David C. Downing

Becoming C. S. Lewis

History & Biography

“‘The Child is father of the Man.’ Anyone who doubts this observation by Wordsworth should read this excellent new biography of C. S. Lewis. Poe goes into great depth, drawing heavily on unpublished sources, recounting the first two decades of Lewis’s life in splendid detail. Even seasoned readers of Lewis will find much that is new and illuminating in this readable biography.”

C. S. Lewis and the Art of Writing

Arts & Literature

“Most interpreters attribute C. S. Lewis's literary success to his content, his brilliant insights, and his vivid imagery. But Corey Latta offers a fresh approach, inviting readers to examine Lewis's style--what Lewis learned from his own reading of great authors, what he observed about his own writing process, and what advice he offered to apprentice writers. Latta shows that Lewis's eminence derives as much from his manner of writing as from his matter, how he learned to embody the classical definition of rhetoric, 'a good man speaking well.'”

Doors In

Arts & Literature

“Readers of George MacDonald may experience delight and perplexity in about equal proportions. Rolland Hein has performed a great service, enhancing our delight and reducing our perplexity. Dr. Hein summarizes the narratives of MacDonald's most well-known fantasy stories and offers perceptive interpretive commentary. This is the one book you will need to best understand and enjoy the riches of MacDonald's vivid and spiritually-infused imagination.”

Is Your Lord Large Enough?

Christian Living

“This is a spiritually nourishing book by one of the world's foremost C. S. Lewis scholars. Schakel explores C. S. Lewis's role as a spiritual mentor in a format that will encourage readers in their own faith and worship.”

The Everyday Mysticism of C. S. Lewis

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“It is often assumed that only biblical heroes and medieval mystics were privileged to experience the presence of God directly. But Gary Selby, drawing on insights from C. S. Lewis, shows that all Christians can find what Lewis called 'patches of Godlight' in their day-to-day lives. 'The heavens declare the glory,' but so does the earth and all things in it, especially those created in the image of God.”

The Making of C. S. Lewis

History & Biography

“Harry Lee Poe has produced an in-depth sequel to his earlier book Becoming C. S. Lewis. This second volume offers detailed information about Lewis’s early adulthood and examines all the people, ideas, and experiences that influenced his pilgrimage from sharp-tongued atheist to golden-tongued apologist for Christian faith.”

Theosis

Theology

“Michael Gama shows how American Evangelicalism rose in concert with Modernist rationalism and is now falling into decline--especially among America's youth--as modernism gives way to postmodernism. Interweaving his personal story with cultural history, Gama offers a promising way forward by looking back, recovering the insights of the early Church Fathers.”