The Immediate Sense

Returning to The Screwtape Letters

Twenty-five years ago, when a college student, I read C.S. Lewis’ masterpiece, The Screwtape Letters. It was all the rage at my little university and I imagine college kids have always found the letters, written from a senior demon to a junior one advising him how to best distress and tempt his newly Christian “patient” away from God, a fascinating read.