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In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. Bringing together Lewis' legendary broadcast talks during World War Two from his three previous books The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity provides an unequaled opportunity for believers and nonbelievers alike to hear this...
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C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis's revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis' The Great Divorce will change the way we think about good and evil.
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An illustrated, abridged version of C.S. Lewis's classic in which four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's first book-a collection of poems, written in the wake of World War I, in which the young intellectual and soldier wrestles with the perplexing polarities of life, including love and war, evil and goodness, and other complex dichotomies. In 1919, C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters,...
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In the classic The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society. Both astonishing and prophetic, The Abolition of Man is one of the most debated of Lewis's extraordinary works.
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C. S. Lewis's illuminating reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis's own.
In Preface to Paradise Lost, the Christian apologist and revered scholar and professor of literature closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton's masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story of the Fall of Humankind, Satan's temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve...
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In An Experiment in Criticism, C. S. Lewis offers a thought-provoking and unconventional approach to literary criticism. Instead of evaluating literature by traditional standards of quality, Lewis suggests that the true value of a book lies in how readers engage with it. He proposes that literature should be judged not by its inherent qualities but by the kind of reading experience it provides.
Lewis distinguishes between two types of readers: those...
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Narnia… donde los bosques son tupidos y frescos, donde animales parlantes cobran vida… un nuevo mundo donde comienza la aventura.
Digory y Polly se conocen y se hacen amigos durante un frío y húmedo verano en Londres. Su vida se llena de aventuras cuando el tío de Digory, Andrew, quien se cree mago, los envía a… otro lugar. Allí encuentran el camino a Narnia, que acaba de surgir con la canción del león, y se encuentran con la malvada...
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Narnia… donde los búhos son sabios, donde a algunos gigantes les gusta comer humanos, donde un príncipe sufre un hechizo maligno… y donde comienza la aventura.
Eustace y Jill escapan de los bravucones de la escuela a través de una puerta en el muro, pues en esta ocasión no está cerrada con llave. La puerta conduce al páramo… ¿o no? Una vez más, Aslan tiene una misión para los niños, y Narnia los necesita. Ante peligros indecibles,...
11) Weight of Glory
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The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, contains nine sermons delivered by Lewis during World War Two. The nine addresses in Weight of Glory offer guidance, inspiration, and a compassionate apologetic for the Christian faith during a time of great doubt.
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Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics was C. S. Lewis's first published work. Lewis was twenty years old and had just returned from military service in the First World War. His tutor, William T. Kirkpatrick, encouraged him in publishing the book, although it was unusual at Lewis's age, as writers were expected to wait longer before sharing their work with the world. The book is composed of three different sections of poetry. The poems take on several...
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In English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama, C. S. Lewis delivers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of one of the most dynamic periods in English literary history. This scholarly yet accessible work explores the prose, poetry, and intellectual movements of the sixteenth century, offering readers a thorough understanding of the literary developments that shaped the era.
Focusing on major writers such as Edmund Spenser, Sir...
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Shortly after his conversion in 1929, C. S. Lewis wrote to a friend, "When all is said (and truly said) about the divisions of Christendom, there remains, by God's mercy, an enormous common ground." From that time on, Lewis thought that the best service he could provide for his unbelieving neighbors was to explain and defend the faith that has been shared by nearly all Christians at all times.
Christian Reflections contains fourteen of Lewis's papers...
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C. S. Lewis' The Pilgrim's Regress is a profound allegorical tale that explores the spiritual journey of a man named John as he searches for truth and meaning in a confusing and often contradictory world. Written as a modern-day retelling of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, this novel follows John's path through various philosophical and ideological landscapes, each symbolizing different worldviews, temptations, and misconceptions about truth,...
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Narnia… donde los caballos hablan y a los ermitaños les gusta la compañía, donde los hombres malvados se convierten en burros, donde los muchachos van a la batalla… y donde comienza la aventura.
Durante la Edad de Oro de Narnia, cuando Peter es Sumo Monarca, un niño llamado Shasta descubre que no es hijo de Arsheesh, un pescador de Calormen, y decide huir lejos, hacia el norte, a Narnia. Al ser confundido con otro fugitivo, Shasta llega a...
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El venerado profesor y autor de bestsellers reflexiona sobre el poder, la importancia y la alegría de una vida dedicada a la lectura en esta magnífica colección extraída de su amplia obra.
Muchas décadas después de su muerte, el venerado intelectual y profesor C. S. Lewis sigue hablando a los lectores, gracias no solo a sus conocimientos intelectuales sobre el cristianismo, sino también a sus maravillosas obras creativas y sus profundas reflexiones...
18) Perelandra
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Perelandra, la segunda novela de la trilogía de ciencia ficción de Lewis, narra el viaje del Dr. Ransom al planeta paradisíaco de Perelandra, o Venus, que resulta ser un hermoso mundo parecido al Edén. Se horroriza al descubrir que su viejo enemigo, el Dr. Weston, también ha llegado y lo pone en grave peligro una vez más. Mientras el cuerpo del loco Weston es tomado por las fuerzas del mal, Ransom emprende una lucha desesperada para salvar la...
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A definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transformative power of the written word from one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the modern age, C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and other revered classics.
Featuring over one hundred excerpts—some short and some essay length—drawn from his wide body of letters, books,...
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The Essentials ExplainedMaster storyteller and essayist C. S. Lewis here tackles the central questions of the Christian faith: Who was Jesus? What did he accomplish? What does it mean for me? In these classic essays, which began as talks on the BBC during World War II, Lewis creatively and simply explains the basic tenets of Christianity. Taken from the core section of Mere Christianity, the selection in this gift edition provides an accessible way...