Monthly Archives: July 2020

Sanitizing Pain from Psalms: On Docetist Hymns that Mock the Holy Spirit; Endurance

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Awry Stoic

All redemption requires pain. All joy in the best of all possible worlds requires pain. All humor requires pain. Hymns and reconciliations require pain. The present era views endurance negatively. Scripture views endurance as a virtue. Christ’s empathy requires his … Continue reading →

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Damaging the Gospel: Transcendence of Suffering in Screwtape Letter V

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Awry Stoic

If pain is divorced from joy, the gospel is damaged. God allows certain (cursed) environments to which the natural response is sadness, and not joy. Otherwise, there would be no joy, because there would be no trough of sadness before … Continue reading →

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C. S. Lewis’s Occasionally Stoic View of Prayer

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Awry Stoic

The Stoics thought that emotions were morally indifferent before application. John Calvin at times held this view, but was inconsistent. C. S. Lewis also held this view at times, but was inconsistent. Emotions and thoughts are interwoven. Some statements that … Continue reading →

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