This collection of essays has in common with Lewis's other works the fact that it is a bold and courageous book, subtle and expressing the transcendent with great clarity.
Lewis's best quality—his mastery of harmonizing simplicity and rigor, transparency and precision—is put in this collection of essays at the service of such interesting topics as miracles, the relationship between faith and science, the Redemption, and the final destiny of man.
God in the Dock is also a unique work for its judicious moral doctrine and its reasoned defense of natural law. In contrast to certain utilitarian and painless "ethics" that currently prevail, Lewis presents Christian morality as a breath of fresh air