For the past several weeks, our Young Adults/Singles life group has been studying C. S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters. I was greatly surprised how I enjoyed this book. For a book that contain only a few pages within each chapter, the pages have a bit of "meat" for analysis. The book deals with many topics/issues that many Christians face. Also, it brings up topics in relation to theology and philosophy.
Time: Starts before World War II
Setting: England
It's written from the perspective of a senior demon writing to a junior demon in charge of a human being, merely called "the patient". The senior demon, Screwtape, gives advice to Wormwood, the junior demon, to persuade his charge from spiritual distraction and to ensure that the patient goes to hell.
We're winding down to the last few chapters, and, on further review, I found that this book mirrors what a/the typical Christian (the patient) faces as he goes through his spiritual development/maturity. For some folks who are reading the text, they appear to enjoy the book, while others appear to be nonchalant about it.
Interesting to note in his biography, I found out that he was a former atheist and he became a Christian in his latter life. I'm just saying that it is quite interesting.
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