers so I can't post a link.

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what's your summary of it?

Posted by scott on January 17, 2026, 10:12 pm, in reply to "The latest issue of Free Inquiry had a critique of Lewis"

The author of the article was Ronald Reese Ruark

Posted by Moishe on January 20, 2026, 11:55 am, in reply to "what's your summary of it?"

His bio, attached to the article reads as follows:

Robert Reese Ruark, JD, ThN is an attorney in private practice in Canton, Michigan. He has a master of theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, (1984) and a law degree from Marquette University (1991) and he studies Second Century Judaism at the University of Michigan.

His main contention is that Lewis ignores most of the Judaic and legendary history that contributes to the make up of the Jesus story.

The final paragraph of the article reads as follows:

"Had Lewis familiarized himself with the texts such as these, and with the totality and beauty of Second Temple Jewish thought, he would've recognized the legendary features of the Jesus traditions in the Gospels. But his eyes were shut. closed off to competing theories, and all his pretty prose, his poetics, and his skills of persuasion cannot conceal the fact that his religious devotion turned an otherwise intelligent scholar into an unversed dunderhead who didn't know what he was talking about."

Interestingly, I had occasion to be exposed to Lewis's "The Problem of Pain" due to some suffering in my family during my teens. His exposition pre-supposed most of what is Christian dogma, i.e. the existence of a soul in the afterlife, heaven, hell etc.and it was probably helpful to most Christian believers. However, it left me cold and I thought it was absolute crap.

JMO, YMMV

it's his choice to believe whatever life it's yours to believe him

Posted by scott on February 8, 2026, 6:53 pm, in reply to "The author of the article was Ronald Reese Ruark"

But I believe God's version of scripture...not some lawyer theological absurdity of Jesus' answers to those seeking him

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