Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal

by Bruce R Johnson (Editor)

Overview

Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal, established by the Arizona C. S. Lewis Society in 2007, is the only peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of C. S. Lewis and his writings published anywhere in the world. It exists to promote literary, theological, historical, biographical, philosophical, bibliographical and cultural interest (broadly defined) in Lewis and his writings. The journal includes articles, review essays, book reviews, film reviews and play reviews, bibliographical material, poetry, interviews, editorials, and announcements of Lewis-related conferences, events and publications. Its readership is aimed at academic scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, as well as learned non-scholars and Lewis enthusiasts. At this time, Sehnsucht is published once a year. Bruce R. Johnson (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is Pastor of Scottsdale Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, and President of the Arizona C. S. Lewis Society. He has lectured on C. S. Lewis in Britain and the United States, and written on Lewis for SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review, The Journal of Inklings Studies, CSL: The Bulletin of the New York C. S. Lewis Society, and Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal, as well as contributing a chapter to C. S. Lewis's Perelandra: Reshaping the Image of the Cosmos (2013). The focus of his current research is the work of C. S. Lewis with Royal Air Force Chaplains' Branch during World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532643903
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	12/12/2017
Series:	Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal , #11
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Bruce R. Johnson (DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is Pastor of Scottsdale Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, and President of the Arizona C. S. Lewis Society. He has lectured on C. S. Lewis in Britain and the United States, and written on Lewis for SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review, The Journal of Inklings Studies, CSL: The Bulletin of the New York C. S. Lewis Society, and Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal, as well as contributing a chapter to C. S. Lewis's Perelandra: Reshaping the Image of the Cosmos (2013). The focus of his current research is the work of C. S. Lewis with Royal Air Force Chaplains' Branch during World War II.

Table of Contents

Contributors 7

General Editor's Note Bruce R. Johnson 11

Articles

Lewis, Lost Letters, and Love Gregory M. Anderson 29

The Neo-Platonic Christianity of C. S. Lewis Richard L. W. Clarke 29

Paradise Retained: C. S. Lewis on the Nature of Knowledge, Reality, and Morality in Perelandra Richard L. W. Clarke 63

Mere Christianity and the Moral Argument for the Existence of God Christopher A. Shrock 99

"Evil Enchantment" versus Platonic Vision: Dante, Lewis, and the Weight of Glory Jason Baxter 121

C. S. Lewis on Atheism Joel D. Heck 141

Review Essays

Making The Abolition of Man Accessible Arend Smilde 155

A Plea for Reasonable Discourse about Lewis's Views on Evolution Charles A. Huttar 166

A More Medieval Vision of God Louis Markos 174

Poetry

Polar Vortex Travis Scholl 182

Reviews

Mark J. Boone and Kevin C. Neece, Science Fiction and the Abolition of Man Courtney Petrucci 187

Colin Duriez, The Oxford Inklings: Lewis, Tolkein, and Their Circle Matthew Carey Jordan 189

Justin Buckley Dyer and Micah J. Watson, C. S. Lewis on Politics and the. Natural Law Crystal Hurd 191

Heidi Haverkamp, Advent in Narnia: Reflections for the Season Bruce R. Johnson 193

Timothy R. Furnish, High Towers and Strong Places: A Political History of Middle-Earth Dominic J. Nardi, Jr. 195

D. G. Kehl, Kindred Spirits: Jack Lewis and His American Cousin, Nathaniel Hawthorne John Stanifer 198

Clyde S. Kilby, A Well of Wonder: Essays on C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and The Inklings Corey Latta 200

Corey Latta, C. S. Lewis and the Art of Writing Kevin Belmonte 202

George Macdonald, The Golden Key Illustrated by Ruth Sanderson Tiffany Brooke Martin 204

K. Alan Snyder, America Discovers C. S. Lewis: His Profound Impact Charlie W. Starr 206

J. R. R. Tolkien, Beren and Lúthien Jonathan B. Himes 209

Donald T. Williams, Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind the Writings of C. S. Lewis David N. Beckmann 211

Kyoko Yuasa, C. S. Lewis and Christian Postmodernism: Word, Image, and Beyond James P. Helfers 212

Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski, The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings Joel D. Heck 214

Miscellaneous

Submission Guidelines 221

Style Guide 223

Copyright 231

Subscription Form 233