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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Lewis's discussion of membership, what did St. Paul mean by the word "members" in the original Greek context?
2. In "Is Theology Poetry?" what writer does Lewis reference when talking about the Scientific Outlook?
3. In his discussion of forgiveness, what does Lewis have to say about God and extenuating circumstances?
4. In "On Forgiveness", Lewis says that in the case of the sins of others we do what?
5. Lewis says in "Membership" that he does not believe God created what kind of world?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lewis respond, when discussing whether theology is merely poetry, to the idea that Christians believe their theology because they find it the most poetically appealing of their options?
2. At the opening of "Is Theology Poetry?", how does Lewis define theology? Explain.
3. At the end of "Membership", Lewis says that he may have complicated a simple matter but that he was anxious to bring out what two points?
4. In the discussion of the inner ring, what does Lewis say we hope to achieve by getting inside the ring?
5. Why, according to "Membership", is Christianity institutional in the earliest documents?
6. What, according to Lewis in "Is Theology Poetry?", do his examiners really intend to ask?
7. In "Membership", why is the idea that religion should take place in solitude a dangerous one?
8. When discussing the common idea that we are all equal in the sight of God, Lewis proposes what he admits may seem to be a paradox. Explain the paradox.
9. Lewis says in "On Forgiveness" that there are two remedies for the danger of excusing ourselves from sin. Explain these two remedies.
10. In his discussion of the inner ring, Lewis says that men tell their wives and themselves that it's a hardship to stay late at work or school. Why, according to Lewis, is this not quite true?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lewis states that the modern idea that religion should be a solitary pursuit is detrimental to the Christian journey. Explore this assertion in detail and include supporting information from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Does Christianity qualify as a mythology? Cite three reasons why it does or does not qualify, and be sure to use supporting details from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Lewis gives the example of love as a positive virtue and unselfishness as a negative one. Pick three other positive virtues discussed by Lewis in this collection of sermons and compare and contrast the negative counterparts of each positive virtue.
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