This document provides an overview of C.S. Lewis' works Mere Christianity, Miracles, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters and The Problem of Pain. It examines how each work explores the concepts of good, magic/fantasy/mythology, and uses Christian analogy. Specific topics covered include Lewis' definitions of goodness, the reality and manifestation of good, myths about pain, and his use of analogy and mythology.

1. Aslan Group
Presentation
Good, Magic, Fantasy,
Mythology, and Christian
Analogy in Mere Christianity,
Miracles, The Great Divorce,
The Screwtape Letters and
The Problem of Pain

2. Good
 Mere Christianity
 Goodness Defined
 Miracles
 Manifestation of Good
 The Problem of Pain
 Why isn’t Goodness absolute?
 The Great Divorce
 The utter reality of Goodness
 The Screwtape Letters
 Hell’s view of Goodness

3. Magic, Fantasy, and
Mythology
 Mere Christianity
 The building blocks
 Miracles
 Myth become real
 The Problem of Pain
 ‘Myths’ about Pain
 The Great Divorce
 The creation of mythology
 The Screwtape Letters
 The other side of the war

4. Christian Analogies
 Mere Christianity
 Use of analogy, rather than metaphor – the
basis of his apologetics
 Miracles
 The Problem of Pain
 The Great Divorce
 The entire book
 The Screwtape Letters
 Christian analogy reversed