Wish Fulfillment and Postmodernism (Chapters 9 & 10)

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By Arthur W. Lindsley on April 3, 2013 , , ,

C.S. Lewis' Case for Christ: Wish Fulfillment and Postmodernism

(Chapters 9 & 10)

The charge that belief in God is due to wish fulfillment has been one of the central factors for encouraging atheism today. Just as Freud was suspicious of our personal beliefs, so postmodernism extends that suspicion to the whole of culture. Lewis was very aware of Freud’s and Marx’s critiques of faith (ones he had held himself) and provides powerful answers to them. Although Lewis did not live to see the full flowering of postmodernism, he did critique some of its earlier forms. What might Lewis say to postmodern people? There are some ways that he would agree and other ways in which he would disagree.

This resource is part of a series on C.S. LEWIS’ CASE FOR CHRIST.  Click here to listen to the full series.

Arthur W. Lindsley

Senior Fellow for Apologetics, CSLI Arthur W. Lindsley is the Vice President of Theological Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Works, & Economics. He has served at the C.S. Lewis Institute since 1987 both as President until 1998 and currently as Senior Fellows for Apologetics. Formerly, he was director of Educational Ministries at the Ligonier Valley Study Center, and Staff Specialist with the Coalition for Christian Outreach. He is the author of C.S. Lewis's Case for Christ, True Truth, Love: The Ultimate Apologetic, and co-author with R.C. Sproul and John Gerstner of Classical Apologetics, and has written numerous articles on theology, apologetics, C.S. Lewis, and the lives and works of many other authors and teachers. Art earned his M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.  

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