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C. S Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29th 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. He was a man of many parts; novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and Christian apologist. After a short time serving with the British in World War I most of his life was spent in academia at Oxford from 1925-1954 and thence Cambridge from 1954-1963. His greatest work of fiction is, of course, The Chronicles of Narnia, a wonderful
...Here are two classics of moral philosophy from one of the most revered Christian voices of our time.
In The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis reflects on society and nature and the challenges of how best to educate our children. He describes what public education should be and how far from this standard modern education has fallen. Lewis eloquently argues that, as a society, we need to underpin reading and writing lessons with moral education.
In
...The first book written by C. S. Lewis after his conversion, The Pilgrim's Regress is, in a sense, a record of Lewis's own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction that eventually led him to Christianity. It is the story of John and his odyssey to an enchanting island that has created in him an intense longing, a mysterious, sweet desire. John's pursuit of this desire takes him through adventures with such people as Mr. Enlightenment,
...12) The Silver Chair
16) A grief observed
20) Letters
This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within these pages is a treasure
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