A review by hybum
The Problem of Pain, by C.S. Lewis
3.0
This is an early Lewis work, and it shows. This is, as one reviewer said, "Professor Lewis teaching a theology course."
In fact, I'll just link to that review, as it says virtually everything I want to say about this book:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2737392109?book_show_action=true
My favourite passage was this: "If, being cowardly, conceited, and slothful, you have never yet done a fellow creature great mischief, that is only because your neighbour's welfare has not yet happened to conflict with your safety, self-approval, or ease.”
I happened to read this the same week we were discussing the good character requirement for entering the law society in my Professional Responsibility class. Surely it's application rings true today.
I was also delighted to discover that Lewis shared my theory that the most likely thing seems to be that mankind was created, evolved, and then at some point developed what we call a soul. This balances what we believe as Christians with what we know from science, but I've never heard anyone else express it.
It's a short enough book, so I do recommend it to fans of Lewis, but it is quite a bit more dense and academic than, say, The Great Divorce or The Four Loves.
In fact, I'll just link to that review, as it says virtually everything I want to say about this book:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2737392109?book_show_action=true
My favourite passage was this: "If, being cowardly, conceited, and slothful, you have never yet done a fellow creature great mischief, that is only because your neighbour's welfare has not yet happened to conflict with your safety, self-approval, or ease.”
I happened to read this the same week we were discussing the good character requirement for entering the law society in my Professional Responsibility class. Surely it's application rings true today.
I was also delighted to discover that Lewis shared my theory that the most likely thing seems to be that mankind was created, evolved, and then at some point developed what we call a soul. This balances what we believe as Christians with what we know from science, but I've never heard anyone else express it.
It's a short enough book, so I do recommend it to fans of Lewis, but it is quite a bit more dense and academic than, say, The Great Divorce or The Four Loves.