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posted January 23, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I have to disagree with Lewis here, because I live with a person who implicitly trusts God and he is neither a materialist nor a madman.
Not long ago I was talking with a friend whose son was murdered in a botched drug deal. I asked her if she ever has or had doubts about where he was because of the circumstances of his death. She said that although people sometimes tried to implant those doubts in her mind, she never struggled with them. It was then that she realized that she possesses the gift of faith. She hadn’t previously understood that faith, like evangelism, discernment, etc. can be a gift.
I do believe it is, one I would like to have in greater measure and one I believe can be developed through exercise. I doubt I will ever have the simple, trusting faith of my husband. He, I doubt, will ever have my discernment. I’m glad we have each other.
posted January 23, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Well, actually I guess I should be addressing the wonderful wordsmith Chesterton. Sorry about that.
posted January 24, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Chesterton is the man! I think we need to unpack the definition of “materialists” and “madmen” a little bit to figure out the wisdom of this aphorism. They’re not “bad” people–in fact, they’re quite enviable and indeed blessed with a gift, even if it’s not one I would want. I (with help from G.K.) understand a materialist to be someone who sees things in the material world as the complete picture of reality: someone who utterly rejects imagination and miracles–not someone who hoards material objects. And madmen are not people who have “lost their marbles,” but people who are so ruled by adherence to reason that it drives them crazy.
posted January 25, 2009 at 8:47 am
Rachel, I understood Chesterton to be defining materialism broadly and madmen satirically. Greater faith would allow me greater peace, not ignorant faith and peace, but faith large enough to encompass all the possibilities without faltering.