Here’s the podcast of chapters 11-12 of Mere Christianity, which we will cover during this Sunday’s service as week 6 of Back to Basics. In these chapters, Lewis begins to explore 3 distinct areas of morality, only one or two of which usually receive any attention. He also emphasizes that virtue is more a question of who you are (or are becoming) than whether or not a particular action was “virtuous.”
July 2008 Archives
July 2008 Archives
Here are the questions for week 6 in our Back to Basics series. They address chapters 11 and 12 in C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity.
John Mury looks at the theology and the question of dogma. The church has a long tradition of belief and doctrine. What does this tradition mean and how does it apply to the question of “mere Christianity?” While Christians may often disagree about points of doctrine, ultimately these points have to do with the person of Jesus and how he has brought salvation to humanity. John looks at C.S. Lewis’ suggestion that these are much like experimental models: useful for exploration and understanding, but never to be confused with the reality, the truth, they model. Oh, and John also tells a great Emo Phillips joke.
My head is so muddled that I can’t recall if I even put these in the bulletin on Sunday. I know that I didn’t put them up in the podcast, so here they are (belatedly): questions for chapters 9 & 10 of Mere Christianity.
Here’s the audio of chapters 9 & 10 for week 5 of our Back to Basics series. I would have had this out earlier, but due to rescheduled flights coming back from vacation, I didn’t get home until Sunday at 1:30am and have been wicked sick almost since then.
John Mury, continuing our Back to Basics series, examines reality of the person of Jesus Christ. Can you ignore that Jesus claimed to be God and just follow his moral teachings? John discusses C.S. Lewis’ “trilemma” of “Liar, Lunatic, or Lord” and what it means for our understanding of Jesus and God. He also looks at the more modern objection of “legend” surrounding Christ’s divinity and how these objections are often misleading at best.
Here’s a PDF of questions and resources for week 4 of our Back to Basics series on C. S. Lewis’ book “Mere Christianity,” chapters 7-8.
Hello from Wisconsin! Yes, I’m on vacation but really, this is a welcome break. There’s only so much you can take of that milfoil-infested mud-puddle they call a lake… at least without taking a breather. Doing this gives me a good opportunity to take some time alone for lunch at Panera. Anyway, here’s the audio of chapters 7-8 of C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, the subject of this weekend’s Back to Basics message. See you then!
How do you deal with the problem of evil in this world? That’s the question Mike Bost asks as we continue our series, “Back to Basics”. Based on the book, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Mike examines how four common worldviews answer the question of evil and how they compare to Christianity as revealed by the Bible.
Here’s the handout with all the questions for chapter 6 of Mere Christianity for this Sunday in our Back to Basics series.
A little late, but here’s Chapter 6 from Mere Christianity for the continuation of our Back to Basics series this Sunday. Don’t worry; it’s very short (less than 7 minutes). :-)
John Mury continues our Back to Basics series, focusing on the question of right and wrong. What is morality? Why do we continue to believe in the idea of fairness or right and wrong even when more and more people don’t believe in the concept of absolute truth? In the context of these questions, John discusses current trends in our culture and how we view the idea of truth and morality.
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