VISIONARY CHRISTIAN Culled from some of C.S. Lewis's finest fiction and poetry, this collection of writings explores the eternal truths of Christianity in the accessible language of allegory, fairy tales, dream visions, and science fiction. From his children's classic The Chronicles of Narnia to the wisdom of Screwtape on marriage, democracy, and heaven, Lewis's literary imagination and extraordinary insight into the universe and God remain vivid and relevant for all times. The Visionary Christian is testimony to a true man of faith who continues to provide comfort and understanding to Christians around the world.
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VISIONARY CHRISTIAN Fort Worthstar-Telegram The Visionary Christian gives a glimpse of Lewis himself -- his towering faith, his graceful genius, his awesome understanding.
VISIONARY CHRISTIAN Library Journal The Visionary Christian does for Lewis's fanciful writings what The Joyful Christian did for the expository and apologetic works; Lewis buffs will delight in sampling from this smorgasbord.
VISIONARY CHRISTIAN Library Journal The Visionary Christian does for Lewis's fanciful writings what The Joyful Christian did for the expository and apologetic works; Lewis buffs will delight in sampling from this smorgasbord.
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VISIONARY CHRISTIAN C.S. Lewis was a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Oxford and Cambridge universities who wrote more than thirty books in his lifetime, including The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Mere Christianity. He died in 1963.
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Disappointing,
By Josh Boone (In your grill) - See all my reviews
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This book was a great disappointment. This book claims that it gives a sort of anthology of Lewis's works, with selections slightly longer than those from other anthologies (such as A Mind Awake or Words to Live By). Unfortunately, this book seems to be littered with excerpts that, to be fair, are indeed longer than most excerpts from other anthologies, but the selections lack the context necessary in order for the selection to be understood. This often leads the reader wondering what is meant by what he just read, hardly something desirable, especially given Lewis's extraordinary clarity on most occasions. This book represents Lewis in a bad light. A useful anthology is A Mind Awake. More useful, but also more expensive, is Words to Live By (both by Lewis). Save your money and put it to use on something you can enjoy and understand. Learn from my mistake.
Daniel
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The Wisdom of Screwtape, Turkish Delight, Mother Dimble, Mother Kirk, Stone Table, Deep Heaven, Bragdon Wood, Same Old Thing, Fixed Land, Jill Pole, Objective Room, Pillar Room, Son of Adam New!
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THE ROOM, at first sight, was an anticlimax. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Wisdom of Screwtape, Turkish Delight, Mother Dimble, Mother Kirk, Stone Table, Deep Heaven, Bragdon Wood, Same Old Thing, Fixed Land, Jill Pole, Objective Room, Pillar Room, Son of Adam New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis on 4 pages
- Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis on 4 pages
- The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, Book 3) by C.S. Lewis in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
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- Soul Satisfaction: For Women Who Long for More by Debra Evans on page 178
- The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll on page 215
- That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis in Front Matter
- Joyful Christian by C.S. Lewis in Front Matter
- Perelandra by C.S. Lewis in Front Matter
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