The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis [Hardcover]

C.S. Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1996

The writer of popular works such as The Chronicles of Narnia series for children has also touched the world with his biographical journey to Christianity. Lewis was a profound thinker with the rare ability to communicate the philosophical and theological rationale of Christianity in simple yet amazingly effective ways. In The Pilgrim's Regress, Lewis records his search for meaning and spiritiual satisfaction that eventually led him to Christianity. God in the Dock contains forty-eight essays and twelve letters that cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, and ethics. And in Christian Reflections, he addresses Christianity and literature, Christianity and culture, petitionary prayer, modern theology, and biblical criticism.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 537 pages
• Publisher: Inspirational Press (October 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884863387
• ISBN-13: 978-0884863380
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,057,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a bargain!, March 14, 2001

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NYJ (Atlantic Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis (Hardcover)

For the cost of this book, I would have gladly paid the same price for "God in the Dock" alone. Yet, with this compilation, you get "God in the Dock" along with two other CS Lewis classics. The Pilgrim's Regress is a fictional story with an autobiographical twist. The main character, John, is in search for his island, something he has been drawn to his entire life, but never could quite put "his finger on it". Knowing CS Lewis' past, and how he went from atheist to Christian, and you'll see this book reflects his own personal struggles as he searched for the truth. Christian Reflections (14 essays) and God in the Dock (48 essays) are compilations of a plethora of essays CS Lewis has written on a large number of issues. From the justifiability of war (CS Lewis wrote a large number of essays during the World War II period), to answers to atheistic questions, ethics, prayer, common theological questions and church music, Clive Staples Lewis leaves no stone unturned. The Pilgrims Regress is a perfect introduction to CS Lewis, and will get you geared up for the theologically heavier fare that you will get with the other two books. Reading the two other essay driven books is easy, once you get accustomed to CS Lewis' mannerisms, and the essays vary anywhere from 4 to 5 pages in length, to 20 or more. The prose is rich, and CS Lewis is one of the greatest Christian authors of all time, and after reading this compliation, you'll know why.

38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I cannot rate it higher, because there are no higher numbers, April 24, 1998

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[e-mail] (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis (Hardcover)

How should I describe C S Lewis's work? Influenced by Chesterton, MacDonald, and a large amount of Medieval writers; and influencing authors such as Borges, Tolkien, and a whole generation of writers, C S Lewis ranks as the foremost Christian apologist of this century, and one of the greatest of all times. Lecturer and professor at Cambridge and Oxford, he was ranked as a superb scholar, specialized in the Medieval literature area; was a famous children literature writer; but it is in his apologetical essays that he's at his best. Mr. Lewis, mastering his Thomas Aquinas and Augustin, proposes a witty and light approach to the discusion of theology. It is like an erudite Chesterton, an easy Kierkegaard, or a short Dostoievski. Even if you do not sympathize with morals or faith, Lewis will pull out a smile of your face, and make you think for a while. I recomend this book specialy for Christians who want to understand and non-Christians who want to believe. To both of them, take the risk, and read this book.

43 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it! You're getting a steal!, November 11, 2001

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Kendal B. Hunter (Provo, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis (Hardcover)

Personally, I don't know how Inspirational Press stays in business! They have all of these high-quality books for bargain-barrel prices. And the printing aspects are high-quality-the binding holds up to my vicious attacks with the pen and constant pondering and page-turning and re-page-turning!

This is a "tree-fer," containing some of C. S. Lewis's best work.

"Pilgrim's Recess" is Lewis's proto-work or Q-document, where he give in allegorical form a thumbnail of his thought, or rather his Thought, since he is consistant ans unified in this thinking.

"Christian Reflections" and "God in the Dock" are two books with one theme, that is defense of the faith and answering questions to and about the faith. Lewis is a mind awake and does not
shirk from sharp and jagged questions, and he gives substantive and serious answers.

If you have thought about buying even one of these books, get this trilogy since you will always want more of Lewis!