C.S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil

Description

C.S. Lewis was particularly concerned about an aspect of the problem of evil that he called subjectivism: the tendency of one's perspective to move towards self-referentialism and utilitarianism. By providing a holistic reading of Lewis, the author also shows how he consistently employed fiction to make his case, as virtually all of his villains are portrayed as subjectivists. Indeed, Lewis considered fiction and poetry as key venues for developing his critique, and always believed that literature was an essential tool of thought. As he argues Lewis's case against subjectivism, the author walks the reader through all of Lewis's published work, and in doing so offers the reader a timely analysis of the problem of evil.