C.S. Lewis: An Anglo-Catholic Latitudinarian and a Bridge to Rome

"The result is a generic Christianity that suits anyone anywhere who can in any way relate to God. Lewis bent over backwards trying to find common ground with all denominations, omitting any doctrine that may be deemed offensive."  -- J. Saunders

The Berean Beacon has once again made a solid argument against the popular view that C. S. Lewis was somehow an Evangelical.  The truth is Lewis was an advocate of a broad latitudinarianism and Anglo-Catholic theology.  J. Saunders wrote the following article about Lewis.  Here is a brief excerpt:

In 1952, C.S. Lewis published his theological work Mere Christianity, which originally began in 1942 as a three-part BBC radio broadcast. As the title suggests, Lewis focused on the mere or common ground he felt existed in Christianity and tried to restate a theology without controversy. The result is a generic Christianity that suits anyone anywhere who can in any way relate to God. Lewis bent over backwards trying to find common ground with all denominations, omitting any doctrine that may be deemed offensive. For this reason, Tolkien disparagingly labelled his friend “Everyman’s Theologian.” Even Mormons find his writings inoffensive.

“He [Lewis] is widely quoted from tried-and-true defenders of Mormon orthodoxy. It just shows the extraordinary acceptability and the usefulness of C.S. Lewis because, of course, most of what he says is perfectly acceptable to Mormons.” 6

Mere Christianity has long been regarded a classic exposition of the Christian faith, yet oddly enough, not one Bible verse is quoted in the first half of the book and only three partial verses in the latter half with no Bible references in the entire book. How can we present Christianity without its foundation – the Word of God?

To read the entire article click here:  C. S. Lewis: A Bridge to Rome

See also:  The Ruling Elder:  Was C. S. Lewis an Anglo-Catholic?