From the Library of C. S. Lewis: Selections from Writers Who Influenced His Spiritual Journey (Writers' Palette Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0877880441 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Nice!" according to tika. What a wonderful book!. Rivers of Thought Gandalf In order to understand the deep sea of Lewis' thinking and opinions, it is necessary to explore the many streams and rivers of thought, experience and philosophy that contributed to that great ocean of erudition. Lewis was a scholar who read an incredible amount of material in the course of his life. Throughout his writings one finds continuous references to ideas and observations that he picked up from the great writers of the ancient and medieval world, as well as his own great contemporaries. Lewis debts to these writers inevitably leads one to. perfect "grazing" material for Lewis fans A. C. Walter As possibly the most popular and influential Christian intellectual of the 20th century, Lewis has generated great interest in his literary and spiritual influences. As one looks further and further into the subject, there is an impossible desire to read every book that Lewis loved. This book (the most fascinating "Lewis-related" book I've seen) collects short excerpts (most are a single page) from writers who influenced Lewis, thus giving the reader a taste of many fascinating writers and making it possible for one to focus in on a few avenues fo
S. R. S. Discover great truths from C. Lewis is a treasury of insight and wisdom.. R. S. Lewis was perhaps the greatest Christian thinker of the twentieth century. But who influenced C. Lewis? What were the sources of his inspiration? Who were his spiritual mentors? Who were his teachers?Drawn from Lewis’s personal library, annotations, and references from his writings, the selections in this book bring us into contact with giants such as Dante, Augustine, and Chaucer, as well as introduce us to more contemporary writers such as G. He delighted us in The Chronicles of Narni
K. The collection’s most congenial feature for contemporary readers is the heavy dose it provides of G. In this collection of short excerpts from authors that Lewis cited favorably either in his own writings or in his library marginalia, Bell, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Bible, concentrates on religious influences. From Publishers Weekly Celebrated essayist, critic and fantasy novelist C.S. And the emphasis on religious writings lends the book a strongly devotional, piou