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C.S. Lewis : a life : eccentric genius, reluctant prophet / Alister McGrath.

McGrath, Alister E., 1953- (Author).

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A definitive portrait of the life of C.S. Lewis.

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ISBN: 9781414339351
ISBN: 1414339356
Physical Description: xvi, 431 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Publisher: Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, c2013.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-401) and index.

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Prelude. The soft hills of down : an Irish childhood, 1898-1908 ; The ugly country of England : schooldays, 1908-1917 ; The vasty fields of France : war, 1917-1918 -- Oxford. Deceptions and discoveries : the making of an Oxford don, 1919-1927 ; Fellowship, family, and friendship : the early years at Magdalen College, 1927-1930 ; The most reluctant convert : the making of a mere Christian, 1930-1932 ; A man of letters : literary scholarship and criticism, 1933-1939 ; National acclaim : the wartime apologist, 1939-1942 ; International fame : the mere Christian, 1942-1945 ; A prophet without honour? : postwar tensions and problems, 1945-1954 -- Narnia. Rearranging reality : the creation of Narnia ; Narnia : exploring an imaginative world -- Cambridge. The move to Cambridge : Magdalene College, 1954-1960 ; Bereavement, illness, and death : the final years, 1960-1963 -- Afterlife. The Lewis phenomenon.

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C. S. Lewis - A Life : Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	List of Illustrations	p. ix
	Preface	p. x
Part 1	Prelude
Chapter 1	The Soft Hills of Down: An Irish Childhood, 1898-1908	p. 3
	The Lewis Family	p. 4
	The Ambivalent Irishman: The Enigma of Irish Cultural Identity	p. 9
	Surrounded by Books: Hints of a Literary Vocation	p. 14
	Solitude: Warnie Goes to England	p. 16
	First Encounters with Joy	p. 18
	The Death of Flora Lewis	p. 20
Chapter 2	The Ugly Country of England: Schooldays, 1908-1917	p. 25
	Wynyard School, Watford: 1908-1910	p. 27
	Cherbourg School, Malvern: 1911-1913	p. 28
	Malvern College: 1913-1914	p. 31
	Bookham and the "Great Knock": 1914-1917	p. 37
	The Threat of Conscription	p. 43
	Lewis's Application to Oxford University	p. 44
Chapter 3	The Vasty Fields of France: War, 1917-1918	p. 49
	The Curious Case of the Unimportant War	p. 49
	Arrival at Oxford: April 1917	p. 52
	The Officer Cadet at Keble College	p. 55
	Lewis's Wartime Experiences at Oxford	p. 61
	Deployment to France: November 1917	p. 67
	Wounded in Battle: The Assault on Riez du Vinage, April 1918	p. 70
	Lewis and Mrs. Moore: An Emerging Relationship	p. 73
Part 2	Oxford
Chapter 4	Deceptions and Discoveries: The Making of an Oxford Don, 1919-1927	p. 79
	The Student of Classics: University College, 1919	p. 80
	Albert Lewis's Concerns about His Son	p. 84
	Academic Distinction: The Chancellor's Essay Prize, 1921	p. 86
	Success and Failure: Academic Distinction and Unemployment	p. 88
	Mrs. Moore: The Cornerstone of Lewis's Life	p. 95
	The Student of English Language and Literature, 1922-1923	p. 98
	The Fellowship at Magdalen College	p. 108
Chapter 5	Fellowship, Family, and Friendship: The Early Years at Magdalen College, 1927-1930	p. 113
	Fellowship: Magdalen College	p. 113
	Family Rupture: The Death of Albert Lewis	p. 118
	The Lingering Influence of Albert Lewis	p. 122
	Family Reconnection: Warnie Moves to Oxford	p. 124
	Friendship: J. R. R. Tolkien	p. 127
Chapter 6	The Most Reluctant Convert: The Making of a Mere Christian, 1930-1932	p. 131
	The English Literary Religious Renaissance of the 1920s	p. 131
	The Realising Imagination: Lewis's Rediscovery of God	p. 135
	The Date of Lewis's Conversion: A Reconsideration	p. 141
	A Nighttime Conversation with Tolkien: September 1931	p. 146
	Lewis's Belief in the Divinity of Christ	p. 151
Chapter 7	A Man of Letters: Literary Scholarship and Criticism, 1933-1939	p. 161
	Lewis the Teacher: Oxford Tutorials	p. 162
	Lewis the Teacher: Oxford Lectures	p. 166
	The Pilgrim's Regress (1933): Mapping the Landscape of Faith	p. 169
	The Inklings: Friendship, Community, and Debate	p. 175
	The Allegory of Love (1936)	p. 182
	Lewis on the Place and Purpose of Literature	p. 186
Chapter 8	National Acclaim: The Wartime Apologist, 1939-1942	p. 191
	Lewis's Friendship with Charles Williams	p. 194
	Lewis the Literary Midwife: Tolkien's Lord of the Rings	p. 197
	The Problem of Pain (1940)	p. 200
	Lewis's Wartime Broadcast Talks	p. 205
Chapter 9	International Fame: The Mere Christian, 1942-1945	p. 215
	The Screwtape Letters (1942)	p. 216
	Mere Christianity (1952)	p. 218
	Other Wartime Projects	p. 229
	The Shift to Fiction: The Ransom Trilogy	p. 233
Chapter 10	A Prophet without Honour?: Postwar Tensions and Problems, 1945-1954	p. 239
	C. S. Lewis-Superstar	p. 239
	The Darker Side of Fame	p. 242
	Dementia and Alcoholism: Lewis's "Mother" and Brother	p. 245
	Hostility towards Lewis at Oxford	p. 247
	Elizabeth Anscombe and the Socratic Club	p. 250
	Lewis's Doubts about His Role as an Apologist	p. 258
Part 3	Narnia
Chapter 11	Rearranging Reality: The Creation of Narnia	p. 263
	The Origins of Narnia	p. 265
	The Threshold: A Key Narnian Theme	p. 269
	The Reading Order of the Narnia Series	p. 272
	Animals in Narnia	p. 275
	Narnia as a Window on Reality	p. 277
	Narnia and the Retelling of the Grand Narrative	p. 279
Chapter 12	Narnia: Exploring an Imaginative World	p. 285
	Asian: The Heart's Desire	p. 287
	The Deeper Magic: Atonement in Narnia	p. 292
	The Seven Planets: Medieval Symbolism in Narnia	p. 296
	The Shadowlands: Reworking Plato's Cave	p. 300
	The Problem of the Past in Narnia	p. 303
Part 4	Cambridge
Chapter 13	The Move to Cambridge: Magdalene College, 1954-1960	p. 309
	The New Cambridge Chair	p. 310
	Renaissance: The Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge	p. 315
	A Literary Romance: Enter Joy Davidman	p. 320
	The "Very Strange Marriage" to Joy Davidman	p. 329
	The Death of Joy Davidman	p. 334
Chapter 14	Bereavement, Illness, and Death: The Final Years, 1960-1963	p. 341
	A Grief Observed (1961): The Testing of Faith	p. 342
	Lewis's Failing Health, 1961-1962	p. 348
	Final Illness and Death	p. 354
Part 5	Afterlife
Chapter 15	The Lewis Phenomenon	p. 363
	The 1960s: A Fading Star	p. 363
	Rediscovery: The New Interest in Lewis	p. 367
	Lewis and American Evangelicals	p. 371
	Lewis as a Literary Landmark	p. 376
	Conclusion	p. 378
	Timeline	p. 381
	Acknowledgements	p. 387
	Works Consulted	p. 391
	Notes	p. 403
	Index	p. 428

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