the great divorce test
What do the dwarf and the Tragedian symbolize
Dwarf: is how he sees inner-self: Self loathing, Insecure, Pessimistic Tragedian: is The "act" he puts on to get attention from others
What is keeping the well-dressed women from following the solid person to the mountains?
Her own insecurities Reflects pride Compares herself (looks, and symbolically holiness) to others Ashamed of her faults Afraid of being truly "seen"
in 1931 Lewis became a Christian after a conservation with _________ and _________
JRR Tolkien, hugo dyson
His nickname
Jack
Lewis wrote
essay's, books, theologies, fiction
if _________ and _________ are taken away, then free will is taken away
evil and pain
if ___________ __________ is taken away god's _________ _________ is taken away
evil, pain, genuine love
What is going to keep the nagging Woman from choosing to stay in Heaven?
Not willing to see her own faults No respect for her husband Quick to speak, slow to listen Sees a need to change others instead of herself Flippant with money $ > relationships
"If he loved me he'd let me see my boy. If he loved me why did he take Michael away from me? I wasn't going to say anything about that but it's pretty hard to forgive.. You know?" But he had to take Michael away, partly for michaels sake. "I'm sure I did my best to make Micheal happy, I gave up my whole life What problem is Lewis illustrating here?
Problem of pain
what is going to keep the hard bitten ghost from staying in heaven
Skepticism Makes himself miserable Conspiracy theorist Incites fear Incites feelings of inferiority
the problem of pain is often linked with the problem of evil which asks 4 big questions:
Why is there any evil at all? Why are there the types and kinds of evils that there are? Why is there the amount of evil that there is? Why does God allow the Particular evils that he does?
a continual looking forward to the something good in the future
hope
tousle - haired youth: what's holding him back?
arrogant, self conceited, superiority complex, intelligence > kindness, most ready person on the bus but still clinging to the worldly past. Still seeks acceptance and recognition for creations
the intelligent man: what's holding him back
intelligence > kindness his poems money
natural law (a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct)
is
moral law presents the concept of ______ vs. _____
is, ought
_________ evil was the first evil and natural evil came as an after affect
moral
there is also a distinction between ____________ evil (misuse of freedom) and ____________ evil (everything else)
moral, natural
the choice that every person makes in regard to to natural law
ought
what is going to keep the fat ghost form choosing to stay in heaven
sins of intellect, stubborn, prideful, thinks he knows more than the bible, pride of intellect but cant realize how detrimental it is
what is going to keep the "quieter" and "more reasonable" ghost from staying
superior, thinks all the people who bothered him on earth won't be in heaven, representative of racist
that evenings discussion was important in bringing about the following day's event that lewis recorded ________ : "when we set out by motorcycle to the whipsnade Zoo I did not believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and when we reached the zoo I did."
surprised by joy
while at oxford university, he won a
triple first
father was _____ and mother was _____
welsh, irish
Chapter 8 presents the question,
why does god care?
in 1929 lewis became a _______ : "I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed....."
Christian
C.S. lewis real name
Clive staples Lewis
modus ponens: the method of affirming
If P then Q, p, therefore Q
At one point in the conversation with the hard bitten ghost, jack thinks to himself. "This account of the matter struck me as uncomfortably plausible. I said nothing." How does the way the ghost shares his opinions make those around him feel
Inferior Turns into a one sided conversation "Love your neighbor more than your opinions."
lewis returned from the war and was elected a fellow of __________, where he served as tutor in english language and literature for 29 years until leaving for magdalene college, cambridge, in 1954
Magdalen oxford college
Up until chapter 11, it's been very clear what each ghost struggles with. This is not the case with the ghost who has the lizard on his shoulder. Why doesn't lewis come right out and state what the Lizard is meant to represent?
The Lizard is us as the reader whatever we need it to be
"the inklings" met on mondays and fridays for 16 years in the back of the pub called the ________________ (the bird and baby to locals) to talk about their writing and just hang out
The eagle and child
the ________________________ is an argument that combines hope and joy that argues the existence of heaven. The foundation of the argument is this: even with the fulfillment of a desire, there's still that longing that only joy can fulfill
argument of joy
Here. If you only look __ God, you wont get your answer. You must also look ___ him, experience him, and know him to understand that despite our shortcoming, fragility and downfalls if he does care deeply for us
at, along
originally an _______ but became one of the most renowned Christian writer theologians and philosophers of his time and our
atheist
born in
belfast ireland
what is going to keep the big ghost from staying
comparison, works over grace, grudge holding
with ___________ _________ came _______________ and ______________.
free will, evil, pain
even though we chose sin (a life apart from God), he still chose us. He still made a way to be with us, but at great cost to him, again providing his
goodness
the ______________ of god cannot be denied when looking at the _____________
goodness, cross
____________ is not ________. ____________ is not __________
goodness, goodness, love, love
if this happens, then the ________ is not the ________
gospel
"the problem"
if God were good, He would wish to make his creatures perfectly happy, and if God were almighty, He would be able to do what he wished. But the creatures are not happy. Therefore God either lacks Goodness or power, or both. This is the problem of pain in its simplest form"
modus tollens: method of denying
if p then q, if not p, therefore not q
moral argument - argues that
if there is an objectively valid and true moral law, then there must be a moral law giver. There is an objective moral law, therefore there is a moral law giver
Why does lewis include the scene "two velvet footed lions came bouncing into the open space, their eyes fixed upon eachother, and started playing some solemn romp"
its reminiscent of the "eden" that should be our world
state one feels sometimes when certain desires desires are fulfilled in long-lasting ways
joy
if god's ________ is taken away, he ceases to be who he is. God is ________.
love
what scripture does lewis want to remind his reader of with the scene at the queue in chapter 1
matthew 7:13-14
After his conservation, Lewis Tolkien, Warnie, Hugo Dyson, Charles williams, Dr.Robert harvard, Owen Barfield, Weville Coghill started a group called "___________"
the inklings
tertium quid
there is a third instinct that gives what we ought to do