Universalism Denied: C. S. Lewis’ Unpublished Letters to Alan Fairhurst

Reggie Weems

doi:10.3366/ink.2017.7.2.6

Universalism Denied: C. S. Lewis’ Unpublished Letters to Alan Fairhurst

Journal of Inklings Studies ◽

10.3366/ink.2017.7.2.6 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 87-98

Author(s):

Reggie Weems

Keyword(s):

Unpublished Letter

In a 6 September, 1959 unpublished letter to Reverend Alan Fairhurst, C.S. Lewis clearly denies Universalism. In a second unpublished letter to Fairhurst dated 9 September, 1959, Lewis offered evidence that he was not an Annihilationist. Both letters are unusual because Lewis was normally hesitant to discuss eschatology, particularly the nature of hell. This essay presents both previously unpublished letters in their entirety, discusses the reasons for their importance, sets them in the context of Lewis' other writings on hell and renders a conclusion, based on Lewis' own words, about his positions on Universalism and Annihilationism.

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Dissimilarities Between Illusion And Reality In Herzog By Saul Bellow

Think India ◽

10.26643/think-india.v22i2.8759 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 512-514

Author(s):

K. SUVARNA LAKSHMI ◽

M. RAVICHAND ◽

V. B. CHITHRA

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Life Time ◽

Nobel Laureate ◽

Saul Bellow ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Happy Life ◽

One Stage ◽

Middle Aged Person ◽

Aged Person ◽

Unpublished Letter ◽

The Dead

Mosses Herzog is a disappointed middle-aged person. He always led his life in illusion. He is expecting more from his life and wants to lead a happy life with family. But the things come to pass in his life are entirety fluctuate from his expectations. He spends the majority of his life time in illusion only. He has two wives and he predictable more affection and love from them, he disillusioned when he not get his expectations from them. At one stage he planned to murder his former wife. The protagonist, Professor Mosses Herzog has a tendency to write letters that will never be sent to the famous, the dead, his friends, and his family. A prolific Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow inspected the Moses mind with his unpublished letter. The writer exhibits the dissimilarity linking the expectations and reality of the protagonist life with his notable work Herzog.

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