The Screwtape Letters.
Author: C.S. Lewis
Religious Belief of Author: Universalist
Published: 1942
Genre: Theological Fiction
*** We do not recommend C.S. Lewis as a source for theological truths. Lewis is better classified as a philosopher, apologist, and author. His work is helpful from an apologetic point of view and offers a general truth about humanity, and his fictional books are fun to read. However, C.S. Lewis had anti-Christian views, such as Universalism, which is a false teaching. He believed in purgatory, praying for the dead, believed that some unbelievers could find salvation after they had left this world, and did not believe that all parts of the Bible were equally the Word of God. In an article in Christianity Today, writer J.D. Douglas paraphrased Pastor Martyn Lloyd-Jones, saying Lewis’ view of salvation was “defective in two key respects: (1) Lewis taught and believed that one could reason oneself into Christianity, and (2) Lewis was an opponent of the substitutionary and penal theory of the Atonement.” Read more here about the concerns of his theology.
C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters depicts the correspondence between a senior demon and his student demon. These letters can give us a glimpse into how the unseen powers of evil work to try to corrupt godly choices by constantly and deceptively influencing Christians to prevent faith and virtue. In the preface, Lewis says one of the mistakes mankind can make regarding satan is believing he doesn’t exist; therefore, we should consider how satan works tirelessly to draw us away from God.
The Screwtape Letters Study Guide (webpage) - includes discussion points, questions and answers.
The Screwtape Letters Book (free book download)
The Screwtape Letters Teaching Series by Jerry Root (article + audio) - C.S. Lewis came up with the idea for The Screwtape Letters as he left his church (Holy Trinity, Headington) after a Sunday service. One can‘t help but wonder what that sermon was about on that particular Sunday morning. The Screwtape Letters is an essential book for our times. In our secularized and materialistic society, even Christians have little awareness of the spiritual side of reality.
A look at how C.S. Lewis Predicted our Culture Today
Founded by award-winning actor Max McLean, FPA is a nonprofit “New York City-based production company producing theatre and film from a Christian worldview to engage a diverse audience.” FPA has brought to life the books of C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, and The Great Divorce. ….find out more about FPA and where you can see a show here.
In The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis re-imagines Hell as a gruesome bureaucracy. With spiritual insight and sarcastic wit, Lewis suggests that demons, laboring in a vast enterprise, have recognizable human attributes: competition, greed, and totalitarian punishment. Avoiding their painful torture, as well as a desire to dominate, are what drive demons to torment their “patients.”
Twelve sessions of study with multi-week options included
Comprehensive Bible study workbook with studies for each week
Complete character sketches and summaries to go deeper
Bible study questions that are ideal for group discussion
Answer Guide for all questions and Scripture Reference Guide available for free online
Perfect for book clubs, small groups, or individual Bible study
This is an Audio CD. The style and unique dark humor of The Screwtape Letters are retained in this full-cast dramatization, as is the original setting of London during World War II. The senior demon Screwtape carries the story, played magnificently by award-winning actor Andy Serkis (“Gollum” in Lord of the Rings), as he shares correspondence with his apprentice demon Wormwood. This Radio Theatre release also stars Geoffrey Palmer (Tomorrow Never Dies), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sweeney Todd), Eileen Page (The Secret Garden), and other world-class actors.
In this episode, Michael Knowles and Seth Dillion of The Babylon Bee discuss Lewis’s satirical masterpiece.
This is a series led by the Rev. Brian McGreevy that discusses one of C.S. Lewis’s most exciting and accessible books, The Screwtape Letters. A fictional correspondence between a senior devil and a junior devil about how to tempt Christians away from their faith, this book also serves as an engaging and challenging primer on what it means to follow Jesus in a hostile culture.
The Screwtape Letters (1942) saw CS Lewis rise to international prominence as an author. Alister and Justin discuss its creative approach to conversion, temptation, and the Christian life.
The Screwtape Letters dramatized version, all chapters.
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