Lesser-Known Lewis: Christian Reflections on C. S. Lewis's Essays and Short Works S2E22 Lent — "Dangers of National Repentance" with Rev. Dr. David Ney (Part 1)
Exploring C. S. Lewis' 1940 essay "Dangers of National Repentance," where Lewis challenges the young people of his day on their impulse to repent of the acts of past generations. He thinks we ought to be careful when repenting of collective guilt because in order to do this you risk a few dangers. Dangers Jesus confronted when he challenged us to look at the log in our own eye. Dr. Ney helps us reflect on Lewis’ challenge and how it might apply to “woke” culture, cancel culture, and thinking through how we should think and feel about the past - especially when there is obvious wrongdoing by people we are connected to.
Consider attending the Common Roots Conference June 8-10, 2023, put on by David at the Robert E. Webber Center.
Check out Rev. Dr. David Ney's writing at The Covenant Blog, or in his books, All Thy Lights Combine, and The Quest to Save the Old Testament.
The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album The Cathedral Project, is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.
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