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In particular, in ''Mere Christianity'', Lewis emphasizes the "Christus Victor" model of Christ's work to the ''exclusion'' of the standard Roman Catholic model which holds that Christ was "penalized" by God as a substitute for all those who believe in this theory of penal substitution. Lewis's personal favorite metaphor of the "atonement" was St. Athanasius's "Mystical Theory" which states that what Christ actually did when incarnated was to infuse His deity into humanity, thus giving humanity the thing needed to counteract and overcome the death and impending corruption which were introduced into the human race through Adam. Men who are saved become partakers of this purified humanity. Lewis in ''Mere Christianity'' describes this by saying that Christ brought the "Good Infection" that spreads the "Christ-life." This book also describes the operation of St. Maximos's "Vicarious Repentance Theory" of the atonement. In ''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'', we see Lewis's adaptation of St. Gregory of Nyssa's "Fishhook Theory" of the atonement whereby Christ conquers Satan by a divine ruse. Throughout his writing career, Lewis illustrated and affirmed each ancient theory of atonement, while conspicuously ignoring the modern western theory which he described as "immoral" and "a very silly theory" in ''Mere Christianity''.
In ''Mere Christianity'', Lewis was an Anglican because Anglicans, like also emphasizes the understanding of salvation as deification to the Orthodox, but unlike exclusion of the Roman Catholics Catholic and the ProtestantsProtestant thought that salvation includes being "pardoned," or "justified" by God. Finally, Lewis did not believe in a penal hell, are allowed to affirm Christus Victor notions of choosing instead the atonement and to deny understanding that "hell" is the atonement unfortunate state of mind of a person who has penal substitution aspects: not developed the capacity for love and joy, regardless of their religion (see ''The Great Divorce'' and ''The Problem of Pain''). "Theories about Christ's death The damned are not Christianity: successful rebels to the end, enslaved within the horrible freedom they have demanded. The doors of hell are explanations about how it workslocked on the inside." (''Problem of Pain. '') Christians would not all agree In a parallel fashion, Lewis believed in heaven as to how important these theories are. My own church -- the Church experience of having a heavenly kind of England -- does not lay down any character: "To be the one kind of them as creature is heaven: that is, it is joy and peace and knowledge and power. To be the right one other means madness, horror, idiocy, rage, impotence, and eternal loneliness. The Church Each of Rome goes a bit furtherus at each moment is progressing to the one state or the other." (''Mere Christianity''.) Of course, after In the entire corpus of Lewis's deathwork, the Roman Catholics have begun it is impossible to shift their theology find a statement of belief in "penalties against non-believing sinners," "penal atonement and hell in ways that would have made Lewis more comfortable. See [http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=1183 Pope John Paul II's homily on the nature of hell] where he states that "We are saved from going to hell by Jesus who conquered Satanor any such heterodox ideas."
In ''Mere Christianity''short, Lewis also emphasizes was an Anglican because Anglicans, like the understanding of salvation as deification to the exclusion of Orthodox, but unlike the Roman Catholic Catholics and Protestant thought that salvation includes being "pardonedthe Protestants," or "justified" by God. Finally, Lewis did not believe in a penal hell, choosing instead are allowed to affirm Christus Victor notions of the understanding atonement and to deny that "hell" is the unfortunate state of mind of a person who atonement has not developed the capacity for love and joy, regardless of their religion (see ''The Great Divorce'' and ''The Problem of Pain''). penal substitution aspects: "The damned Theories about Christ's death are successful rebels to the end, enslaved within the horrible freedom not Christianity: they have demanded. The doors of hell are locked on the insideexplanations about how it works." (''Problem of PainChristians would not all agree as to how important these theories are.'') In a parallel fashion, Lewis believed in heaven as My own church -- the experience Church of having a heavenly kind England -- does not lay down any one of character: "To be them as the right one kind of creature is heaven: that is, it is joy and peace and knowledge and power. To be the other means madness, horror, idiocy, rage, impotence, and eternal loneliness. Each The Church of us at each moment is progressing to the one state or the otherRome goes a bit further." (''Mere Christianity''.) In the entire corpus of Of course, after Lewis's workdeath, it is impossible the Roman Catholics have begun to find a statement shift their theology of belief atonement and hell in ways that would have made Lewis more comfortable. See Pope John Paul II's [http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=1183 Homily on the Nature of Hell] where he states that "penalties against non-believing sinners," "penal atonementWe are saved from going to hell by Jesus who conquered Satan." or any such heterodox ideas.
===Divine Wrath as Heaven===
*"How then", they say, "If the Lord loves man, and is good, is He angry and punishes?" Revenge is returning evil for evil, imposed for the satisfaction of the one taking vengeance, but He would never desire revenge who has taught us to pray for those who calumniate us. The punishment that God imposes is due not to anger, but to justice, for the neglect of justice contributes nothing to our improvement. Many of the passions are cured by punishment. For reproof is, as it were, the surgery of the passions of the soul. Reproach is like application of medicines, dissolving the callousness of the passions, and purging the impurities of the lewdness of life; and in addition, reducing the excrescences of pride, restoring the patient to the healthy and true state of humanity. Therefore, God is good. (St. Clement of Alexandria, "''The Tutor''.")