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1、C.S.LEWISTHEPROBLEMOFPAIN1940ContentsPrefaceIIntroductionIIDivineOmnipotenceIIIDivineGoodnessIVHumanWickednessVTheFallofManVIHumanPainVIIHumanPain-continuedVIIIHellIXAnimalPainXHeavenAppendixPrefaceWHENMr.AshleySampsonsuggestedtomethewritingofthisbook,Ias
2、kedleavetobeallowedtowriteitanonymously,since,ifIweretosaywhatIreallythoughtaboutpain,Ishouldbeforcedtomakestatementsofsuchapparentfortitudethattheywouldbecomeridiculousifanyoneknewwhomadethem.Anonymitywasrejectedasinconsistentwiththeseries;butMr.Sampsonp
3、ointedoutthatIcouldwriteaprefaceexplainingthatIdidnotliveuptomyownprinciples!ThisexhilaratingprogrammeIamnowcarryingout.Letmeconfessatonce,inthewordsofgoodWalterHilton,thatthroughoutthisbook"IfeelmyselfsofarfromtruefeelingofthatIspeak,thatIcannaughtelsebu
4、tcrymercyanddesireafteritasImay"(ScaleofPerfectionI.xvi)Yetforthatveryreasonthereisonecriticismwhichcannotbebroughtagainstme.Noonecansay"Hejestsatscarswhoneverfeltawound"forIhaveneverforonemomentbeeninastateofmindtowhicheventheimaginationofseriouspainwasl
5、essthanintolerable.Ifanymanissafefromthedangerofunder-estimatingthisadversary,Iamthatman.Imustadd,too,thattheonlypurposeofthebookistosolvetheintellectualproblemraisedbysuffering;forthefarhighertaskofteachingfortitudeandpatienceIwasneverfoolenoughtosuppose
6、myselfqualified,norhaveIanythingtooffermyreadersexceptmyconvictionthatwhenpainistobeborne,alittlecouragehelpsmorethanmuchknowledge,alittlehumansympathymorethanmuchcourage,andtheleasttinctureoftheloveofGodmorethanall.Ifanyrealtheologianreadsthesepageshewil
7、lveryeasilyseethattheyaretheworkofalaymanandanamateur.Exceptinthelasttwochapters,partsofwhichareadmittedlyspeculative,Ihavebelievedmyselftobere-statingancientandorthodoxdoctrines.Ifanypartsofthebookare"original",inthesenseofbeingnovelorunorthodox,theyares
8、oagainstmywillandasaresultofmyignorance.Iwrite,ofcourse,asalaymanoftheChurchofEngland:butIhavetriedtoassumenothingthatisnotprofessedbyallbaptisedandcommunicatingChristians.AsthisisnotaworkoferuditionIhavetakenlittle
