6/20/2023 0 Comments Lewis christianityLewis, addressing the people of England during the Second World War. I had heard about Mere Christianity in my seminary days and learned about how it came about following a series of radio inputs by C.S. I was not prepared for how much the “Let’s Pretend” chapter in Lewis’ classic Mere Christianity would do just that-stretch me, help me to grasp what was real and true about God and who I understood myself in relation to him. In this sense, “Let’s pretend” is not an invitation to make believe but a door to enter a bigger world that awaits us. Rather it has the opposite effect-stretching our muscles of invention expands the mind and the heart to better grasp what is real and what is true. Lewis often appealed to his readers to use their imagination, and the power of his own imagination was key to his coming to the faith.įor Lewis, the full use of the imagination does not divert us from the real or the true. Lewis would write a book with a chapter entitled “Let’s Pretend” should surprise no one.
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