Quote About Suffering and Faith by C. S. Lewis

„The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.“

Clive Staples LewisA thought-provoking quote by C. S. Lewis about suffering, faith, humility, and human expectations of justice.
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Clive Staples Lewis was an Irish writer and literary scholar. He taught at Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and held the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

C. S. Lewis offers a provocative philosophical reflection on suffering, faith, and human expectations of justice.


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Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was an Anglo-Irish writer, literary scholar, and theologian. He is renowned for his works of Christian apologetics and 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. Lewis taught literature at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later at the University of Cambridge. His influence extends to modern fantasy literature and Christian philosophy.

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