SUBSCRIBE NOW

SIGHT

Be informed. Be challenged. Be inspired.

Immediate or eternal?

During World War II, BBC radio wanted to give the British public, who were going through the Blitz, something to think about that transcended the war.

Northern Ireland Belfast CS Lewis

A statue of CS Lewis in Belfast, Northern Ireland. PICTURE: K Mitch Hodge/Unsplash

They asked a little-known academic to give some talks on Christianity, a foundation of English life. These talks were immensely popular and were later published as Mere Christianity. They made CS Lewis’ voice as famous as Winston Churchill.

What is really remarkable reading the book, is that you would have no idea there was a war going on when it was written. Lewis doesn’t address it.

Rather than get lost in the immediate, Lewis addressed the eternal. It’s what makes his book timeless.

One contemporary said, “The war…life…everything seemed pointless. We needed…meaning in the universe. Lewis provided just that.”

Don’t let our immediate distract you from the eternal. 

Paul Clark’s musings can be heard on radio across Australia and at atthetop.org.au

 

Donate



sight plus logo

Sight+ is a new benefits program we’ve launched to reward people who have supported us with annual donations of $26 or more. To find out more about Sight+ and how you can support the work of Sight, head to our Sight+ page.

Musings

TAKE PART IN THE SIGHT READER SURVEY!

We’re interested to find out more about you, our readers, as we improve and expand our coverage and so we’re asking all of our readers to take this survey (it’ll only take a couple of minutes).

To take part in the survey, simply follow this link…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

For security, use of Google's reCAPTCHA service is required which is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.