Abstract：C. S. Lewis is an outstanding Britain writer, critic, and Christian apologist. He suffered a lot in his whole life, meanwhile his belief towards Christ was swinging like a pendulum. In the extremely rough situation, he doubted his God even gave it up, and he even interrogated the God. While in this stiff situation, he figured out the God’s kindly feeling step by step until he made his mind back to his belief. A Grief Observed was written after his wife’s death, and it was well demonstrated in the case of his sorrowful feeling, the memory of his wife, and the complainant to the God. From the book, we can find that C. S. Lewis hold the view that sufferings and belief are not two disconnected parts but supplement each other, that is dialectical unity.

Key words：C. S. Lewis; sufferings; belief; dialectical unity; the concept of suffering

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1Introduction-1

 1.1  Research Significance and Purpose.1

 1.2  Literature Review.1

2C. S. Lewis and His Experiences -3

2.1  The Introduction to C. S. Lewis and His Works-3

2.2  Lifetime of Frustrations and Belief-4

3Dialectical Unification Relations between Suffering and Belief in A Grief Observed -6

3.1  Dialectical Unification Relations -6

3.2  The contradiction between suffering and belief -7

3.3  The unification between suffering and belief-8

4C.S.Lewis’ Conception of Tribulation in A Grief Observed-9

4.1  The origin of tribulation -9

4.1.1  Freeman's Free and Sins.9

4.1.2 God's Love for Human10

4.2 Significance of the Tribulation-11

4.3 Tribulation: the Problem or the Mystery?-12

5Conclusion  -14

References-15