Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

We’re All In This Boat Together

As it happens, starting last night I reached the point in the audiobook that began a reading of C.S. Lewis’ classic Mere Christianity, a work that (along with many other books by C.S. Lewis) is a part of my library … Continue reading

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Book Review: God In The Dock

[Note:  When I originally read and reviewed this book, I took the editor’s claim at face value that he had been a longtime friend of C.S. Lewis.  Apparently, this is not the case, based on the research of Kathryn Lindskoog.] … Continue reading

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Book Review: The World According To Narnia

The World According To Narnia: Christian Meaning In c.S. Lewis’s Beloved Chronicles, by Jonathan Rogers In reading this book, which at less than 200 pages of material is not a very difficult one to read in its entirety, I was … Continue reading

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Book Review: Letters To Children

Letters To Children, by C.S. Lewis, edited by Lyle W. Dorsett and Marjorie Lamp Mead Although C.S. Lewis never had any children of his own and was long a bachelor Oxbridge don whose only marriage was a marriage of convenience … Continue reading

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Leave A Tender Moment Alone

The Germans have a word that describes a great deal of my complicated and ambiguous feelings, sehnsucht, which refers to a passionate yearning for a world or an experience that one does not currently enjoy and has never experienced that … Continue reading

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No Need To Say Goodbye

Earlier this week I was driving home from a long day at work and listening to one of the local radio stations that plays at 6PM a set of songs chosen by a listener. That evening’s songs were chosen by … Continue reading

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Ten Books That Have Shaped My Life

Ten Books That Have Shaped My Life Some time ago I was given the challenge of choosing ten books that have shaped my life. Most of the people who had taken up this challenge simply listed a series of books, … Continue reading

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Book Review: C.S. Lewis & Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis & Mere Christianity: The Crisis That Created A Classic, by Paul McCusker [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] In some ways it is particularly ironic that … Continue reading

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Book Review: If I Had Lunch With C.S. Lewis

If I Had Lunch With C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life, by Alister McGrath [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] There … Continue reading

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What I Found In My Pocket

Among the more enjoyable pleasures of reading Mansfield’s Book Of Manly Men [1] was the discussion of the life and personality of C.K. Chesteron. This name may be unfamiliar to many people, but as an inspiration to C.S. Lewis and … Continue reading

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