Christian Reflections

by C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper (Editor)

Overview

Shortly after his conversion in 1929, C. S. Lewis wrote to a friend, "When all is said (and truly said) about the divisions of Christendom, there remains, by God's mercy, an enormous common ground." From that time on, Lewis thought that the best service he could provide for his unbelieving neighbors was to explain and defend the faith that has been shared by nearly all Christians at all times.

Christian Reflections contains fourteen of Lewis's papers defending Christianity. They are colorfully varied, covering such topics as Christianity and literature, ethics, futility, church music, the Psalms, and petitionary prayer. Common to them all, however, are the uniquely effective style of C. S. Lewis and the basic presuppositions of his theology — his "mere" Christianity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802871848
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/22/2014
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	233
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(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 Walter Hooper vii

Christianity and Literature 1

Christianity and Culture 14

Religion: Reality or Substitute? 45

On Ethics 54

De Futilitate 70

The Poison of Subjectivism 89

The Funeral of a Great Myth 102

On Church Music 117

Historicism 124

The Psalms 141

The Language of Religion 159

Petitionary Prayer: A Problem without an Answer 175

Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism 187

The Seeing Eye 206

Editorial Reviews

Christianity Today
"An excellent introduction to the thought and personality of this engaging Christian writer."

The Living Church
"Christian Reflections is in the style of a truly great scholar with a deep love and understanding of the classics, an extraordinary narrative power and clarity, and a precision in logic that goes to the heart of the matter under discussion. . . . This book is a veritable jewel."

Clyde Kilby in Chicago Tribune
"This volume will be of special interest to people whose philosophy runs to futility, determinism, and atheism."

Review & Expositor
"Refreshing originality. . . . A book that will both stimulate and tantalize."

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