Miracles
by C. S. Lewis
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Author: C. S. LewisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2001-02
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: HarperOne
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Book Review: Lewis at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
First, you should know what this book is not. It is not a work of Christian apologetics--a survey of the historical evidence for the authenticity of specific miracles. It is, instead, an extended meditation on nature, the world and the world's Redeemer--a meditation that establishes a framework in which the reality of miracles can be entertained and their nature explored. A portion of the material is counterintuitive and immensely thoughtful. This is Lewis at his best--drawing on his knowledge of language and literature, of scripture, of classical antiquity, of philosophy, and of the very nature of 'creation', i.e., his experience as a creative writer.
The book takes a somewhat circuitous route to its subject, but when we are finished we realize, from the nature of Lewis' arguments, that what appeared to be circuitous was actually a frontal assault. One of the most important points of the book is that we often misunderstand the subject through our own focusing on what we thought was central but which turns out (under the force of Lewis' examination) to be peripheral.
In some passages of the book he is literally attempting to confront the ultimate questions--the nature of heaven, e.g. (will there be sex there? and, if so, in what form?). He gives a decisive critique of Hume's work on miracles (which, admittedly, is not as powerful as Hume's comments on the argument for God's existence from design).
This is a very subtle and suggestive book. It is not an easy book, but neither is it forbidding or recondite, and, of course, part of Lewis' rhetorical strategy (very much in evidence here) is to make this sort of thing look easy.
Highly recommended.
Summary of Miracles
An impeccable inquiry into the proposition that supernatural events can happen in this world. C. S. Lewis uses his remarkable logic to build a solid argument for the existence of divine intervention.
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