Monday, October 3, 2011
"What a Christian Believes" by C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis wrote a persuasive argument about Christianity and why that religion makes sense. He spoke of other religions and the mistakes included with there belief and directed the reader to the good that Christianity brings. He enffisized that the beliefs of the Christians were the most logical. They taught about being good and avoiding evil. He made sure to pursue the idea of good and evil and that they were two separate but real forces. He wrote with such passion that was portrayed in his writing and really inspired the reader to want to learn more!
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I’m going to have to disagree with you a little bit; I do not think Lewis talked about the mistakes of other religions. Although he discussed some, such as atheism, I thought he mostly explained the logic behind Christianity when compared it to other beliefs. I thought his opposition to atheism was convincing because he admitted to being an atheist himself once, but it was still respectful and considerate. I liked how he discussed good and evil, it brought the argument down to an easily grasped idea. Often times the idea of God and Satan can be hard to understand, but by “dumbing it down” it became a simple concept.
ReplyDeleteLewis mainly wrote on what he titled the paper, "What a Christian Believes." He did a good job of staying on topic and didn't go off on random things. He had a clear purpose for writing this and he really wanted to get a point across. You did mention that he talked about good and evil. I found that part very interesting too. He spent a good amount of time on this idea. He portrayed the question of why there is wickedness in the world and then he goes on to answer the question. I think this is a very effective in persuasive writing. It really helps the reader follow along and think about what he is saying.
ReplyDeletei definitely agree with emily in that his main purpose of this essay was to explain christianity rather than bash on other religions... i agree that he did a great job of using a great amount of passion in his paper.
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