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C. S. Lewis´s Mere Christianity: A Biography
George M. Marsden
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Description for C. S. Lewis´s Mere Christianity: A Biography
Hardback. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican--famously converting to Christianity in 1931 after conversing into the night with his friends J. R. R. Tolkien and Hugh Dyson--and how Lewis delivered his wartime talks to a traumatized British nation in the midst of an all-out war ... Read more
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican--famously converting to Christianity in 1931 after conversing into the night with his friends J. R. R. Tolkien and Hugh Dyson--and how Lewis delivered his wartime talks to a traumatized British nation in the midst of an all-out war ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Lives of Great Religious Books
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691153735
SKU
V9780691153735
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About George M. Marsden
George M. Marsden is the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. His books include Fundamentalism and American Culture, Jonathan Edwards: A Life, The Outrageous Idea of Christian Scholarship, and The Soul of the American University. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Reviews for C. S. Lewis´s Mere Christianity: A Biography
A clear and deeply informed account of a religious work that seems to have no expiration date.
Kirkus Admirers of Lewis as well as those interested in the origins of recent Christian thought will be happy to dive into this densely packed volume.
Publishers Weekly Books on Lewis abound. Marsden's belongs on the top shelf.
Booklist [A]n ... Read more
Kirkus Admirers of Lewis as well as those interested in the origins of recent Christian thought will be happy to dive into this densely packed volume.
Publishers Weekly Books on Lewis abound. Marsden's belongs on the top shelf.
Booklist [A]n ... Read more