We use a most unfortunate idiom when we say, of a lustful man prowling the streets, that he “wants a woman.” Strictly speaking, a woman is just what he does not want. He wants a pleasure for which a woman happens to be the necessary piece of apparatus.
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves, p.134
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Hello Glenn,
Did you purchase this book as of recently? Or is this one that you read awhile ago? It is one of my most favorites. The text was slightly more difficult for me to read than some of his other works. C.S. Lewis' book called Miracles is also noteworthy.
I never had the book. It was cited in another book I have.
Oh, and you have to take C.S. Lewis carefully with discernment. HE was Catholic and he also was an evolutionist, and he was a proponent of secular psychology.
You really should get a copy of his book. It is beautiful.
And yes, I know he has some false doctrine. He believed in purgatory, etc. He was not a Roman Catholic but an Anglican. He briefly articulated a belief in faith alone in his book Mere Christianity.
He was a unique individual...That's for sure. I've read a number of his books and liked them. I still think he was saved in spite of his error.
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You're right -- my mistake. HE was high Anglican, which is Catholic without a Pope.
I believe he articulated the Gospel and believe it. I have "Mere Christianity" and "The Screwtape letters."
I really hope that you can get a copy on this book on love. I want you to read it.
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