The Screwtape Letters
by C. S. Lewis
A senior devil advises a junior on tempting a young man: through distraction, pride, false humility, the 'horror of the Same Old Thing', and the undramatic drift that leads nowhere good. Satire with teeth, and the best book on self-deception in the Christian canon.
Read it if…
you want to see your own evasions described from the other side.
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Skip it if…
you want straightforward teaching; it is inverted.
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Three things you will actually use
- The safest road to hell is the gradual one.
- Undulation is normal; do not mistake dryness for failure.
- Keep the patient's mind off the present.
Do this first
Read letters eight (the law of undulation) and twelve (the gentle slope).
Our verdict
Your evasions, from the other side.
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