The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis

The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis
Author: Jason M. Baxter
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1514001659

Many readers know C. S. Lewis as the fantasy writer of the Chronicles of Narnia or the apologist of Mere Christianity. But few know how deeply Lewis was formed by medieval authors like Dante and Boethius and how he saw their worldviews' relevance to the challenges of the modern world. Here, readers will encounter Lewis the medievalist to guide them in their own journey.

The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis

The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis
Author: Jason M. Baxter
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1514001640

Many readers know C. S. Lewis as the fantasy writer of the Chronicles of Narnia or the apologist of Mere Christianity. But few know how deeply Lewis was formed by medieval authors like Dante and Boethius and how he saw their worldviews' relevance to the challenges of the modern world. Here, readers will encounter Lewis the medievalist to guide them in their own journey.

The Discarded Image

The Discarded Image
Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012-03-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107604702

Paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This, Lewis's last book, has been hailed as 'the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind'.

Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians

Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians
Author: Chris R. Armstrong
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493401971

Many Christians today tend to view the story of medieval faith as a cautionary tale. Too often, they dismiss the Middle Ages as a period of corruption and decay in the church. They seem to assume that the church apostatized from true Christianity after it gained cultural influence in the time of Constantine, and the faith was only later recovered by the sixteenth-century Reformers or even the eighteenth-century revivalists. As a result, the riches and wisdom of the medieval period have remained largely inaccessible to modern Protestants. Church historian Chris Armstrong helps readers see beyond modern caricatures of the medieval church to the animating Christian spirit of that age. He believes today's church could learn a number of lessons from medieval faith, such as how the gospel speaks to ordinary, embodied human life in this world. Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians explores key ideas, figures, and movements from the Middle Ages in conversation with C. S. Lewis and other thinkers, helping contemporary Christians discover authentic faith and renewal in a forgotten age.

Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature

Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2013-11-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107658926

An invaluable collection for those who read and love Lewis and medieval and Renaissance literature.

Pursuing an Earthy Spirituality

Pursuing an Earthy Spirituality
Author: Gary S. Selby
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2019-05-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830872779

Engaging the writings of C. S. Lewis, Gary Selby contends that spiritual formation comes about not by retreating from the physical world but through deeper engagement with it. By considering themes such as our human embodiment, our sense of awareness in our everyday experiences, and the role of our human agency, Selby demonstrates that an earthy spirituality can be a robust spirituality.

Medieval Literacy

Medieval Literacy
Author: Jim Grote
Publisher: Fons Vitae
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781891785825

Taking a medieval approach in content as well as in form - a compilation of lists - this voluem creates a foundation for the study of the medieval mindset by establishing the terms and concepts of that scholars would have had in common at the time: an invaluable lingua franca.

Light on C. S. Lewis

Light on C. S. Lewis
Author: Jocelyn Gibb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1966
Genre:
ISBN: 9780151519811

Collective portrait of the man through the eyes of writers and friends who knew him. For contents, see Author Catalog.

Studies in Words

Studies in Words
Author: C. S. Lewis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1990-09-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521398312

C. S. Lewis explores the fascination with language by taking a series of words and teasing out their connotations.

An Introduction to Christian Mysticism

An Introduction to Christian Mysticism
Author: Jason M. Baxter
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-03-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493429086

This brief, accessibly written volume introduces key figures, texts, and themes of the mystical tradition and shows how and why the mystics can speak to the church today. Jason Baxter, an expert educator and storyteller, explains that the mystical tradition offers a more robust understanding of God than our current shallow conceptions. Featuring engagement with primary sources and suitable for use in a variety of courses, this book argues that the mystics have much to say to contemporary Christians searching for authentic modes of spirituality.