: : No, they are excellent. Screwtape is a devil who is writing letters of advice to his "nephew", Wormwood. Wormwood is a junior devil who has been assigned to a human to tempt him throughout his life. It's a roundabout way of giving advice on Christian living. Very interesting.

: I haven't read that one. My wife started on it, but found it difficult because in exposing the thinking behind temptation, she found herself starting to think the way the devil did. So she stopped. Reminds me of the quote about Saruman (from shaky memory) "It is dangerous to study too deeply the arts of the enemy." It can be dangerous, but can be profitable. My 2¢ worth.

: -Steve S.

'Tis true. I have read it myself and found it quite interesting. Lewis's writing style is certianly not my favourite, but I followed it well. I don't recall "thinking the way the Devil did" but I do remember being impressed that CS Lewis could put himself in the position to do that. He said once that it was very hard to do, and not something he would want to do again.

Brian