Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 1
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Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 1 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student Name: _______________________ Due Date: January 14, 2013 Please complete all of the following brief summary sections and reflection questions after reading C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity. It is often useful to read difficult passages more than once in order to get a full understanding of what the author is trying to say. Book 1: “Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe” (Pages 3 to 34) [ /10] (Please summarize the ideas/content of each chapter in one or two concise sentences.) Chapter 1: The Law of Human Nature ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 2: Some Objections ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3: The Reality of the Law ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4: What Lies Behind the Law ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 5: We Have Cause to Be Uneasy ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 2 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Please answer the following question in a short essay.) Reflection #1 [ /15] What is the Law of Human Nature or Moral Law? How does it stand in contrast with the moral relativism of contemporary Canadian society? How does its reality point toward the existence of God? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 3 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Book 2: “What Christians Believe” (Pages 35 to 68) [ /10] (Please summarize the ideas/content of each chapter in one or two concise sentences.) Chapter 1: The Rival Conceptions of God ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 2: The Invasion ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3: The Shocking Alternative ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4: The Perfect Penitent ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 5: The Practical Conclusion ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 4 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Please answer the following question in a short essay.) Reflection #2 [ /15] Why do none of the popular “isms” (Atheism, Pantheism or Dualism) truly fit the facts of reality? Why is it foolish to see Our Lord Jesus Christ as merely a “great moral teacher”? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Book 3: “Christian Behaviour” (Pages 69 to 152) [ /24] (Please summarize the ideas/content of each chapter in one or two concise sentences.) Chapter 1: The Three Parts of Morality ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 2: The “Cardinal Virtues” ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3: Social Morality ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4: Morality and Psychoanalysis ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 5: Sexual Morality ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 6: Christian Marriage ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 6 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 7: Forgiveness ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 8: The Great Sin ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 9: Charity ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 10: Hope ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 11: Faith (I) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 12: Faith (II) ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 7 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Please answer the following question in a short essay.) Reflection #3 [ /15] Why is the great Christian virtue of chastity thought to be so backward and “uncool”? Why is pride the greatest of sins? How is the popular idea that the Church merely teaches old-fashioned moral rules that restrict our freedom an embarrassing parody of the true Christian message? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 8 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Book 3: “Christian Behaviour” (Pages 153 to 227) [ /22] (Please summarize the ideas/content of each chapter in one or two concise sentences.) Chapter 1: Making and Begetting ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 2: The Three-Personal God ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3: Time and Beyond Time ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 4: Good Infection ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 5: The Obstinate Toy Soldiers ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 6: Two Notes ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 9 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 7: Let's Pretend ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 8: Is Christianity Hard or Easy? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 9: Counting the Cost ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 10: Nice People or New Men ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 11: The New Men ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Religion 15 – Mere Christianity Reflection Guide – 10 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------(Please answer the following question in a short essay.) Reflection # 4 [ /15] Why is following our conscience not enough? Why is it important to know a little theology in order to live a good practical life? “A world of nice people, content in their own niceness, looking no further, turned away from God, would be just as desperately in need of salvation as a miserable world – and might even be more difficult to save.” - Discuss Lewis' idea. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
