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« on: November 22, 2003, 08:37:11 PM » |
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As Rachel astutely pointed out to me, today marks the anniversary of C.S. Lewis' death, so I thought it might be a good time to discuss some of the man's writings. Any favorites? Ones that you don't care for, perhaps?
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2003, 08:40:23 PM » |
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I haven't read much of his stuff, though I'd like to, but I love Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters.
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2003, 09:43:26 PM » |
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My favorite is Screwtape Letters.
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2003, 01:21:47 AM » |
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not only my favorite lewis work, but my favorite book of all time : Till We Have Faces
i also of course love the chronicles. other favorites by jack include: a grief observed (so honest and raw and beautiful), mere christianity, the great divorce, letters to malcom (chiefly on prayer), the space trilogy, letters to children, surprised by joy.
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2003, 04:27:20 PM » |
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I really like the chronicles of Narnia! They are some of the best books ever. My favorite would have to be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but the Magician's Nephew is a close second. By the way, has anyone seen the movies? They're pretty good =)
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Josh
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2003, 05:32:46 PM » |
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I really like the chronicles of Narnia! They are some of the best books ever. My favorite would have to be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but the Magician's Nephew is a close second. By the way, has anyone seen the movies? They're pretty good =) Yes. =) |
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2003, 10:46:02 PM » |
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My vote's go with his sermons, and "The Screwtape letters".
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2003, 11:07:45 PM » |
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it's been a few years since I've read any C.S. Lewis books but I've enjoyed almost everything I've read by him so far, which includes Mere Christianity, Screwtape Letters, the Narnia books, Surprised by Joy, and various stuff from two big volumes of his writings, The Inspirational Writings of C.S. Lewis and The Collected Works of C.S. Lewis. a while back I dug them out of a box so I could read them but I haven't had/made time...argh.
what stands out to me the most about his writing is his brilliant use of analogy. I really enjoy his writing style.
I didn't care much for the Space Trilogy when I read it some years back...it just seemed way too weird for me. wasn't there like this disembodied head that talked?
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« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2003, 03:53:14 PM » |
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I haven't ever read but bits of "Mere Christianity"... should I?
Oh, and I loved "A Grief Observed". If just for the connection I have to the central theme.
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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2003, 06:52:06 PM » |
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I liked Mere Christianity.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Space Trilogy. I don't remember a disembodied head, schil, but it's been a long time since I've read the books. I'm not even sure if I made it all the way through That Hideous Strength because I was extremely busy at the time...
But I think my vote goes to The Screwtape Letters.
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« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2003, 07:26:01 PM » |
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I'll probably have to go with Screwtape although I would like to read more of his works... The Great Divorce was pretty good too... and I'm in the middle of Mere Christianity...
Josh: I'm curious what you think of MC... he is very obviously free will... but I hope his other points don't get lost because of that for you.
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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2003, 07:28:35 PM » |
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Though it is definitely clear that Lewis is a free will thinker, he himself said that God dragged him kicking and screaming into Christianity. Interesting, huh? Btw, the thing that bothered me the most was his death penalty stance, but I suppose I won't open that can of worms again...  |
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« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2003, 07:29:32 PM » |
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Josh: I'm curious what you think of MC... he is very obviously free will... but I hope his other points don't get lost because of that for you.
I believe in a certain degree of free will, and thus don't take issue with him as much as you might think. Lewis was obviously a great thinker as well as a skilled communicator, and for that I respect him. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2003, 08:27:35 PM » |
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I haven't read MC or tGD, much as I would like to. Screwtape Letters was pretty good, and in many ways a more subtle (and probably accurate) portrayal of spiritual warfare than anything Peretti has written...
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« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2003, 09:52:34 PM » |
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my top clive staples works are the chronicles of narnia (my favorite being the silver chair and prince caspian), till we have faces, and the great divorce.
i tried reading the space trilogy, and was thoroughly disgusted by 'out of the silent planet.' it in no way captured my imagination. i'm not sure why i have problems with it, because everyone else seems to love the space books. it's not that i'm not a sci-fi person, either. i love good sci-fi, but i didn't think that lewis is a good sci-fi writer. maybe i should give them another chance, but they're not too high on my list.
i've also read the screwtape letters, but i didn't really think it was awesome. on my 'to read' list is: the pilgrim's regress. has anyone read it?
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« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2003, 10:11:04 PM » |
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I read it some years back but didn't really get it.
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« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2003, 09:36:34 AM » |
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i tried reading the space trilogy, and was thoroughly disgusted by 'out of the silent planet.' it in no way captured my imagination. i'm not sure why i have problems with it, because everyone else seems to love the space books. it's not that i'm not a sci-fi person, either. i love good sci-fi, but i didn't think that lewis is a good sci-fi writer. maybe i should give them another chance, but they're not too high on my list. I read about 3/4 of Silent Planet, all of Perelandra, and about the first ten pages or so of Strength. Neither the former nor the latter captured my imagination, but Perelandra was good, though I didn't really think of it as Sci-Fi. |
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2003, 05:39:24 PM » |
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Did he write them before or after he became a Christian?
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Vlad!
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« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2003, 05:53:33 PM » |
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Did he write them before or after he became a Christian?
Skraps I don't know for sure, but I'd almsot have to guess after...Perelandra has enough religious subtext in it that I don't see how an atheist could have written it... |
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If you don’t have freedom as a principle, you can never see a reason not to make an exception. There are constantly going to be times when for one reason or another there’s some practical convenience in making an exception.
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« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2003, 06:08:30 PM » |
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i love perelandra, think silent planet is ok (good as a bit of background to perelandra) and have little to no use for hideous strength.
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« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2003, 09:57:10 PM » |
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maybe i'll just try perelandra, then.
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« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2003, 12:05:21 PM » |
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on my 'to read' list is: the pilgrim's regress. has anyone read it? i have! i really enjoyed it, but sometimes it made my head hurt...in a good way, of course. i highly recommend it to all. and i agree with bethany, till we have faces is excellent, high on my list of c.s. favorites. |
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