“Shortly
after his conversion in 1929, C. S. Lewis wrote to a friend: ‘When all
is said (and truly said) about the divisions of Christendom, there
remains, by God’s mercy, an enormous common ground.’ From that time on
Lewis thought that the best service he could do for his unbelieving
neighbors was to explain and defend the belief that has been common to
nearly all Christians at all times–that ‘enormous common ground’ which
he usually referred to as ‘mere’ Christianity.” Thus begins Walter
Hooper’s preface to his collection of C. S. Lewis’ essays entitled Christian Reflections, published in 1966, just three years after Lewis’ death.The essays concern sundry topics, but are united under the banner of Lewis’ pristine logic and unswerving commitment to the Christian faith. Here’s an excerpt from the essay, “The Poison of Subjectivism":
