From their wealth of experience, Bramlett and Higdon provide a historical, geographical and biographical look at the life of C.S. Lewis. The reader is taken to Lewis' homes, churches, schools, and favorite places to visit in Ireland, Oxford, Cambridge, and England. An excellent guide when traveling over-seas, this book will open doors to the life of the most widely-read and influential Christian author of this century.
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From their wealth of experience, Bramlett and Higdon provide historical and biographical data, maps, pictures, a bibliography, and suggested tours-the perfect guidebook for immersing oneself in the life of C.S. Lewis. Walk in the footsteps of Lewis and his friends; visit the places where they lived, worked and worshiped.
"This extraordinary book is not only an invaluable guide for sightseers, but also a magic carpet for stay-at-homes. A wonderful array of new information for everyone interested in C. S. Lewis, and an essential addition to every good collection of books by and about him." -Kathryn Lindskoog Author of C.S. Lewis, Mere Christian and Journey into Narnia
About the Author
Perry C. Bramlett is the author of C.S. Lewis: Life at the Center and contributed to The C.S. Lewis Reader's Encyclopedia. He is the founder of "C.S. Lewis for the Local Church - Interstate Ministries", and has written articles and reviews for several Lewis journals. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ronald W. Higdon is the pastor of the Broadway Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and has had sermons published in The Library of Distinctive Sermons and Harper's Best Sermons series. He has traveled to England several times and is a long-time admirer and reader of C.S. Lewis.
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A Pilgrim's Guide,
By matt (the reading room) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Touring C.S. Lewis' Ireland & England (Paperback)
One of my own meaningful pleasures in life is to visit those places that represent some personal or historical improtance in my life. While many such places include train tracks or a large rock in the woods or a particular church in Slovakia, meaningless to others, many others include the public squares of much of modern history. Charles Bridge in Prague is a favorite, as is Westminster Abbey in London. Places of importance for so many saints and sinners and in between. The value of this little book about Lewis is, to people like myself, obvious. Our connection through the page needs to be extended to the place. Lewis, whose writings have inspired our lives with magic and devotion, has also taught many of us the value of the particular. Through the particular we come to the universal. "There are no trees, only this Elm." Put another way, he teaches us the value of place and physicality.
For those American readers who have been to England it is clear that the island is the landscape of dragons and queens. Each page of this book is filled with those little details that tease us a little more and draw us closer. Filled with photos and maps, it contains VERY detailed descriptions of Lewis' old haunts, along with clear maps and suggestions for daytrips or overnighters. Even if you are not planning on going overseas, this book is a really unique addition to your Lewis collection. The size is just right for touring. It contains two very useful itineraries for either an 8 or 13 day tour of Lewis' England and Ireland. Simple maps are included of Belfast, Headington Quarry, Oxford, Cambridge and the colleges in particular. You will also enjoy Jack: A Life of C. S. Lewis by George Sayer if you are interested in Lewis' life. Two fantastic photo collections with descriptive text are THROUGH JOY AND BEYOND by Walter Hooper and C. S. Lewis: Images of His World by Kilby. Enjoy!
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C. S. Lewis' Ireland and England,
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Interesting but not particularly helpful compared w/ the excellent planning that went into the study tour in which I participated about 18 months ago with First Century Voyages.
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The diagrams and pictures are almost as if a child drew them. Since I haven't been to England or Ireland, I'm not sure about the content, but quality of the book, the print, the editing are all poor.
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