God in the Dock

by C. S. Lewis

Overview

"C. S. Lewis struck me as the most thoroughly converted man I ever met," observes Walter Hooper in this book's preface. "His whole vision of life was such that the natural and the supernatural seemed inseparably combined."

God in the Dock contains forty-eight essays and twelve letters written by Lewis between 1940 and 1963. Ranging from popular newspaper articles to learned defenses of the faith, these pieces cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, the role of women in the church, and ethics and politics. Many represent Lewis's first ventures into themes he would later treat in full-length books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802871831
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/15/2014
Pages:	409
Sales rank:	160,647
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) taught English literature at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities and wrote more than thirty influential scholarly and popular books. Among his many famous works are Mere Christianity,The Screw tape Letters, the Chronicles of Narniavolumes, Miracles, and Surprised by Joy.

Date of Birth:

November 29, 1898

Date of Death:

November 22, 1963

Place of Birth:

Belfast, Nothern Ireland

Place of Death:

Headington, England

Education:

Oxford University 1917-1923; Elected fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford in 1925

Website:

http://www.cslewisclassics.com

Table of Contents

Preface by Walter Hooper

PART I

1. Evil and God
2. Miracles
3. Dogma and the Universe
4. Answers to Questions on Christianity
5. Myth Became Fact
6. 'Horrid Red Things'
7. Religion and Science
8. The Laws of Nature
9. The Grand Miracle
10. Christian Apologetics
11. Work and Prayer
12. Man or Rabbit?
13. On the Transmission of Christianity
14. 'Miserable Offenders'
15. The Founding of the Oxford Socratic Club
16. Religion without Dogma?
17. Some Thoughts
18. 'The Trouble with "X"...'
19. What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ?
20. The Pains of Animals
21. Is Theism Important?
22. Rejoinder to Dr Pittenger
23. Must Our Image of God Go?

PART II

1. Dangers of National Repentance
2. Two Ways with the Self
3. Meditation on the Third Commandment
4. On the Reading of Old Books
5. Two Lectures
6. Meditation in a Toolshed
7. Scraps
8. The Decline of Religion
9. Vivisection
10. Modern Translations of the Bible
11. Priestesses in the Church?
12. God in the Dock
13. Behind the Scenes
14. Revival or Decay?
15. Before We Can Communicate
16. Cross-Examination

PART III

1. 'Bulverism'
2. First and Second Things
3. The Sermon and the Lunch
4. The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment
5. Xmas and Christmas
6. What Christmas Means to Me
7. Delinquents in the Snow
8. Is Progress Possible?
9. We Have No 'Right to Happiness'

PART IV

Letters

Editorial Reviews

— The New York Times
"Here the reader finds the tough-minded polemicist relishing the debate; here too the kindly teacher explaining a complex abstraction by means of clarifying analogies; here the public speaker addressing his varied audience with all the humility and grace of a man who knows how much more remains to be known."

— Christianity Today
"For those who know little of C. S. Lewis or his ideas, this book is a good introduction. . . . God in the Dock contains some of the best of Lewis's witty apologetics. And for those who have long known and loved the writings of Lewis, this volume is a welcome addition."

— Commonweal
"Takes us on a journey that is thoroughly entrancing. . . . A model of solid common sense and imaginativeness, of balance and ingeniousness, of artistry and coherence."

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