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The C.S. Lewis phenomenon : Christianity and the public sphere / Samuel Joeckel.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780881464375 (softcover : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0881464376 (softcover : acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: 427 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-421) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | C.S. Lewis, public intellectual -- The rise of the public sphere, the challenge of atheism, and the transformation of Christian apologetics -- The basic stance: the vantage point of the outsider and other advantageous perspectives -- Forms and sources of authority -- Conveying authority -- The demise of the public sphere -- Hesitant steps beyond the public sphere: tensions and dilemmas -- "Water-spouts of truth from the very depth of truth": perspective, preconditionalism, and the actualization of myth in Till We Have Faces -- "The best is perhaps what we understand least": localizing the problem of evil in A Grief Observed -- The evolution of C.S. Lewis's reputation in the public sphere, 1930-1970 -- The evolution of C.S. Lewis's reputation in the public sphere, 1970-2010 -- Explaining some meta-critical curiosities -- The C.S. Lewis industry. |
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| Subject: | Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. Public theology. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | PR 6023 .E926 Z7 2013 | 30775305483134 | General Collection | Available | - |
CHOICE_Magazine Review
The C. S. Lewis Phenomenon : Christianity and the Public Sphere
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Copyright American Library Association, used with permission.
Joeckel (Palm Beach Atlantic Univ.) offers this commentary on the "Lewis industry"--the proliferation of books and articles about C. S. Lewis. He is especially concerned with Lewis's stature as a public intellectual; as such, Lewis engaged in a certain complicity with his audience. The author's complaint about the volume of writings on Lewis is valid. For many, Lewis has been the last word on Christianity and literature; an excess was to be expected. For those who have studied any of the great thinkers in the church, the cult of Lewis is discomforting. He had none of the dogmatic rigor of Newman, Aquinas, or others like them, and his personal life was far from ascetic. Of course, some of Lewis's biographers were intent on shielding his reputation from his transgressions with women. But this concern does not result in hagiography. Toward the conclusion, Joeckel quotes from a variety of Lewis critics who describe his century as the worst century of all. It was an evil period, but it might be wrong to complain. Joeckel provides an excellent survey of the literature, and his writing is mostly jargon free. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. J. R. Griffin emeritus, Colorado State University-Pueblo
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