Either this man was, and is, the son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But don't let us come with any patronising nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He hasn't left that open to us. He didn't intend to.

C.S. Lewis

On Jesus.

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Jesus

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C.S. Lewis

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Radio broadcast

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

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Christian writer Christian Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Lewis, C. S. "The Shocking Alternative." 1942, Broadcasting House, London, England, UK. Radio broadcast.

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Lewis, C. S. "The Shocking Alternative." Mere Christianity. HarperOne, 2015.

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