CSM: What C.S. Lewis can teach us about US politics
In recent years, electoral politics has turned into an even more intense mud-pit of attacks and finger pointing about every conceivable issue. In “The Screwtape Letters,” C.S. Lewis almost perfectly describes the state of US politics.
By Gary Galles, Guest blogger / January 24, 2012
Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul take part in a Republican presidential debate Monday Jan. 23, 2012, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla, as moderator Brian Williams of NBC News listens. According to Galles, C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters” offers uncanny insight into the world of US electoral politics.
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