Pursuing an Earthy Spirituality

C. S. Lewis and Incarnational Faith

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  • "Red
  • beef
  • and
  • strong
  • beer"
  • was
  • how
  • C.
  • S.
  • Lewis
  • described
  • his
  • education
  • under
  • one
  • of
  • his
  • early
  • tutors.
  • It
  • was,
  • in
  • other
  • words,
  • a
  • substantial
  • education
  • that
  • engaged
  • deeply
  • with
  • the
  • intellectual
  • tradition
  • and
  • challenged
  • him
  • to
  • grow.Gary
  • Selby
  • sees
  • Lewis's
  • expression
  • as
  • an
  • indication
  • of
  • the
  • kind
  • of
  • transformation
  • that
  • is
  • both
  • possible
  • and
  • necessary
  • for
  • the
  • Christian
  • faith,
  • and
  • he
  • contends
  • that
  • spiritual
  • formation
  • comes
  • about
  • not
  • by
  • retreating
  • from
  • the
  • physical
  • world
  • but
  • through
  • deeper
  • engagement
  • with
  • it.By
  • considering
  • themes
  • such
  • as
  • our
  • human
  • embodiment,
  • our
  • sense
  • of
  • awareness
  • in
  • our
  • everyday
  • experiences,
  • and
  • the
  • role
  • of
  • our
  • human
  • agency—all
  • while
  • engaging
  • with
  • the
  • writings
  • of
  • Lewis,
  • who
  • himself
  • enjoyed
  • food,
  • drink,
  • laughter,
  • and
  • good
  • conversation—Selby
  • demonstrates
  • that
  • an
  • earthy
  • spirituality
  • can
  • be
  • a
  • robust spirituality.
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