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The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Louis Markos
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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The Life and Writings of C. S. Lewis
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Publisher's Summary
What can we still learn from C.S. Lewis? Find out in these 12 insightful lectures that cover the author's spiritual autobiography, novels, and his scholarly writings that reflect on pain and grief, love and friendship, prophecy and miracles, and education and mythology.
This is your chance to explore a canon of literary work that speaks volumes about the imaginative, emotional, and spiritual power of literature. As you delve into the depths of enduring works such as the Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and Till We Have Faces, you'll consider a range of questions central to truly understanding why C.S. Lewis has had such a profound impact on 20th-century readers.
From the magisterial Oxford History of English Literature to children's fantasy series, how did Lewis write with such brilliance and coherence in so many distinct fields? What were the people, events, and influences that shaped his thought, his character, and the spiritual drama at his life's core? What do Lewis's fictional and factual autobiographies reveal about his conversion and his efforts to explain and defend Christianity? How do his writings help readers come to grips with perennial spiritual questions involving miracles, suffering, sin, and salvation?
Join Professor Markos for an eye-opening examination of why Lewis - the Oxbridge don and self-described, "very ordinary layman of the Church of England," touches millions of readers so deeply and is considered the most widely read Christian spokesman of our time.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Rafael Poli
- 20-09-2023
Interesting albeit a bit preachy
Despite being a tad preachy,it offers really interesting insights into C S Lewis’ life and works.
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- DDD
- 01-11-2022
Good overview of works
If you are interested in CS Lewis as a religious figure and about how this is put into his writings this is a great introduction. The lecture is clearly very passionate about the topic and very engaging, however I feel that many of his perspectives are from a shallow Christian view point. I wanted to know more about CS Lewis' works but felt I was given more religious instruction than I signed up for, but I still enjoyed this book.
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- Bernadene Erasmus
- 29-05-2023
The life and writings of C.S. Lewis.
A comprehensive and in depth overview of the works of C.S.Lewis covering content and analysis in a clear and interesting approach.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-08-2019
Preachy, but interesting.
This is largely just preaching disguised as a lecture, but it's a fairly good summary of C.S. Lewis' works.
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- Lizz
- 15-09-2019
Was it recorded in a church???
This lecturer is so focused on preaching I found I couldn't continue to listen, and am returning the book unfinished, no disrespect to C.S. Lewis. I have never been disappointed with a Great Courses Lecture in the past.
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