Mere Christianityintermediate
Lewis argues that the Christian view agrees with Dualism that the universe is at war, but denies that the opposing powers are independent equals.
Answer
true
Explanation
### Why this is right
Lewis accepts the image of a real conflict between good and evil, but describes evil as rebellion within God’s creation. The conflict is therefore not a war between two equally ultimate powers.
### The concept
Christianity, as Lewis presents it, holds that creation is good but has gone wrong. Evil is powerful and real, yet it is dependent on goods it has corrupted. This is why Lewis compares the world to territory occupied by a rebel rather than a neutral battlefield between equal creators.
### The other options
- **False**: This misses Lewis’s distinction: he accepts conflict but rejects the independence and equality of the powers.
### Terms
- **Rebellion**: A turning away from rightful authority, used by Lewis to describe evil’s relation to God.
### Remember
Christianity shares Dualism’s sense of conflict but not its two-equal-powers explanation.
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