Great reminder of CS Lewis's wisdom on this, and I appreciate the emphasis on the important point that morality isn't just about not harming others, but about keeping your own soul in good working order.
It would be interesting for someone to try to articulate Lewis's remarks on Christian morality with the work of moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre. Lewis is very good at speaking common sense to everyman, whereas MacIntyre, who wrote later, goes beyond him in some ways, really probing the nature of the virtues and wrestling with modern moral errors. However, MacIntyre is much less accessible. To enrich Lewis's ideas with McIntyre's insights while keeping it as accessible as Lewis would be a triumph.
Outward morality (of the Pharisees) is one thing, but that inward morality that Lewis describes can perhaps be better thought of as “holiness”.
Great reminder of CS Lewis's wisdom on this, and I appreciate the emphasis on the important point that morality isn't just about not harming others, but about keeping your own soul in good working order.
It would be interesting for someone to try to articulate Lewis's remarks on Christian morality with the work of moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre. Lewis is very good at speaking common sense to everyman, whereas MacIntyre, who wrote later, goes beyond him in some ways, really probing the nature of the virtues and wrestling with modern moral errors. However, MacIntyre is much less accessible. To enrich Lewis's ideas with McIntyre's insights while keeping it as accessible as Lewis would be a triumph.