The Concept of Heaven in the Writings of C.S. Lewis

Abstract

"The following is an extract from a much longer essay in which some of the themes and ideas of C.S. Lewis were set against the background of recent writing on the subject of eschatology. This article concentrates on Lewis's understanding of the biblical symbolism and his characteristic emphasis on "Joy" and "reality" as the most helpful concepts for enabling the ordinary "man in the pew" to understand the nature of the Christian hope. No apology is made for the fact that it reads rather Ii ke an anthology, as Lewis is his own best interpreter"