C. S. Lewis’s Journey of Faith: From Atheism to Christianity
Today, we celebrate Clive Staples “Jack” Lewis (1898-1963). Having authored popular works including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and The Chronicles of Narnia, he is indisputably one of Christianity’s most beloved authors of the 20th century. As such he warrants a place in our Reformational Worldview Emphasis Month. Like Luther, Kuyper, and Schaeffer, Lewis took seriously those reformational categories of Scripture,...
Remembering “Mere Christianity”
Between 1942 and 1944, C. S. Lewis gave a series of broadcasts on Christianity on BBC Radio. By 1952, this series had been adapted to a book, entitled Mere Christianity. And this year, 2012, standing as one of Lewis’s most important works, we celebrate its 60th anniversary. Its impact upon modern Christianity is undeniable. For example, in 2000 Christianity Today rated it as the number one book of the twentieth century. In its own...
I Voted! (Here’s Why)
ONE Magazine recently honored HSF by publishing articles by two of its members in its August-September 2012 issue. It published “The Scandal of Singleness” by W. Jackson Watts, which was adapted from an original HSF article by the same name. It also published “I Voted! (Here’s Why)” by Matthew S. Bracey. As America is just one week away from Election Day 2012, we present this timely article now:...
The Seduction of Story
As adults, most of us remember with delight those stories that filled our imaginations as children. Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn, Franklin’s Dixon’s The Hardy Boys, or J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter are just a few examples. Bible stories also memorably captured our attentions. Think of Noah and the Ark, David and Goliath, or Jonah and the Great Fish. Stories aren’t just for children, though. They’re for adults, too. What is it...
The Hobbit: Celebrating Its 75th Anniversary
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit,” begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, or There and Back Again—the enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings. Today, The Hobbit celebrates its 75th anniversary. Originally published on 21 September 1937, only 1,500 copies were printed. Today, it is one of the most popular fantasy books of all time, with some estimates of more than 100 million copies sold [1]. Numerous critics have noted...
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