A review by kamrynharned
Miracles: A Preliminary Study by C.S. Lewis

slow-paced

4.0

On the C.S. Lewis scale, I think this book was my least favorite of his so far. But on the standpoint of Christian literature in general, this was an incredibly meaningful and helpful book.  While C. S. Lewis’s tone in this book was certainly familiar, it was a whole new level of detailed, philosophical and mind-bending. The man is a genius, and while he does a very good job for a genius at making his ideas and concepts approachable, this book was a stretch even for me. I was often re-reading paragraphs or even whole chapters to try and synthesize the information and come away with what he was trying to say. I learned a lot, I have already quoted in conversation the ideas he puts forwards several times, but I do feel like I didn’t come away with as much as I should have. In Lewis fashion, he starts from absolute ground zero and works his way up - instead of starting with “does God perform miracles today” (which I think is question that most people pick up this book to find an answer for), he starts with the question - “does God exist?” And goes from there. I loved how much he quoted scripture and how frank he was with the common atheistic and naturalistic complaints against Christianity. It has certainly deepened my understanding of why it’s integral to believe in miracles as a modern-day Christian, and I’m glad I made it through the book (even though it took me months… which is slightly unheard of for me!)