Christian Holmes- General Topic 4

The historical context of Lewis' writings is quite telling. WWII is considered by many to have been one of the deaths of universally accepted post-modernism. When death and destruction were seen so rampantly and widely, many scholars revisited the ideas of evil and how "the good" relates to life and the actions of man. The concept of subjective good and evil seemed absurd to many scholars once they were faced with the reality of suffering. In that respect, this historical context made for fertile ground in which Lewis could plant and spread his ideas through his widely popular books of fiction and philosophy.