C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity : : A Biography / / George M. Marsden.
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book.George Marsden des...
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Marsden, George M., author. C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity : A Biography / George M. Marsden. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Lives of Great Religious Books ; 24 Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. War Service -- Chapter 2. Broadcast Talks -- Chapter 3. Loved or Hated -- Chapter 4. A Classic as Afterthought -- Chapter 5. Into the Evangelical Orbit -- Chapter 6. Many-Sided Mere Christianity -- Chapter 7. Critiques -- Chapter 8. The Lasting Vitality of Mere Christianity -- Appendix: Changes in Mere Christianity Compared to the Original Three Books -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Short Titles for Notes -- Notes -- Index Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book.George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican-famously converting to Christianity in 1931 after conversing into the night with his friends J. R. R. Tolkien and Hugh Dyson-and how Lewis delivered his wartime talks to a traumatized British nation in the midst of an all-out war for survival. Marsden recounts how versions of those talks were collected together in 1952 under the title Mere Christianity, and how the book went on to become one of the most widely read presentations of essential Christianity ever published, particularly among American evangelicals. He examines its role in the conversion experiences of such figures as Charles Colson, who read the book while facing arrest for his role in the Watergate scandal. Marsden explores its relationship with Lewis's Narnia books and other writings, and explains why Lewis's plainspoken case for Christianity continues to have its critics and ardent admirers to this day.With uncommon clarity and grace, Marsden provides invaluable new insights into this modern spiritual classic. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019) Authors, English 20th century Biography. Christianity and literature. RELIGION / Christianity / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2016 9783110638592 print 9780691153735 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400880492 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400880492.jpg |
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