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Summer 2002 PROFILES in FAITH in THIS ISSUE 1 Profiles in Faith: John Calvin (1509–1564) John Calvin by Art Lindsley by Dr KKNOWINGNOWING A Teaching Quarterly for Discipleship of Heart and Mind C.S. LEWIS INSTITUTE OINGOING &D&D Summer 2002 PROFILES IN FAITH IN THIS ISSUE 1 Profiles in Faith: John Calvin (1509–1564) John Calvin by Art Lindsley by Dr. Art Lindsley Scholar-in-Residence 3 C.S. Lewis Feature Article: C.S. Lewis on Freud and Marx by Art Lindsley 6 A Conversation with: Ravi Zacharias 8 Review & Reflect: Two Giants and the he mere mention of John Calvin’s maintains, “Calvin is the man who, next to St. Giant Question: a name (born July 10, 1509 in Noyon, Paul, has done the most good to mankind.” review of Dr. France – died May 27, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, En- Armand Nicholi’s T book The Ques- 1564 in Geneva, Switzerland) glish preacher, asserts, “The T tion of God produces strong reactions both longer I live the clearer does it ap- by James Beavers pro and con. Erich Fromm, 20th “Taking into pear that John Calvin’s system is century German-born American the nearest to perfection.” 12 Special Feature psychoanalyst and social phi- account all his Basil Hall, Cambridge profes- Article: losopher, says that Calvin “be- sor, once wrote an essay, “The Conversational longed to the ranks of the failings, he Calvin Legend,” in which he ar- Apologetics greatest haters in history.” The gues that formerly those who by Michael must be Ramsden Oxford Dictionary of the Christian depreciated Calvin had at least Church maintains that Calvin reckoned as one read his works, whereas now 24 Upcoming Events was “cruel” and the “unopposed the word “Calvin” or “Calvin- dictator of Geneva.” On the other of the greatest ism” is used as a word with hand, Theodore Beza, Calvin’s negative connotations but with successor, says of Calvin, “I have and best of men little or no content. Many stories been a witness of him for sixteen float around about him that are years and I think that I am fully whom God utterly false. For instance, entitled to say that in this man Aldous Huxley puts forward as there was exhibited to all an ex- raised up in the fact an old and groundless leg- ample of the life and death of the end, writing, “Our fathers took Christian such as it will not be history of the fifth commandment seri- easy to depreciate, and it will be ously—how seriously may be difficult to imitate.” Philip Schaff, Christianity.” judged from the fact that during church historian, writes of the Great Calvin’s theocratic Calvin, “Taking into account all rule of Geneva a child was pub- his failings, he must be reckoned licly decapitated for having ven- as one of the greatest and best of men whom tured to strike its parents.” There is no God raised up in the history of Christianity.” evidence whatsoever in the records of William Cunningham, Scottish theologian, Geneva for this story and no legal grounds in (continued on page 16) KNOWING & DOING KNOWING & DOING is a publication of the by Thomas A. Tarrants, III, President CS C.S. LEWIS INSTITUTE, INC. SENIOR FELLOW LI James M. Houston, Ph.D. C.S. LEWIS SENIOR FELLOW Steven S. Garber, Ph.D. Dear Reader , INSTITUTE By the time you receive this issue, we will be in full swing VISITING FELLOW FOR ESTABLISHED preparing for our June 7-8 conference with Ravi Zacharias: 1976 MARKETPLACE MINISTRY The Rev. David C.L. Prior “Lessons from War in a Battle of Ideas: Apologetics in the 21st Century.” We are anticipating over 1,200 in attendance SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE Arthur W. Lindsley, Ph.D. at this conference, and I am certain that each one will come away better prepared to speak to the challenging issues of PRESIDENT Thomas A. Tarrants, III our present culture. In the legacy of If you are unable to join us, let me encourage you to EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR James L. Beavers order the conference tapes. (Even those at the conference C.S. Lewis, will find it beneficial to have the tapes for review!) I know MINISTER-AT-LARGE these tapes will be enriching and strengthening for you. Lou Woods the Institute Educators will particularly want to take note of the ADMINISTRATION Institute’s first-ever Summer Colloquium featuring our Se- endeavors to develop Phil Anderson John Berlin nior Fellows, Dr. Jim Houston and Dr. Steve Garber: “The Love of God & The Love of Learning.” Held in charming disciples who can OFFICE ASSISTANT Karen Olink Charlottesville, Virginia, this special three-day “conversa- tion” will offer a rare opportunity to reflect together on the articulate, defend, and question of how, as believers, education ought to be. Pass BOARD OF DIRECTORS the word, and sign up early! live David H. Badger And, finally, I would encourage you to take this coming Dr. David L. Blanchard summer season to invest in your own spiritual growth. faith in Christ David S. Brown There are great articles—as always—in this issue and sug- William R. Deven gestions of further books to read along with your Bible stud- through personal and Steven V. Hase James R. Hiskey ies. So take some time to relax and to renew. public life. Dr. Dennis P. Hollinger We are very grateful for your continued support which Kerry A. Knott makes it possible to provide these resources for growth in Dr. Arthur W. Lindsley discipleship. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Said Thomas A. Tarrants, III Samuel D. Walker, Esq. Yours in Christ, Howard B. Wetzell © 2002 C.S. LEWIS INSTITUTE. Portions of this publication may be reproduced for noncommercial, local church, or ministry use without P.S. If you haven’t already, sign up for regular support of prior permission. For quantity reprints or other uses, please contact the Institute, and we will send you a taped lecture each the CSLI offices. month. I know you will find it a blessing. Page 2 C.S. LEWIS INSTITUTE • 4208 Evergreen Lane, Suite 222 • Annandale, VA 22003 KNOWING & DOING 703/914-5602 • 800/813-9209 • 703/642-1075 fax • www.cslewisinstitute.org Summer 2002 Conference Registration: 703/620-4056 C.S. Lewis C S L I KNOWING & DOING Feature C.S. Lewis on Freud and Marx Article by Art Lindsley, Ph.D. Scholar-in-Residence, C.S. Lewis Institute ne of the questions that atheists have that atheism is “wish-fulfillment” (against to address is: If atheism is true, then Freud) or an “opiate” (against Marx). Let’s Ohow do you account for the universality of re- look at the background of this debate and how Oligion in all cultures and throughout all ages? C.S. Lewis argues against this psychological It would seem that religion is either a re- charge about belief in God. sponse to something real or an invention of the human psyche Background Dr. Art Lindsley fashioned in order to meet our ...we can German philosopher Ludwig psychological needs. Atheists Feuerbach (1804-1872) had a choose the latter answer. either conform great influence on both Freud C.S. Lewis lays out these and Marx. Feuerbach argued two options in The Abolition of desire to truth in his book The Essence of Chris- Man, where he says: tianity (1841) that God is a pro- or truth to jection of human consciousness There is something which and that “Theology is anthropol- unites magic and applied desire. ogy.” According to Feuerbach, science while separating religion tells us a lot about both from the “wisdom” of C.S. Lewis mankind and tells us nothing earlier ages. For the men of about God. Karl Marx (1818- old the cardinal problem suggests...that 1883) was fascinated by this had been how to conform thesis and took it a step further, the soul to reality, and the atheists have applying it to social reform. solution had been knowl- chosen the latter According to Marx, religion is edge, self-discipline and vir- invented by the ruling classes tue. For magic and applied option. in order to keep the masses science alike the problem is content with their unjust work how to subdue reality to situations. Only if they remain the wishes of men: the so- content with their plight and lution is a technique. not rock the boat are they promised a “pie in the sky”—heavenly reward. Marx believed The choice is to conform the soul to reality or that religion was the “opium of the people,” to conform reality to our wishes. In other dulling their pain so they could endure more words, we can either conform desire to truth pain. Religion thus needed to be smashed in or truth to desire. C.S. Lewis suggests else- order that workers would rebel against their where that atheists have chosen the latter op- oppressors. tion. They desire that God not exist and create Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) took Feuerbach’s “truth” accordingly. This obviously turns the critique further in the psychological direction. tables on atheists who suggest that religion is He argued that belief in God was an illusion a “crutch” created by people for comfort in arising out of “wish-fulfillment.” the face of a cold world. Lewis argues in effect (continued on page 4) Permission is granted to copy for personal and church use; all other uses by request. Page 3 © 2002 C.S. LEWIS INSTITUTE • 4208 Evergreen Lane, Suite 222 • Annandale, VA 22003 KNOWING & DOING 703/914-5602 • www.cslewisinstitute.org Summer 2002 C.S. Lewis on Freud and Marx (continued from page 3) C.S. Lewis’s Response J—How do you know that point toward a real satisfac- In his earlier life, C.S.
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