Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Published in the centenary year of Lewis's birth, The Pilgrim's Guide offers a study of Lewis's witness to the truth of Christianity, especially in his works of fiction and popular apologetics. Written by nineteen leading Lewis scholars and authors, these essays examine Lewis's character and the way he engaged the challenges of the Christian mind, vision, imagination, and understanding in the twentieth century. The studies range from discussions of specific Lewis works to critical interpretations of Lewis's most important theological themes. Also included is a guide to the best books and other resources on Lewis, a timeline that places Lewis's life in the context of history, and a note on the source for Lewis's use of the phrase "mere Christianity." Contributors: Harry Blamires Stratford Caldecott Colin Duriez Bruce Edwards Leslie Fairfield Sheridan Gilley Diana Pavlac Glyer Kendall Harmon Thomas Howard Michael Macdonald David Mills Christopher Mitchell Doris T. Myers James Patrick Thomas Peters Jerry Root Mark Shea Stephen Smith Kallistos Ware "Highly recommended for general readers and all academic levels." - Choice
Table of Contents
Bearing the weight of glory: the cost of C.S. Lewis's witness / Christopher W. Mitchell -- Teaching the universal truth : C.S. Lewis among the intellectuals / Harry Blamires -- Thoroughly converted man : C.S. Lewis in the public square / Bruce L. Edwards -- Saving sinners and reconciling churches : an ecumenical meditation on Mere Christianity / Michael H. Macdonald and Mark P. Shea -- God of the fathers : C.S. Lewis and eastern Christianity / Kallistos Ware -- Heart's desire and the landlord's rules : C.S. Lewis as a moral philosopher / James Patrick -- Speaking the truths only the imagination may grasp : myth and "real life" / Stratford Caldecott -- Romantic writer : C.S. Lewis's theology of fantasy / Colin Duriez -- To see truly through a glass darkly : C.S. Lewis, George Orwell, and the corruption of language / David Mills -- Triumphant vindication of the body : the end of gnosticism in That hideous strength / Thomas Howard -- Fragmentation and hope : the healing of the modern schisms in That hideous strength / Leslie P. Fairfield -- Abolition of God : relativism and the center of the faith / Sheridan Gilley -- Awakening from the enchantment of worldliness : the Chronicles of Narnia as pre-apologetics / Stephen M. Smith -- Growing in grace : the Anglican spiritual style in the Narnia Chronicles / Doris T. Myers -- War of the worldviews : H.G. Wells and Scientism versus C.S. Lewis and Christianity / Thomas C. Peters -- Tools inadequate and incomplete : C.S. Lewis and the great religions / Jerry Root -- Nothingness and human destiny : hell in the thought of C.S. Lewis / Kendall Harmon.