Miracles & The Great Divorce

I'll start with The Great Divorce.
I just don't have much to say, it is a parable of sorts, a "dream" of what it might be like to die and what happens after. It is a picture of a type of Heaven and Hell and how they interact, how souls make their choice for either. I actually found the ideas about Hell rather interesting, such as, even though there are billions of people there, and each person secludes themselves from all others so far that he says some people in Hell could never be reached because they are so far away. And yet at the same time, ALL of Hell is so tiny it could fit in a grain of sand on earth. The explaining of this was pretty cool.
I liked it, it's a pretty quick read, keeps your attention, and gives a unique idea of after-life that gets you thinking a bit. It is not meant to be a picture of what the after-life is, but just an interesting little fictional story-telling which Lewis is so good at.

Miracles was really good I think. Unlike Mere, I think this one accomplishes some cool things. The first 4 chapters or so explain in detail, problems with Naturalism, for example. It wasn't what I was expecting. This wasn't just a big apologetic to show miracles can happen. Instead it goes into depth about world-views and presuppositions and so forth. I liked it, though it had a couple strange chapters and some odd comparisons and explanations. On the one hand, you applaud Lewis for trying to teach biblical truths while NOT resting on biblical authority, but on the other hand, you also just want to know what the bible says, and he rarely invokes scripture. I suppose there is a place for that. His philosophy is where he shines, not as any kind of theologian or biblical scholar.
I do recommend reading Miracles, I think it has more good stuff then not, it brought out some real "AHHHH" moments.


Yes, these aren't any kind of in-depth reviews, just my over-all opinion after reading the books, for what it's worth. I do think it's worth reading these too, they are interesting, if anything, but Miracles does have some good stuff to walk away with.


Peace