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A fair-tale for grown-ups: Christian orthodoxy in the theology of C.S. Lewis
Full text linkThis thesis investigates C.S. Lewis as one of the most successful Christian apologists of this century. It begins by looking at his influence as part of a movement of lay orthodoxy in the twentieth century, and examining some of the reasons for the emergence of that movement. In the context of this discussion, several key influences are explored. Charles Williams and G.. Chesterton are examined as contemporaries who helped shape Lewis' specifically Christian theology, Edwyn Bevan as an influence on his philosophy of God, Baron von Hugel as a beacon of light in the Modernist crisis, and Rudolf Otto as the primary source of Lewis' synthesis of the rational and the non-rational in his theology. The thesis then goes on to explore three areas where Lewis had a distinctive contribution to make to modern orthodox belief The first of these is the assertion that , he was making an attempt to resurrect Romanticism in some form in theology, in contrast to such figures as Kari Barth, for whom Romantic philosophy was part of the entire problem of the Liberal enterprise. The second area is the regaining of a Christian imagination concerning the life to come and of the doctrines of Heaven and Hell. It will be argued that Lewis' doctrine of Transposition offers suggestions as to an alternative to self-defeating reductionism in this area of Christian thought. The third area is Lewis’ engagement with the ideas and philosophies of his day, and in particular his hostility towards Scientific Materialism. This will be examined through his use of the literary - genre of Utopia/Dystopia to critique materialist and relativist positions. His work will be explored alongside two examples of the genre - H.G. Wells and Yevgeny Zamyatin - to place him in the context of the discussion of possible human fixtures of his time. The thesis will argue that C.S. Lewis was the foremost exponent of a group of lay Christians who were concerned to restate orthodox Christian belief in the modem context. It will argue that Lewisian orthodoxy was a credible and complex construct which encompassed the rational and the non-rational, the moral and the numinous, the intellect and the imagination. Ultimately it will argue that Lewis offers theological suggestions as to the solution of the lost unity of heart and mind - the "dissociation of sensibility" - which the Romantics sought
C.S. Lewis: Reactions from Women
Full text linkRecounts the experiences of eight women (including the author) who knew C.S. Lewis
Session H: C.S. Lewis and the Arts
No full textC.S. Lewis and the Possibility of Creative Nonfiction - Will Duffy
Always Winter? C.S. Lewis and Hope for the Visual Arts - Jerry EIsley
SIgns and C.S. Lewis: The Meaning of Meaning and the Value of Film - Charlie Star
C.S. Lewis and Nature
No full text1983/07/13. Discusses Lewis\u27s love the countryside, aversion toward cities, and perspectives on nature. Professor Emeritus of English. C.S. Lewis Institute
C.S. Lewis and Warren Lewis
No full textPhotograph of C.S. Lewis and Warren Lewis.https://dc.swosu.edu/mp_art/1002/thumbnail.jp
C.S. Lewis: adaptations of life and work
No full textThe author discusses film representations of the life of C.S. Lewis – a famous English Christian writer. She also focuses on adaptations (that include books, television and cinema) of his most famous series The Chronicles of Narnia – series that for already sixty years have been published all over the world
Hannibal Frederich as C.S. Lewis
No full textConvocation held at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, January 30, 1985.
A presentation of selected writings by C.S. Lewis
Session K: Collecting C.S. Lewis
No full textBooks on a Budget: Collecting the Works of C.S. Lewis & Friends Without Breaking the Bank - Dan Hamilto
The Nurse of Elfland: Lizzie Endicott and C.S. Lewis
Full text linkIn Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis introduced Lizzie Endicott as the first of two other blessings in his childhood, even before his introduction of Warnie. But apart from his abbreviated 136-word biography, very little is known about the nurse who introduced Lewis to faery tales. Based on the Lewis Family Papers, genealogical research, and personal interviews with Lizzie’s relatives, this article introduces Lizzie to the world of Lewismania. It also suggests various ways in which Lizzie influenced the man and the author that C.S. Lewis became, as well as the mythical worlds he created and Lewis’s anonymous tributes to her
C.S. Lewis Chapel: Chris Armstrong
No full textDr. Chris Armstrong speaks on work and vocation for C.S. Lewis Chapel.
Chris R. Armstrong (PhD, Duke University) is founding director of Opus: The Art of Work - an institute for faith and vocation at Wheaton College. A church historian, Chris also serves on the biblical and theological studies faculty at Wheaton. He has written the forthcoming Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians: Finding Authentic Faith in a Forgotten Age with C.S. Lewis (Baker Academic/Brazos Press, May 2016) and Patron Saints for Postmoderns (InterVarsity Press, 2009). Chris serves as senior editor of Christian History and founding senior editor of the Patheos Faith and Work Channel. He blogs at https://gratefultothedead.wordpress.com
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