C. S. Lewis and Friends
Faith and the Power of Imagination
- Arts & Literature
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2011
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Publisher's Description
C. S. Lewis is one of the best-loved and most engaging Christian writers of recent times, and he continues to be a powerful defender of the faith. It is in his imaginative fiction that his genius finds its fullest expression and makes its most lasting theological contribution. Famously, Lewis had friends who, like him, employed powerfully creative imaginations to explore the profundities of Christian thought and their struggles with their faith. These illuminating essays on C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, Rose Macaulay, and Austin Farrer are written by an international team of Lewis scholars.
Endorsements (7)
“In a climate where some Christians still regard fiction, especially fantasy, with some suspicion (e.g. J. K. Rowling, Philip Pullman), a book re-examining the work of Christians writing fiction in the 1930s to 1960s is a welcome reminder that literature can be a force, not only for entertainment and enlightenment, but to express spiritual ideas in a uniquely powerful way.”
“These essays helpfully remind us how and why imagination should matter to people of faith. The contributors make a compelling case that C. S. Lewis and his circle were not merely tellers of tales but theologians in their own right, whose stories and images advance faith's search for understanding.”
“"In this tidy collection several of the most astute and theologically competent readers of C. S. Lewis and his friends tackle the role and register of the imagination as a theological property of mind. The result is a thoughtful, mature, and illuminating insight for any serious readers of this group of writers.”
“"There are undoubtedly too many books published on C. S. Lewis and his friends, so why yet another? In this case, four very good reasons indeed: the caliber of the contributors, the quality of the chapters, the range of figures considered, and--perhaps most of all--the consistent and insistent thematic focus on how imagination and reason interact within the life of faith. This book is thus of interest for its theme as much as for its topic. Highly recommended!”
“"We have much to learn from the authors discussed here, all of them faithful practitioners of the imaginative arts. This well-grounded, thought-provoking collection of essays helps us to that end and does so in a scholarly yet accessible manner. A book worth owning, reading and re-reading.”
“"There is plenty in this collection to excite the reader thinking theologically about these authors for the first time. Scholars who are more familiar with these writers will also find points of interest.”
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