Christianity Quote by C.S. Lewis
““It is a profound mistake to imagine that Christianity ever intended to dissipate the bewilderment and even the terror, the sense of our own nothingness, which come upon us when we think about the nature of things. It comes to intensify them. Without such sensations there is no religion. Many a man, brought up in the glib profession of some shallow form of Christianity, who comes through reading Astronomy to realize for the first time how majestically indifferent most reality is to man, and who perhaps abandons his religion on that account, may at that moment be having his first genuinely religious experience. . . . Christianity does not involve the belief that all things were made for man.””
About This Quote
Christianity acknowledges existential dread and nothingness, intensifying these feelings; confronting them is essential to religious experience.
In simple terms: Religion embraces existential terror.
Key Takeaway
Embrace existential questions.
Themes
spirituality
existentialism
religion
Mood
contemplative
serious
Type
theological
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- academic study
- interfaith dialogue
Key Concepts
theology
philosophy
Questions to Reflect On
- How does dread shape faith?
- Can religion exist without existential focus?
A Different Perspective
Some find comfort in denying dread.
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