Abstract
Lewis did nothing to conceal his admiration of—and theological pedigree to—Augustine: as he wrote, Augustine “is a great saint and a great thinker to whom my old glad debts are incalculable.”3 This is why the only time he explicitly disagrees with Augustine on an important point concerning love, he does so “with trembling.”4 Lewis’ sentiments in having to disagree with Augustine may be comparable to Stanley Hauerwas disagreeing with Lewis. It is difficult, Hauerwas wrote, “to criticize a writer who has done so much good as C. S. Lewis.”5 The purpose of the present article is to evaluate the gentlemanly engagement between Lewis and Augustine.
Recommended Citation
Lepojärvi, Jason
(2012)
"A Friend's Death: C.S. Lewis' Disagreement with St. Augustine,"
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal: Vol. 5
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Iss.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/1940-5537.1116
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