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The Question Of Biblical Allegory In Tell We Have Faces, David Bedsole
The Question Of Biblical Allegory In Tell We Have Faces, David Bedsole
Inklings Forever: Published Colloquium Proceedings 1997-2016
In 1956, C.S. Lewis published a retelling of a pagan myth, Till We Have Faces. On the surface one may simply read it as a retelling, but considering his career as a theological author one can see how Till We Have Faces is rich with Christian themes and thought.
Presented at the 1997 Frances White Ewbank Colloquium.
Human Destiny In That Hideous Strength, Wilfred Martens
Human Destiny In That Hideous Strength, Wilfred Martens
Inklings Forever: Published Colloquium Proceedings 1997-2016
Though the most different book from his space trilogy, That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis is an important part of the narrative within the trilogy. Whereas Out of the Silent Plant and Paralandra spoke of the battle of good and evil in distant space, That Hideous Strength presents the same battle happening on earth. This narrative poses a question of readers in a way that the others did not, asking them how they will respond to the battle happening in their home world. In doing so, Lewis presents a case on the nature of man and his influence over destiny. …