Tag Archives: C. S. Lewis

Taking the Bus to Hell

Posted on 4 December 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

One by one the lost souls step off the bus to enjoy a Great Divorce holiday in Heaven . . . and one by one they decide to take the bus back to the other place. The choice is theirs. … Continue reading →

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God-damnation or Self-damnation?

Posted on 1 December 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“I am not going to try to prove the doctrine [of hell] tolerable,” writes C. S. Lewis in his book The Problem of Pain. “Let us make no mistake; it is not tolerable. But I think the doctrine can be … Continue reading →

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C. S. Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, and the Free-Will Defense

Posted on 5 October 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Why did God create a world filled with evil and horrific violence? In the midst of World War II, C. S. Lewis offered what has become a classic Christian response: God created things which had free will. That means creatures which … Continue reading →

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Slowly Reading St Athanasius: You and I are the Cause of the Incarnation of the Word

Posted on 27 May 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by John Stamps Perhaps you are wondering for what reason, having proposed to talk about the Incarnation (JS: in-human-ification) of the Word, we are now expounding the origin of human beings. Yet this too is not distinct from the aim … Continue reading →

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The Cosmic Dance That is Holy Trinity

Posted on 19 May 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

After his harrowing battle with the Un-man and his rebirth in the bowels of Perelandra, Elwin Ransom finds his way to a hidden “valley pure rose-red, with ten or twelve of the glowing peaks about it, and in the centre … Continue reading →

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Riding the Waves of Providence

Posted on 14 May 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Imagine a world in which you live not on a body of fixed land, whether continent or archipel­ago, but on a floating island that moves on the waves, driven by current, tide, and wind. One might describe the island as … Continue reading →

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Hell and the Solidarity of Love

Posted on 14 January 2019 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Can you imagine yourself enjoying perfect happiness and bliss in heaven if you knew that a beloved spouse, child, or friend was suffering everlasting torment in hell? In his wonderful parable The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis presents an interaction … Continue reading →

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Angels and the Bodies They May Be

Posted on 23 October 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

An evening in 1997—Fr James E. Cantler was presiding at the Holy Eucharist at the Church of the Holy Communion in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrating the anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. I was assisting in the sanctuary. My … Continue reading →

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