Chuck Colson has some thoughts on C. S. Lewis. The problem is not that modern evangelicals are less intelligent than Lewis. As Mark Noll explains in his book The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, the problem is that our sharpest intellects have been channeled into biblical scholarship, exegesis, and hermeneutics. While that is a vital enterprise, we rarely give the same scholarly attention to history, literature, politics, philosophy, economics, or the arts. As a result, we are less aware of the culture than we should be, less equipped to defend a biblical worldview, and less capable of being a redemptive force in our postmodern society—less aware, as well, of the threats headed our way from cultural elites.
We evangelicals have wimped out when it comes to intellectual discussions. Since the Bible is truth, all of Scripture will be intellectually sound. We have not been effect at arguing our beliefs in this post-Christian culture. It is true that many will reject Christianity for itself and not for any apparant logical inconsistency, but that does not relieve us of our responsibility. Lewis was and is a vital component of Christianity. We should carry on his legacy.
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