The World's Last Night: And Other Essays - Softcover

Lewis, C. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156983605 ISBN 13: 9780156983600

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984

Synopsis

In seven witty, lucid, tough-minded essays, Lewis considers questions that challenge the faith of modern Christians. He discusses such topics as the efficacy of prayer, the various uses of the phrase I believe, the religious implications of life on other planets, the meaning of words like culture and religion, and the idea of the Second Coming.

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From the Back Cover:

"[Lewis] addresses himself to the task of disputing disbelief with energy, humor, and intense conviction."--Los Angeles Times   "No other Christian writer in this country had such influence on the general reading public as C.S. Lewis."--Times Literary Supplement (London)   In seven witty, lucid, and tough-minded essays, C.S. Lewis considers questions that challenge the faith of modern Christians. He discusses the efficacy of prayer, the various usages of the phrase "I believe," the meaning of words like "culture" and "religion," and the interplay of "good work" and "good works." He examines the religious implications of life on other planets and the doctrine of the Second Coming. This collection is also notable for a Screwtape dialogue in which that "very experienced devil makes a brilliant speech on the opportunities for exploiting the evil in the world, concluding 'Nowhere do we tempt so successfully as on the very steps of the altar.'"   "Reveals the expected wit, the Chestertonian ability to make Christian orthodoxy exciting and fit for the brave revel, and an abundance of offbeat insights into the human scene."--The New York Times Book Review   C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) gained international renown for an impressive array of beloved works both popular and scholarly: literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature, and numerous books on theology. Among his most celebrated achievements are Out of the Silent Planet, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, The Four Loves, and Surprised by Joy.

 

About the Author:

C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis (1898-1963), one of the great writers of the twentieth century, also continues to be one of our most influential Christian thinkers. A Fellow and tutor at Oxford until 1954, he spent the rest of his career as Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge. He wrote more than thirty books, both popular and scholarly, inlcuding The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters, The Four Loves, Mere Christianity and Surprised by Joy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0156983605
• ISBN 13: 9780156983600
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132