In the world one meets silence in empty places. But the final peace is silent through the very fullness of life.

— C.S. Lewis (1898–1963), Schriftsteller und Apologet

Topics: Peace & Rest, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death

C.S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) war ein britischer Literaturwissenschaftler, Schriftsteller und anglikanischer Apologet, der an den Universitäten Oxford und Cambridge lehrte. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch die Buchreihe „Die Chroniken von Narnia“ sowie theologische Schriften, in denen er die Vereinbarkeit von Vernunft und christlichem Glauben anhand bildhafter Vergleiche darlegte. Heutigen Bibellesern bietet er prägnante Zugänge zu Grundfragen des Glaubens, des Schmerzes und der Sehnsucht, wenngleich seine Ablehnung der biblischen Irrtumslosigkeit in konservativen Kreisen wiederholt kritisiert wurde.

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