"C.S. Lewis is much loved by many Orthodox Christians who often raise the question, "Was C.S. Lewis an anonymous Orthodox?" Lewis remained an Anglican throughout his life, but his sympathies lay with the Orthodox. The most thoughtful study of Lewis' relationship to Orthodoxy was written by Bishop Kallistos Ware of Diokleia. In an article published in Sobornost (an Anglican-Orthodox Ecumenical magazine) entitled "C.S. Lewis: an 'Anonymous Orthodox'?" he explores this fascinating question. He humbly relates that Lewis has a tendency to "idealize us Orthodox," and affirms that "even though C.S. Lewis' personal contacts with the Orthodox Church were not extensive at the same time his thinking is often profoundly in harmony with the Orthodox standpoint."
The selection for the August book discussion is the short novel, The Screwtape Letters, by C. S. Lewis. The book is comprised of
letters of advice from an elderly demon
to his nephew. In the letters, Screwtape, the elder demon,
instructs his nephew, Wormwood, on the best ways to secure the damnation of a
particular human."*
(“Wildly comic, deadly serious,
and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis's The
Screwtape Letters is the most engaging account of temptation—and
triumph over it—ever written.” –amazon.com)Discussion will follow the 6 p.m. service of the Paraklesis to the Theotokos August 4, 2014 The Screwtape Letters is available as an e-book or in paperback in the Orthodox Bookstore/Gift Shop and library.
*From Orthowiki (C. S. Lewis. http://orthodoxwiki.org/C._S._Lewis. Accessed June 11, 2014):
2 comments:
I cannot wait to read the whole book. For years I have heard and read excerpts on this Lewis classic.
Harry Mellas was superb leading the discussion...
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