C. S. Lewis A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant ProphetECPA 2014 Christian Book Award Winner (Non-Fiction)! Fifty years after his death, C. S. Lewis continues to inspire and fascinate millions. His legacy remains varied and vast. He was a towering intellectual figure, a popular fiction author who inspired a global movie franchise around the world of Narnia, and an atheist-turned-Christian thinker. In C.S. Lewis—A Life, Alister McGrath, prolific author and respected professor at King’s College of London, paints a definitive portrait of the life of C. S. Lewis. After thoroughly examining recently published Lewis correspondence, Alister challenges some of the previously held beliefs about the exact timing of Lewis’s shift from atheism to theism and then to Christianity. He paints a portrait of an eccentric thinker who became an inspiring, though reluctant, prophet for our times. You won’t want to miss this fascinating portrait of a creative genius who inspired generations. |
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Avis d'utilisateur - sparkleandchico - LibraryThingThis was okay but didn't hold my interest. I had to abandon it towards the end due to time constraints. I hadn't read any other books about Lewis' life so some of the detail was interesting. I think ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Avis d'utilisateur - jnmwheels - LibraryThingMcGrath attempts to write a balanced inspection of the life of C. S. Lewis, his rise to influential Christian theologian and some of the reasons for his lingering impact today. The book will cause ... Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
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Fellowship Family and Friendship The Early Years at Magdalen College | 113 |
The Most Reluctant Convert The Making of a Mere Christian | 131 |
A Man of Letters Literary Scholarship and Criticism | 161 |
Narnia Exploring an Imaginative World | 285 |
Cambridge | 307 |
The Move to Cambridge Magdalene College | 309 |
Bereavement Illness and Death The Final Years | 341 |
Afterlife | 361 |
The Lewis Phenomenon | 363 |
Timeline | 381 |
Acknowledgements | 387 |
National Acclaim The Wartime Apologist | 191 |
International Fame The Mere Christian | 215 |
A Prophet without Honour? Postwar Tensions and Problems | 239 |
Narnia | 261 |
Rearranging Reality The Creation of Narnia | 263 |
Works Consulted | 391 |
Notes | 403 |
Index | 428 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
C.S. Lewis: A Life : Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet Alister McGrath Aucun aperçu disponible - 2013 |
C.S. Lewis: A Life : Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet Alister E. McGrath Aucun aperçu disponible - 2013 |
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