We're back! Now meeting at the UWBC commons area in Meggers Hall at noon on Mondays, we will soon wade deeply into Mere Christianity. After meeting informally on Monday, April 2, we will jump into the preface, "The Law of Human Nature" and ""Some Objections" on April 9. In discussion questions I will plan to identify the section I was reading by book number (four books) and chapter number (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2...) rather by page since we do not all have the same edition of the book.
Here is a discussion agenda to get you started:
- (preface) Why does Lewis call his series "mere" Christianity?
- (preface) Do you think Lewis assigns any value to the doctrinal areas where Christians disagree?
- (1.1) How do people reveal that they believe in moral absolutes even when they say they do not? How does this demonstrate the claim of Romans 2:14-16?
- (1.1) Is it necessary to know what is right in order to claim something is wrong?
- (1.2) What is more powerful than both the "herd instinct" and the "instinct for self-preservation"?
- (1.2) Why is following a love for humanity "at all costs" a dangerous guide that can make us into "devils"?
- How do you see this discussion fitting both Nazi-era England and our own nation in 2007?
