The genius of Charles Williams -- poet, novelist, and Dante scholar -- expressed itself in a number of religious themes. Readers of his fiction will find the great themes also featured in these writings on theology and the spiritual life. Hefling provides a substantial introduction and a brief preface to each essay.
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Using major portions from Williams's four published books of theological reflection and essays previously available only in periodicals, editor Hefling reveals the creative and yet thoroughly orthodox thought of this important Anglican, member of the Inklings, friend of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, poet, novelist, and essayist, who died in 1945. After a substantial introductory essay, Hefling provides a judiciously chosen anthology for the reader new to the work of Williams, but even those very familiar with his writings may enjoy finding some out-of-print essays. Recommended especially for seminary and large public libraries.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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...the only writer since Dante who has found a way to make poetry out of theology. -- W. H. Auden
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Charles W. Williams is, in many ways, the "forgotten" member of the Inklings, a literary group that more famously included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien, among others. His most well-known works are the seven "Theological Thrillers", i.e, "All Hallows Eve", "The Place of the Lion", "Shadows of Ecstasy", "The Greater Trumps", "War in Heaven", "Descent into Hell", and "Many Dimensions". There are few, if any, novels like them in modern English literature, and they truly are "thrilling" - frightening (Stephen King is a piker by comparison), uplifting, amazing, and simply glorious. Williams' literary output was considerably larger, and included poetry, literary criticism, and especially philosophy and theology. This volume is a dense but in the end highly satisfying taste of his theology and spirituality, which is rich and unique, to say the least, and includes a discussion of his unique constructions of "Co-inherence" and "Substitution". While a knowledge of his seven novels is useful, a new reader will find this collection to be a fascinating reflection of a towering thinker who has been much overlooked, but hopefully will find a new audience in our time. Highly recommended. One can only hope that more of his works will soon be back in print.
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Charles W. Williams is, in many ways, the "forgotten" member of the Inklings, a literary group that more famously included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkien, among others. His most well-known works are the seven "Theological Thrillers", i.e, "All Hallows Eve", "The Place of the Lion", "Shadows of Ecstasy", "The Greater Trumps", "War in Heaven", "Descent into Hell", and "Many Dimensions". There are few, if any, novels like them in modern English literature, and they truly are "thrilling" - frightening (Stephen King is a piker by comparison), uplifting, amazing, and simply glorious. Williams' literary output was considerably larger, and included poetry, literary criticism, and especially philosophy and theology. This volume is a dense but in the end highly satisfying taste of his theology and spirituality, which is rich and deep, to say the least, and includes a discussion of his unique constructions of "Co-inherence" and "Substitution". While a knowledge of his seven novels is useful, a new reader will find this collection to be a fascinating reflection of a towering thinker who has been much overlooked, but hopefully will find a new audience in our time. Highly recommended. One can only hope that more of his works will soon be back in print.
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