Surprised by Joy

2017-02-14 Biography & Autobiography

Author : C. S. Lewis
Release : 2017-02-14
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 443/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Surprised by Joy by : C. S. Lewis

Download or read book Surprised by Joy written by C. S. Lewis. This book was released on 2017-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A repackaged edition of the revered author’s spiritual memoir, in which he recounts the story of his divine journey and eventual conversion to Christianity. C. S. Lewis—the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics—takes readers on a spiritual journey through his early life and eventual embrace of the Christian faith. Lewis begins with his childhood in Belfast, surveys his boarding school years and his youthful atheism in England, reflects on his experience in World War I, and ends at Oxford, where he became "the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England." As he recounts his lifelong search for joy, Lewis demonstrates its role in guiding him to find God.

Surprised by Joy

2010-12-09 Biography & Autobiography

Author : C. S. Lewis
Release : 2010-12-09
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 319/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Surprised by Joy written by C. S. Lewis. This book was released on 2010-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years an atheist, C. S. Lewis vividly describes the spiritual quest that convinced him of the truth and reality of Christianity, in his famous autobiography.

Surprised by Joy

1966-03-23 Biography & Autobiography

Author : C. S. Lewis
Release : 1966-03-23
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 487/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Surprised by Joy written by C. S. Lewis. This book was released on 1966-03-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere . . . God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous." This book is not an autobiography. It is not a confession. It is, however, certainly one of the most beautiful and insightful accounts of a person coming to faith. Here, C.S. Lewis takes us from his childhood in Belfast through the loss of his mother, to boarding school and a youthful atheism in England, to the trenches of World War I, and then to Oxford, where he studied, read, and, ultimately, reasoned his way back to God. It is perhaps this aspect of Surprised by Joy that we—believers and nonbelievers—find most compelling and meaningful; Lewis was searching for joy, for an elusive and momentary sensation of glorious yearning, but he found it, and spiritual life, through the use of reason. In this highly personal, thoughtful, intelligent memoir, Lewis guides us toward joy and toward the surprise that awaits anyone who seeks a life beyond the expected. "Lewis tempered his logic with a love for beauty, wonder, and magic . . . He speaks to us with all the power and life-changing force of a Plato, a Dante, and a Bunyan."—Christianity Today "The tension of these final chapters holds the interest like the close of a thriller."—Times Literary Supplement C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898–1963), one of the great writers of the twentieth century, also continues to be one of our most influential Christian thinkers. He wrote more than thirty books, both popular and scholarly, including The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters, The Four Loves, Mere Christianity, and Till We Have Faces.

The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis

2015 Religion

Author : Jerry Root
Release : 2015
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 107/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis written by Jerry Root. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at this Christian champion and master storyteller through his varied uses of imagination.

Surprised by Oxford

2013-02-04 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Carolyn Weber
Release : 2013-02-04
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 319/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Surprised by Oxford written by Carolyn Weber. This book was released on 2013-02-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Well written, often poignant and surprisingly relatable." - Kirkus Reviews "A hugely readable journey of cultural and spiritual discovery, sparkling with wit and wisdom." - Alister McGrath "Carolyn Weber's memoir reads like a fast-paced novel. I loved the humor, skillful use of language and her compelling account of her steps to finding God at Oxford. I was totally captivated from beginning to end." - Marilyn Meberg Surprised by Oxford is the memoir of a skeptical agnostic who comes to a dynamic personal faith in God during graduate studies in literature at Oxford University. Carolyn Weber arrives at Oxford a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile to all things religious. As she grapples with her God-shaped void alongside the friends, classmates, and professors she meets, she tackles big questions in search of Truth, love, and a life that matters. From issues of fatherhood, feminism, doubt, doctrine, and love, Weber explores the intricacies of coming to faith with an aching honesty and insight echoing that of the poets and writers she studied. Rich with illustration and literary references, Surprised by Oxford is at once gritty and lyrical; both humorous and spiritually perceptive. This savvy, credible account of Christian conversion and its after-effects follows the calendar year and events of the school year as it entertains, informs, and promises to engage even the most skeptical and unlikely reader. "Surprised by Oxford is a sprightly contribution to the genre of spiritual memoirs in the vein of C.S. Lewis's Surprised by Joy and Lauren F. Winner's Girl Meets God. Carolyn Weber is an unconventional thinker whose engagingly told faith journey will speak to folks who still believe that thoughtful people cannot be Christian." - Lyle W. Dorsett

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