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This site doodles selected essays by C.S. Lewis in order to make them easier to understand.
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The Origin (or 1,2,3,4) of Christianity by C.S. Lewis Doodle (Introduction to 'The Problem of Pain')
August 2, 2023
In this doodle, C.S. Lewis describes 'the spiritual preparation of humanity' from the introductory chapter of his book ‘The Problem of Pain’. Notes below: 0:11, 15:48 The climbing rope at the end showing four “strands” within it, is a link to the introductory rope illustration of 'Developed Religio
C.S. Lewis on Evolution: Who was Right – Dream Lecturer or Real Lecturer? by C.S. Lewis Doodle
July 8, 2023
Development or descent? Imperfect & crude origins or perfect & complex origins? C.S. Lewis attends a lecture on Evolutionism, and then goes home and has a curious dream. Lewis' conclusion: "Is it not reasonable to look for the real origin of nature somewhere outside the sequence of natural events al
On Punishment: A Reply by C.S. Lewis Doodle (HT Part 2 of 2)
June 9, 2023
This is the sequel to ‘The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment’ doodle, an essay where Lewis described the supposedly 'merciful' modern crime & punishment theory as a man-eating weed. C.S. Lewis replies to the 2 different criticisms of his essay: (a) that “usefulness”, not proportionality or conscienc
The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment by C.S. Lewis Doodle (HT Part 1 of 2)
June 4, 2023
Mercy, detached from justice, grows unmerciful. An illustration explaining a theory of Crime and Punishment that C.S Lewis described as 'a man-eating weed'. Notes below in video description: (16:15) "The new Nero will approach us with the silky manner of a doctor." Nero (37-68 A.D.) was the Empero
The Grand Miracle by C.S. Lewis Doodle (Part 2 of 2)
April 7, 2023
This is an illustration of the second half of C.S. Lewis' sermon 'The Grand Miracle', which was a quick summary of Chapter 14 of his Book called ‘Miracles’. What does Christianity tell us about death, selectiveness, and vicariousness? The sermon was given during Easter Season in the final year of W
The Grand Miracle by C.S. Lewis Doodle (Part 1 of 2)
April 3, 2023
Christians claim that the incarnation: the conception, birth, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ is the central chapter of world history. How do you measure such a one-off event? The writer, C.S. Lewis, develops a reliable test: Does this 'Grand Miracle' fit in with the rest of the A
Let’s Pretend by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 23, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 7)
March 7, 2023
C. S. Lewis asks the question, have we got rats in the basement of our soul that seem to pop out when we least expect it? What to do? C.S. Lewis has a stab at what it means to 'put off the old behaviours' & 'clothe ourselves in the new' - in Christ. Notes below... (0:38) The second fable, whose tit
The Laws of Nature by C. S. Lewis
January 26, 2023
C.S. Lewis reaches a dazzling conclusion: *In the whole history of the universe, the laws of nature have never produced a single event!* The laws of nature are the pattern to which events conform: the source of events must be sought elsewhere. Notes below: A live-action illustration of a C.S. Lewis
Nice People or New Men by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 24B, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 10)
December 12, 2022
Notes below: (2:35) "God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." ( https://biblehub.com/romans/2-24.htm ). (3:59) When someone from another religion comes to accept Christ, they quite often recognise that God has been leading them for some time, leading them toward truth. Probab
Counting the Cost by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 24A, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 9)
October 15, 2022
“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to re-build that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He’s doing. He’s getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts kno
Is Christianity Hard or Easy? by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 24, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 8)
September 3, 2022
How can we produce Godly results from our natural desires? As Job says “Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean thing? No one can” (Job 14:4). C.S. Lewis says: “If you remain a thistle you won’t grow figs. If I am a crab-apple tree all my apples will have the bitter crab taste. If you want to
Obstinate Toy Soldiers by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 22, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 5)
March 1, 2022
“Think how delighted any child would be if he knew some magic word that would turn all the wooden animals out of his Noah’s Ark into real little animals, and all his toy soldiers into little real men; all walking about on the nursery table. I want you to get that picture well fixed in your minds bef
The Great Sin by C. S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 16, Mere Christianity, Bk. 3, Chapter 8).
December 23, 2021
A very happy Christmas to you all. Take a moment. Could this be your biggest problem in life? 'There is one vice of which no man in the world is free; which every one in the world loathes when he sees it in someone else; and of which hardly any people ever imagine that they are guilty themselves.'
Morality and Psychoanalysis by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 13, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 4)
October 31, 2021
In this doodle, C.S. Lewis considers what the Christian idea of a good man is – the Christian specification for the human machine. Additionally, since Christian morality claims to be a technique for putting the human machine right, how is it related to another technique which seems to make a similar
Social Morality by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 12, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 3)
September 3, 2021
C.S. Lewis here addresses all the subjects you shouldn’t discuss in polite conversation, if you want to remain friends - Christianity, politics & money! Study notes in the video description below... You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 (0:49)
Charity, II. Love by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 16A, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 9)
June 27, 2021
Good and evil both increase at compound interest. This is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. An
Charity, I. Forgiveness by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 15, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 7)
June 9, 2021
Is there anything more painful than forgiveness, when you feel like they don’t deserve one scrap of it? Even if you do forgive, does forgiveness mean stopping their due proportional punishment from an authority? Here Lewis continues to look at those parts of Christian morality which are the most unp
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Doodle (VI)
May 2, 2021
In this episode, the demon Screwtape gives advice to his junior tempter on the art of re-directing his patient’s thoughts from the appointed cross to hypothetical future fates, from God to Self, and from being self-aware of undesirable states of mind to being consumed with the danger itself... Scre
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Doodle (VII)
May 2, 2021
Senior demon Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood discuss how to produce their 'perfect work' - the person closed to belief in God, yet worshiping demons under other names. My very dear human, my poppet, my pigsnie! Wishing you a very sumptuous Hell-oween. Yours increasingly and ravenously, Screwt
Faith (‘Faith and Works’) by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 18, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 12)
April 5, 2021
C.S. Lewis broadcast second talks on Faith, entitled ‘The Problem of Faith and Works’. Notes below... You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 (2:51) “If you are right with God, you will inevitably be right with all your fellow creatures”. I shoul
Faith (Belief as a Virtue) by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 17, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 11)
February 28, 2021
C.S. Lewis as an atheist used to ask himself ‘How on earth can faith or belief be a virtue? What is there moral or immoral about believing or not believing a set of statements?’ Now as a Christian he explains what a good many people do not see about faith... During WWII C.S. Lewis broadcast two ta
Hope by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 16B, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 10)
December 5, 2020
In this doodle C.S. Lewis talks about the Christian virtue called 'Hope', the continual looking forward to the eternal world (notes below). During one of the blackest years of WWII, C.S. Lewis wrote a BBC radio talk on ‘Hope & Faith as Virtues’. He originally wrote the radio address for 15 mins, b
Good Infection by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 21, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 4)
November 2, 2020
Good infection! A third doodle on the Trinity from the pen of C.S. Lewis looking at the Holy Spirit. “God is Love” but this does not mean “Love is God”. It may not mean that all our feelings of love are necessarily godly... This is an illustration of C.S. Lewis’ third talk from his fourth radio ser
The Three-Personal God by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 20, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 2)
September 26, 2020
This is an illustration of C.S. Lewis’ second talk from his fourth radio series called ‘Beyond Personality: Or First Steps in the Doctrine of the Trinity’. This became Chapter 2 of Book 4 in his book called ‘Mere Christianity’...You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S
The Perfect Penitent by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 9, Mere Christianity, Bk 2, Chapter 4)
August 16, 2020
How unexpected would it be if a criminal actually admitted his crimes and his motive, rather than covering his guilt with proud looks and defiant silence? C.S. Lewis looks at repentance – only a bad person needs it, but only a good person can do it – and also looks at the Perfect Penitent, Jesus Chr
The Practical Conclusion by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 10, Mere Christianity, Bk 2, Chapter 5)
June 26, 2020
When this broadcast was made, Nazism was at the Zenith of its power. Freedom & democracy had been wiped from continental Europe due to an agreement between Hitler & Stalin, that divided Poland - the Nazis' only remaining enemy in the east. This allowed Hitler to turn on the Western Allies with full
The New Man by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 25, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 3 & 11)
May 5, 2020
Transport yourself back to the 7th April, 1944, with a broadcast with C.S. Lewis' actual voice. This was his final broadcast to the nation in the very nervous days before D-Day. The nervousness was quite understandable, as success was by no means guaranteed, & the consequences of failure were so ver
(NEW!) A Christmas Sermon for Pagans by C.S. Lewis Doodle
June 8, 2019
Here' s a little intellectual candy cane for the Christmas season. A piece that C.S. Lewis wrote some 73 years ago, which was lost until last year. As such you will have to excuse the computerised voice/text reader used here, but enjoy the brand-new material! See notes below... (4:41, 9:53) See Lew
The ‘Cardinal Virtues’ by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 11A, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 2)
September 28, 2018
How are your cardinal virtues at the moment? Are they needing a bit of WD-40/a lube? In the last talk of this series, C.S. Lewis illustrated morality with ships sailing in convoy during WWII. In this new chapter, Lewis looks at morality in the way the ancient writers divided the subject... Notes: T
The Invasion by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 7, Mere Christianity, Bk 2, Chapter 2)
March 29, 2018
Notes: This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ third talk of the third radio series called ‘What Christians Believe’. Notes below... This talk became Chapter 2 of Book 2, in the book called ‘Mere Christianity’. Notes below... You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Le
The Four Loves (‘Agape’ or ‘God’s Love’) by C.S. Lewis Doodle
March 5, 2018
This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ talk about the fourth of the Four Loves – ‘Agape’ or ‘God's love for man and the Christian's love for the believers’. Notes below... Originally 'The Four Loves' series was recorded by Lewis in London in 1958, prepared as 10 talks to air on the ‘Protestant Hour’
The Four Loves ('Eros' or 'The Love Between the Sexes') by C.S. Lewis Doodle
November 11, 2017
This is an illustration of C.S. Lewis’ radio talk about the third of the four loves – ‘Eros’ or ‘The Love Between the Sexes’. Notes below... When Lewis made these Four Loves recordings, he was very happily married and very much in love with his wife, Joy. Her cancer had been in remission almost a y
The Shocking Alternative by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 8, Mere Christianity, Bk 2, Chapter 3)
August 21, 2017
Notes: This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ third talk of the third radio series called ‘What Christians Believe’. This became Chapter 3 of Book 2, in the book called ‘Mere Christianity’. Notes below... You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 (
The Four Loves ('Philia' or 'Friendship') by C.S. Lewis Doodle
August 1, 2017
This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ talk about the second of the four loves – 'Philia' or 'Friendship'. Notes below... Originally 'The Four Loves' series was recorded by Lewis in London in 1958, prepared as 10 talks to air on the ‘Protestant Hour’ on American radio. I believe 'Philia' was split
The Four Loves ('Storge' or 'Affection') by C.S. Lewis Doodle
May 14, 2017
This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ talk about the first of the four loves – 'Storge' or 'Affection'. Notes below... Originally 'The Four Loves' series was recorded by Lewis in London in 1958, prepared as 10 talks to air on the ‘Protestant Hour’ on American radio. I believe the first two talks a
Christian Marriage by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 14a, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 6)
March 15, 2017
This is a fresh section on sexual morality that Lewis added to a reprint of his famous BBC addresses to bring in points which he had not time to deal with in the actual talks. Notes below. This became Chapter 5 of Book 3, in the book called ‘Mere Christianity'. You can find the book here: http:/
Sexual Morality by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 14, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 5)
February 27, 2017
C.S Lewis looks at the virtue of chastity. Notes below... This is an illustration of Lewis’ 4th talk of the third radio series called ‘Christian Behaviour’. This became Chapter 5 of Book 3, in the book called ‘Mere Christianity’. You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-
Making and Begetting by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 19, Mere Christianity, Bk 4, Chapter 1)
November 30, 2016
This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ introductory talk of the fourth radio series called ‘Beyond Personality: Or First Steps in the Doctrine of the Trinity’. This became Chapter 1 of Book 4 in the book called ‘Mere Christianity’...You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-
The Three Parts of Morality by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 11, Mere Christianity, Bk 3, Chapter 1)
October 31, 2016
This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ introductory talk of the third radio series called ‘Christian Behaviour’. This became Chapter 1 of Book 3, in the book called ‘Mere Christianity’... You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 (0:01) This series
‘옳고 그름’, 우주의 의미를 푸는 실마리 (BBC 방송강연-1/ -순전한 기독교- 1부 1장)
December 2, 2015
이 영상은 C.S.루이스가 2차 세계대전 중 BBC에서 했던 방송강연을 재구성한 것입니다. -순전한 기독교-의 1부 1장의 내용입니다. 여기에서 책을 만나실 수 있습니다. : http://www.yes24.com/24/goods/215132?scode=032&OzSrank=2 이 짧은 방송은 영국의 방송 역사상 가장 많이 읽힌 라디오시리즈 중 하나로 남았습니다. 하지만 방송할 당시엔 청취자들과 논쟁도 했던 것이 분명합니다. 당시 영국엔 라디오 방송국이 단 2개였습니다. 저녁 7시 45분, 군인 주파수에서는 당시 가장 인기 있는 가
The Rival Conceptions of God by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 6, Mere Christianity, Bk 2, Chapter 1)
October 30, 2015
This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ first talk in the series called ‘What Christians Believe’. This became Chapter 11 in the book called ‘Mere Christianity’. You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 The original radio broadcast included another p
We Have Cause to be Uneasy by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 4, Mere Christianity Chapter 5)
October 2, 2015
This fourth talk became Chapter 5 of Lewis' book 'Mere Christianity' and was originally called 'What do we do about it?’ ) 0:04 The chimes of Big Ben are a prayer found in the clock room: "All through this hour/ Lord, be my guide/ That by Thy power / No foot shall slide": https://drive.google.com/fi
What Lies Behind the Moral Law by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 3, Mere Christianity Chapter 4)
March 30, 2015
This third talk became Chapter 4 of Lewis' book 'Mere Christianity' and was originally called 'Materialism or Religion’. You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 (12:30) "That troublesome God". See Genesis 3:24. I am referring here to the severi
The Reality of the Moral Law by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 2, Mere Christianity Chapter 3)
February 26, 2015
This talk became Chapter 3 of Lewis' book 'Mere Christianity' and was called 'The Reality of the [universal] Moral Law'. You can find the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 Some helps: (7:22) "You are saying what is true". Unselfishness means looking after
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Doodle (XXIII)
January 31, 2015
Senior Demon Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood, discuss how to use one of John Hamilton’s academic Christian friends (with an upside-down view of Social Justice), to corrupt John’s Christianity also. You can find the original book here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Screwtape-Letters-Proposes-Toast/dp/
Draw My Life – Joy Lewis, Jewish-American Writer (Part 2 of 2)
December 23, 2014
The story of Joy Lewis, C.S. Lewis’ wife, in her own words, from age 22 (1937) to her conversion from Communism to Christianity at age 31 (1946). (Joy’s first husband was William Gresham. His conversion to Christianity around the same time as Joy was rather short-lived, and he fell into spiritualis
Draw My Life – Joy Lewis, Jewish-American Writer (Part 1 of 2)
December 23, 2014
The story of the Joy Lewis, C.S. Lewis’ wife, in her own words, from childhood to age 22 (1937). This doodle focuses on her early life; born into a Jewish and atheistic household.
‘Right & Wrong’ – A Clue to the Meaning of the Universe by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 1, Chapter 1)
August 30, 2014
A recreation of the original broadcast talk made by C.S. Lewis during World War II. This broadcast formed the basis of Chapter One of the book "Mere Christianity". You can read excerpts from the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 .This short broadcast ended up
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 5, Chapter 2 - Some Objections)
May 25, 2014
This talk was called 'Some Objections' in Chapter 2 of Lewis' book 'Mere Christianity'. Illustrations of the Moral Law/Natural Law found in other times and cultures are taken from the appendix to the book 'The Abolition of Man' by C.S. Lewis and is available for viewing here: http://www.amazon.com/
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Doodle (I)
March 14, 2014
"The devil...and the proud spirit...cannot endure to be mocked."— Thomas More. "The best way to drive out the devil, if he will not yield to texts of Scripture, is to jeer and flout him, for he cannot bear scorn." — Luther. (1:45) Part of the dramatised addition to Lewis' chapter includes a discus