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.

Grayson Carter is Associate Professor of Church History at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 2002. Since its inception, Carter has served as General Editor of Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal, the only peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of C.S. Lewis and his writings published anywhere in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498281478
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	12/01/2015
Series:	Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal , #9
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Grayson Carter is Associate Professor of Church History at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 2002. Since its inception, Carter has served as General Editor of Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal, the only peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of C.S. Lewis and his writings published anywhere in the world.

Table of Contents

Contributors 7

General Editor's Note Bruce R. Johnson 11

In Memory: Christopher W. Mitchell Bruce L. Edwards 13

Articles

How Much Does That Hideous Strength Owe to Charles Williams? Charles A. Huttar 19

Tracesof Transcendence: C. S. Lewis and the Ciphers of Being A. N. Hunt 47

"Nothing Beautiful Hides Its Face": The Hiddenness of Esther in C. S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces John Anthony Dunne 75

"The Weight of Glory": C. S. Lewis' Most Pathetic Sermon Toby F. Coley 89

Review Essay

C.S. Lewis and His Circle David Russell Mosley Arend Smilde Bruce R. Johnson 121

Poetry

Diving Lessons Franklin Freeman 131

Dante's Epiphany Holly Wells 133

Prayer Jeffrey Galbraith 135

Reviews

P. H. Brazier C. S. Lewis: Revelation and the Christ Austin Freeman 139

John Bremer, C. S. Lewis, Poetry, and The Great War, 1914-1918 Jos Vanachter 142

Gregory S. Cootsona, C. S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian Steven Beard 144

Colin Duriez, The A-Z of C. s. Lewis: An Encyclopedia of His Life, Thought, and Writings Doug Jackson 145

Elizabeth Baird Hardy, Milton, Spenser, and The Chronicles of Narnia: Literary Sources for the C. S. Lewis Novels Nikolay Epplée 148

Jomo K. Johnson, Ihe Lost Letters of Cornelius Van Til to C. S. Lewis Lyle Dorsett 152

C. S. Lewis, The C. S. Lewis Collection William O'Flaherty 153

David C. Downing, ed., The Pilgrim's Regress: The Wade Annotated Edition Arend Smilde 156

C. S. Lewis, A Year with Aslan Bruce L. Edwars 159

Joseph Loconte, A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-18 James Prothero 164

Paul McCuskcr, C. S. Lewis & Mere Christianity: The Crisis That Created a Classic Bruce R. Johnson 165

Paul McCusker, C. S. Lewis at War: The Dramatic Story behind Mere Christianity Bruce R. Johnson 167

Sandy Smith, C, S. Lewis ami the Island of His Birth Crystal Hurd 168

John G. West, The Magician's Twin: C. S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society Matthew Dickerson 170

Judith Wolfe and Brendan Wolfe, C. S. Lewis's Perelandra; Reshaping the Image of the Cosmos Sørina Higgins 173

Miscellaneous

Internet Links: Updated 179

Submission Guidelines 189

Copyright 191

Subscription Form 193