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From The Unbending Belief In Invisible Powers That Animates Till We Have Faces To The Depiction Of Aslan's Sacrifice And Resurrection In The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis's Writing Has Sparked Intense Debate About The Presence And Function Of Religion In His Works. Today, A Reader's Opinion Of Lewis Is More Often Than Not Based On His Or Her Perspectives On Religion. In Reading C. S. Lewis, Wesley A. Kort Examines Lewis's Work As A Whole, Investigating Why And At What Points Lewis Turns To Religion-and Particularly To Christianity-in Order To Advance His Arguments. Kort Moves Through More Than A Dozen Of Lewis's Major Books, Providing A Useful Guide To Their Various Elements While Connecting Readers To The Literary Contexts That Influenced The Works And Lewis Himself. Reading C. S. Lewis Examines The Standing Of Lewis's Work, How Best To Approach The Books, And The Misunderstandings That Lead To Mistaken Readings. The Commentaries Also Function As Free-standing Essays That Can Be Read Individually And In Any Order. Reading C. S. Lewis: A Commentary Sets A New Standard For C. S. Lewis Studies. A Comprehensive Examination Of The Major Lewis Texts, This Volume Is A Captivating Look Into The Author's Work From A Refreshingly Undogmatic Point Of View.
How does C. S. Lewis integrate religious belief and Christian theology into the structural and thematic development of his major literary works? Wesley A. Kort, a scholar of literature and religion, utilizes his expertise to analyze Lewis's corpus as a cohesive body of work. He investigates the specific points where Lewis employs Christian doctrine to advance his narrative arguments, moving beyond common polarized debates to provide a nuanced examination of Lewis's literary craft and intellectual motivations.
What You Will Find
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Scholars and readers frequently note the clarity and balanced approach Kort brings to the often-contentious study of Lewis's religious themes. Experts highlight this volume as a useful, accessible resource for both students of literature and those interested in the intersection of faith and narrative structure.
Page Count:
312
Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190221356
ISBN-13:
9780190221355
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