About the book:
Lewis's scattered writing on how to actually read the Bible as literature, history, and revelation at once collected into a single volume.
For readers interested in Lewis the literary critic as much as Lewis the apologist; sharper and less devotional than his reputation suggests.
Condition:
Good secondhand condition.
Wear to cover.
Age related tanning to pages.
Inscription of previous owner on first page.
Annotations and underlining in pencil.
Tear to top quarter of last page listing related titles - Discounted accordingly.
All pages well bound and intact.
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About the author:
C.S. Lewis (1898 to 1963)
Born Clive Staples Lewis in Belfast, Ireland, in 1898, C.S. Lewis lost his mother young and endured a difficult relationship with his father. Educated at boarding schools and later at Oxford, he served in World War I before becoming a fellow and tutor in English literature at Magdalen College. His conversion to Christianity in 1931, influenced by friends like J.R.R. Tolkien, marked a turning point in his life and work.
His early success came with The Pilgrims Regress (1933), but it was The Screwtape Letters (1942) and the Chronicles of Narnia series (beginning with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 1950) that brought him wide popularity. Lewis developed a clear, rational, and imaginative style that made complex ideas accessible. He wrote with wit, moral seriousness, and a deep appreciation for myth and story.
Deeply influenced by medieval and Renaissance literature, G.K. Chesterton, George MacDonald, and the Inklings circle (especially Tolkien), Lewis in turn became one of the most important Christian apologists and fantasy writers of the 20th century. He profoundly shaped Christian literature, childrens fantasy, and popular theology, influencing authors such as J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman (in reaction), Madeleine LEngle, and many writers of moral and imaginative fiction.
Recurring preoccupations include the nature of good and evil, the power of myth and story, the joy of Christianity (joy as a central concept), the dangers of materialism, and the moral imagination. Major works include the Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, and Till We Have Faces.
Lewis married Joy Davidman late in life; their story is the basis for Shadowlands. He died in 1963 on the same day as John F. Kennedy and Aldous Huxley.
C.S. Lewiss influence on literature, Christianity, and popular culture is immense: he made serious theological ideas accessible and compelling through story while remaining utterly unique in his blend of intellectual rigor, imaginative power, and quiet moral wisdom.
