The Screw Tape Letters

 

Preface

 

  1. What are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devil?

 


  1. What is it that CS Lewis cautions people to remember about the devil?

 

 


  1. When was this series of letters published, and why?

 

 


Letter 1

 

  1. Within the first three sentences CS Lewis uses the term “Enemy”.  Who is he referring to?
  2. Who is he referring to when he uses the term “Our Father Below”?

 


  1. What does CS Lewis mean when he says: “They still connected thinking with doing and were prepared to alter their way of life as the result of a chain of reasoning.”?  Do you believe it is any different today, and if so, how?

 


  1. What is Screwtape having Wormwood focus his attention on in order to secure the soul of this young man?  Do you believe it is easier to use this today than at the time of this publication, and if so, why?

 

 


  1. What does he mean when he says “Oh that abominable advantage of the Enemy's!”?

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  2. What do you think CS Lewis means by “real life” besides “by which he meant the bus and the newsboy”?

 


  1. Bottom line, what is the job of Wormwood to do to this person?

 


  1. Do you see any of these distractions at work in your life?

 


  1. What did you learn from this letter?