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Review Of Symbol Or Substance? A Dialogue On The Eucharist With C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham, And J. R. R. Tolkien, Jennifer Neyhart
Review Of Symbol Or Substance? A Dialogue On The Eucharist With C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham, And J. R. R. Tolkien, Jennifer Neyhart
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Peter Kreeft, Symbol or Substance? A Dialogue on the Eucharist with C. S. Lewis, Billy Graham, and J. R. R. Tolkien (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2019). 232 pages. $16.95. ISBN 9781621642756.
Review Of “St. Clive:” An Eastern Orthodox Author Looks Back At C. S. Lewis, Gale Watkins
Review Of “St. Clive:” An Eastern Orthodox Author Looks Back At C. S. Lewis, Gale Watkins
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of C. J. S. Hayward, “St. Clive:” An Eastern Orthodox Author Looks Back at C. S. Lewis (Wheaton, Illinois: C. J. S. Hayward Publications, 2000-19). 381 pages. $49.99. ISBN 9781794669956.
Review Of The Oxbridge Evangelist: Motivations, Practices, And Legacy Of C. S. Lewis, Reggie Weems
Review Of The Oxbridge Evangelist: Motivations, Practices, And Legacy Of C. S. Lewis, Reggie Weems
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Michael J. Gehring, The Oxbridge Evangelist: Motivations, Practices, and Legacy of C. S. Lewis (Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books, 2017). xi + 250 pages. $32.70. ISBN 9781498290067.
Alec Vidler’S Permanent Opposition: C. S. Lewis, Joel Heck
Alec Vidler’S Permanent Opposition: C. S. Lewis, Joel Heck
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Alexander Roper “Alec” Vidler was born on December 27, 1899, a little more than a year after C. S. Lewis. His career encompassed that of an Anglican priest, theologian, and historian. This essay will explore the relationship between C. S. Lewis and Alec Vidler, their views on theology and related writings, and the reasons their correspondence ceased after nine years.
“Further Up And Further In”: Roads, Pilgrim’S Regress And Sehnsucht On Earth And In Heaven, Lauren Spohn
“Further Up And Further In”: Roads, Pilgrim’S Regress And Sehnsucht On Earth And In Heaven, Lauren Spohn
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
First, in his 1933 allegory The Pilgrim’s Regress and, later, in his 1955 autobiography Surprised by Joy, C. S. Lewis described his conversion to Christianity as a journey guided by the search for what he called “Joy.” In the 1943 foreword to Regress, Lewis defines this feeling as an “intense longing” that “pierces us like a rapier”; later in Surprised by Joy, he calls it a desire of “almost sickening intensity,” best captured by the German word Sehnsucht. David Downing offers a helpful formulation of this “Sweet Desire” as “the blissful ache for some paradise out of reach,” which acts …
C. S. Lewis’S “Transposition”: Text And Context, Arend Smilde
C. S. Lewis’S “Transposition”: Text And Context, Arend Smilde
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
“Transposition” was originally a sermon for Whitsunday (Pentecost), preached in the chapel of Mansfield College, Oxford, around the end of the Second World War. Taking his cue from the miraculous “speaking in tongues” described in Acts 2, Lewis addresses the problem of “the obvious continuity between things which are admittedly natural and things which, it is claimed, are spiritual.”
Review Of Sunbeams And Bottles: The Theology, Thought, And Reading Of C. S. Lewis, Charlie W. Starr
Review Of Sunbeams And Bottles: The Theology, Thought, And Reading Of C. S. Lewis, Charlie W. Starr
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of James Prothero. Sunbeams and Bottles: The Theology, Thought, and Reading of C. S. Lewis. (Hamden, CT: Winged Lion Press, 2022). 442 pages. $22.99. ISBN 9781935688327.
Review Of C. S. Lewis For Beginners, Bruce R. Johnson
Review Of C. S. Lewis For Beginners, Bruce R. Johnson
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Louis Markos, C. S. Lewis for Beginners, illus. by Joe Lee (Danbury, CT: For Beginners, 2022). viii + 192 pages. $15.95. ISBN: 97819399940806.
Review Of The Devil: A Very Short Introduction, Cory Grewell
Review Of The Devil: A Very Short Introduction, Cory Grewell
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Darren Oldridge, The Devil: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2012). 114 pages. $11.95. ISBN: 9780199580996.
Review Of Surprised By Meaning: Science, Faith, And How We Make Sense Of Things, Paul J. Contino
Review Of Surprised By Meaning: Science, Faith, And How We Make Sense Of Things, Paul J. Contino
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Alister E. McGrath, Surprised by Meaning: Science, Faith, and How We Make Sense of Things (Louisville, 2011). 112 pages. $13.02. ISBN 9780664236922.
Review Of C. S. Lewis Vs The New Atheists, David Baird
Review Of C. S. Lewis Vs The New Atheists, David Baird
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Peter S. Williams, C. S. Lewis vs the New Atheists (Milton Keynes, 2013). 275 pages. $17.99. ISBN: 9781842277706.
Review Of Reflections From Plato’S Cave: Essays In Evangelistic Philosophy, Crystal Hurd
Review Of Reflections From Plato’S Cave: Essays In Evangelistic Philosophy, Crystal Hurd
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Donald T. Williams, Reflections from Plato’s Cave: Essays in Evangelistic Philosophy (Lynchburg, VA, 2012). 288 pages. $13.49. ISBN: 9780615589107.
Review Of The Michael Letters: Heaven’S Answer To Screwtape, David Harden
Review Of The Michael Letters: Heaven’S Answer To Screwtape, David Harden
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Jim Peschke, The Michael Letters: Heaven’s Answer to Screwtape (Charleston, 2010). viii + 130 pages. $10.95. ISBN: 9781453660270.
Review Of As One Devil To Another. A Fiendish Correspondence In The Tradition Of C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, David G. Clark
Review Of As One Devil To Another. A Fiendish Correspondence In The Tradition Of C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, David G. Clark
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Richard Platt, As One Devil to Another. A Fiendish Correspondence in the Tradition of C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters (Carol Stream, IL, 2012). xi + 196 pages. $15.99. ISBN: 9781414371665.
Review Of An Answer To C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, Greg Anderson
Review Of An Answer To C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, Greg Anderson
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Bob Johnson, An Answer to C. S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity (Escondido, CA, 2010). vii + 154 pages. $13.76. ISBN: 9780939040193.
Review Of The C. S. Lewis Phenomenon: Christianity And The Public Sphere, Suzanne Bray
Review Of The C. S. Lewis Phenomenon: Christianity And The Public Sphere, Suzanne Bray
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Samuel Joeckel, The C. S. Lewis Phenomenon: Christianity and the Public Sphere (Macon, GA, 2013). 427 pages. $30.00. ISBN: 9780881464375.
Review Of Mere Lewis: A Critique Of C. S. Lewis’S “Mere Christianity”, Joel D. Heck
Review Of Mere Lewis: A Critique Of C. S. Lewis’S “Mere Christianity”, Joel D. Heck
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Craig A. Hart, Mere Lewis: A Critique of C. S. Lewis’s “Mere Christianity” (CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2011). 80 pages. Kindle edition. $0.99. ISBN: 9781468128892.1
Review Of C. S. Lewis: Twentieth Century Pilgrim, Laura Schmidt
Review Of C. S. Lewis: Twentieth Century Pilgrim, Laura Schmidt
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Janet Hamilton, C. S. Lewis: Twentieth Century Pilgrim (Greensboro, NC, 2011). 128 pages. $28.95. ISBN: 9781599351124.
Review Of C. S. Lewis Goes To Heaven: A Reader’S Guide To The Great Divorce, Charles A. Huttar
Review Of C. S. Lewis Goes To Heaven: A Reader’S Guide To The Great Divorce, Charles A. Huttar
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of David G. Clark, C. S. Lewis Goes to Heaven: A Reader’s Guide to The Great Divorce (Hamden, CT, 2012). xxi + 181 pages. $14.95. ISBN: 9781936294091.
Review Of Screwtape’S Master Plan. A Satirical Take On Christianity And Culture, David G. Clark
Review Of Screwtape’S Master Plan. A Satirical Take On Christianity And Culture, David G. Clark
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Charles H. Anderton, Screwtape’s Master Plan. A Satirical Take on Christianity and Culture (Eugene, OR, 2012. x + 88 pages. $14.00. ISBN: 9781610979252.
Hell And Damnation, Freedom And Responsibility, P. H. Brazier
Hell And Damnation, Freedom And Responsibility, P. H. Brazier
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
A review essay on Joel Buenting, ed., The Problem of Hell: A Philosophical Anthology (Farnham, 2010). 236 pages. $88.84. ISBN: 9780754667636, and Jordan C. Ferrier, Calvin and C. S. Lewis: Solving the Riddle of the Reformation (Allendale, 2010). 172 pages. $8.99. ISBN: 9781479101283.
No End In Sight, Sørina Higgins
No End In Sight, Sørina Higgins
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
A review essay on three biographies of C. S. Lewis: Alister McGrath, C. S. Lewis – A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet (Carol Stream, IL, 2013). $19.25. 448 pages. ISBN: 9781414339351; Devin Brown, A Life Observed: A Spiritual Biography of C. S. Lewis (Grand Rapids, MI, 2013). $11.90. 256 pages. ISBN: 9781587433351; and Duriez, Colin, C. S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship (Oxford, 2013). $13.34. 256 pages. ISBN: 9780745955872.
C. S. Lewis As Spiritual Mentor By Mail, David C. Downing
C. S. Lewis As Spiritual Mentor By Mail, David C. Downing
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Lewis’ published correspondence provides a kind of autobiography-in-progress, and it offers a revealing glimpse of his opinions as a literary and culture critic. But perhaps the letters of most permanent value are those which Lewis saw as a part of his Christian vocation: his insights to friends, casual acquaintances and complete strangers about questions of theology, faith, spiritual formation, and even marriage and family relationships. In his later years, letter-writing became a burdensome task for Lewis. In one note, he mentions that he had composed thirty-five letters that day. In another, he mentions that he had just spent nine hours …
The Continuing (Ir) Relevance Of C.S. Lewis, Robert Macswain
The Continuing (Ir) Relevance Of C.S. Lewis, Robert Macswain
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
found myself profoundly frustrated with the polarization that became evident between Lewis’ friends and foes, devotees and detractors. At the extremes of this debate were those who apparently regarded Lewis’ work as, for all intents and purposes, Holy Writ; at the other end of it were those who, for whatever reason, regarded Lewis with disdain and contempt. Sane, balanced, objective, sympathetically-critical and critically-sympathetic assessments seemed so rare as to be almost non-existent. The devotional attitude was largely characteristic of the United States, where I had grown up; and the disdain and contempt seemed especially prevalent in England, where I was …
Review Of Lewis On The Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human In The Presence Of God, Jennifer Neyhart
Review Of Lewis On The Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human In The Presence Of God, Jennifer Neyhart
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Joe Rigney, Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2018). 310 pages. $21.99. ISBN 9781433550553.
Review Of Further Up And Further In: Orthodox Conversations With C. S. Lewis On Scripture & Theology, Gale Watkins
Review Of Further Up And Further In: Orthodox Conversations With C. S. Lewis On Scripture & Theology, Gale Watkins
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of Edith M. Humphrey, Further Up and Further In: Orthodox Conversations with C. S. Lewis on Scripture & Theology (Yonkers, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2017). 301 pages. $28.00. ISBN 9780881415971.
The Spectrum Of Human Nature From Anthroposophy To Radical Difference From God In Owen Barfield, C. S. Lewis, And Karl Barth, Stephen Thorson
The Spectrum Of Human Nature From Anthroposophy To Radical Difference From God In Owen Barfield, C. S. Lewis, And Karl Barth, Stephen Thorson
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Among many achievements, Barth redefined the problem of objectivity in theology as well as proposed a theological anthropology of continuing influence. The question of objectivity also exercised the minds of C. S. Lewis and his close friend, Owen Barfield, during that same decade, leading to their own versions of idealist anthropology. Although Lewis claimed that the resulting epistolary controversy between them was a “major turning point” in his life,6 scholars of Lewis’s life and works, including biographers, have largely ignored this hint, and skipped this part of his intellectual conversion.7 Their debate began over objectivity in human knowledge, especially in …
In Memory: Walter Hooper (1931-2020), Steven A. Beebe
In Memory: Walter Hooper (1931-2020), Steven A. Beebe
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
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Review Of Apologetics And The Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach To Defending The Faith, Corey Latta
Review Of Apologetics And The Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach To Defending The Faith, Corey Latta
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of: Holly Ordway, Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith (Steubenville, Ohio: Emmaus Road, 2017). 195 pages. $22.95. ISBN 9781945125386.
Review Of Preparing For Easter: Fifty Devotional Readings From C.S. Lewis, Gina Dalfonzo
Review Of Preparing For Easter: Fifty Devotional Readings From C.S. Lewis, Gina Dalfonzo
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
Review of: C. S. Lewis, Preparing for Easter: Fifty Devotional Readings from C. S. Lewis (New York: HarperOne, 2017). xi + 215 pages. $17.99. ISBN 9780062641649.