On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:11:28 UTC, Whicker Bill Pay <whicker RemoveThis @bill.pay>
wrote:
>
> Somewhere, in the works of C. S. Lewis, I have read a statement of his
> to the effect that he sought out a church to attend that was as
> diverse as possible because he expected heaven to be populated by a
> diverse people and he wanted to prepare for that land.
>
> Does this sound remotely familiar to anyone? Can you recall where such
> a topic might be covered?
>
> Thank you.
Well, yes, remotely; I hope someone can make it less remote. But I think
this refers to a passage in which he praised the parish system of the
Church of England, in which you go to the church of your parish and don't
go church-shopping for one that ideally suits your views as to politics,
religion, or social class.
I don't think he devoted much ink to the possibility that one's parish
church might be St. George's in Hanover Square, where one might not find
great diversity of parishioners. But clearly the norm to him was the man
in elastic-sided boots (!?) sitting next to one and lustily singing hymns
(which CSL didn't like) and being, though one doesn't know it, a great
warrior for the Lord. (That one I can place: Screwtape)
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Dan Drake
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