This C.S. Lewis Book Predicted the 21st Century
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The Hidden Strength of John Milton's Paradise Lost
The medieval world represented by the manor at St. Anne's, this is portraying the ultimate aim of humanity is love and obedience to God. Lewis wrote that hideous strength at the same time that he was working on one of his academic works, English literature in the 16th century. The basic point about how we use technology to turn away from our humanity rather than what Christianity would call a sword to accept our creaturely placement in the world could be relevant today.
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