November 20, 2013|1:17 pm
A new documentary that reveals legendary Christian author C.S. Lewis'
personal journey to find "evidence of intelligent design in nature despite
natural evil" was released today in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of
Lewis' death.The 17-minute documentary that premiered on YouTube is one of three short films based on the book The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society, by author John G. West. Throughout his life, Lewis struggled with what he called the "argument from undesign" – the reality that nature exhibits cruelty and imperfection as well as purpose and beauty – which the film documents. It also features each of his arguments supporting intelligent design – the belief that life was created not by chance but by a higher being, including nature's beauty, morality and functional complexity.
"C.S. Lewis is well-known for defending the existence of God, but he actually struggled for much of his life to see purpose in a universe that often seemed cold and heartless," says West, according to a press release. "In 'C.S. Lewis and Intelligent Design,' we explore the fascinating story of how Lewis became persuaded that design in nature was real."
He adds, "One of the things that may surprise some viewers is just how angry Lewis's atheism could be in his earlier years, including a little-known poem about nature he wrote around the time of World War I titled 'Satan Speaks.'"
Shortly after being discharged from the Army at age 20, Lewis wrote his first book, Spirits in Bondage , and in it, he included the poem featuring a "grim portrait of nature." Christian Post.
