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Some Remarks on C.S. Lewis' Reflections on the Psalms (1959)

Some Remarks on C.S. Lewis' Reflections on the Psalms (1959) Some Remarks on C.S. Lewis’ Reflections on the Psalms (1959) G.E.M. Anscombe Originally published in The Old Palace 9 (Hilary Term 1959), p. 9. Many Catholic readers will respect Mr. C.S. Lewis in advance as a near-Catholic apologist. Such readers need warning against his recent book, Reflections on the Psalms. They will not indeed be in any danger from him where he maintains that there is no uncontaminated source of revealed truth (neither Church nor Scripture)! Here, besides, he gives fair warning in the Introductory Chapter (p. 7) that he departs from the beliefs of Catholics. But it does seem possible that Catholics may lack that respect for and knowledge of the teachings of the Old Testament, which would make them automatically reject Mr. Lewis’ strictures on the Old Testament writers; in particular he is severe on many of the psalms. The danger is the greater, in that it is his purpose to show how one can respect the psalms, in spite of their many disgusting, evil, diabolical and wicked sentiments! On page 22 he says that we must not yield to the notion that all the ‘vindictive hatred’ that is expressed in the psalms must be all right http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Inklings Studies Edinburgh University Press

Some Remarks on C.S. Lewis' Reflections on the Psalms (1959)

Anscombe, G.E.M.
Journal of Inklings Studies , Volume 9 (2): 2 – Oct 1, 2019
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Some Remarks on C.S. Lewis’ Reflections on the Psalms (1959) G.E.M. Anscombe Originally published in The Old Palace 9 (Hilary Term 1959), p. 9. Many Catholic readers will respect Mr. C.S. Lewis in advance as a near-Catholic apologist. Such readers need warning against his recent book, Reflections on the Psalms. They will not indeed be in any danger from him where he maintains that there is no uncontaminated source of revealed truth (neither Church nor Scripture)! Here, besides, he gives fair warning in the Introductory Chapter (p. 7) that he departs from the beliefs of Catholics. But it does seem possible that Catholics may lack that respect for and knowledge of the teachings of the Old Testament, which would make them automatically reject Mr. Lewis’ strictures on the Old Testament writers; in particular he is severe on many of the psalms. The danger is the greater, in that it is his purpose to show how one can respect the psalms, in spite of their many disgusting, evil, diabolical and wicked sentiments! On page 22 he says that we must not yield to the notion that all the ‘vindictive hatred’ that is expressed in the psalms must be all right

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Published: Oct 1, 2019

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