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  <title><![CDATA[Joyful Christian]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;P&gt; C.S. Lewis, himself a convert, wrote of being &quot;surprised by joy&quot; when he discovered his belief in Jesus Christ. In these 127 devotional readings, selected from Lewis's many works on faith and spirituality, Christians everywhere can share in the joy of this master theologian as he discusses topics ranging from the nature of prayer and good works to psychoanalysis and fascism. In &lt;I&gt;The Joyful Christian,&lt;/I&gt; Lewis offers inspiration for all those who hunger and thirst after joy.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1977</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Joyful Christian</original_title>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who need help with their Spiritual life or all Christians in general.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[     What do you get when you take sections from C.S. Lewis' greatest theological works and put them together?  THE JOYFUL CHRISTIAN.  This book takes portions from C.S. Lewis' books MERE CHRISTIANITY, THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS, THE FOUR LOVES, and more and put them in order of topic to give you great i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36139208">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a really great collection of C.S. Lewis excerpts.  It divides his work topically, so it was nice to be able to pick it up, read a bit and then find another topic to go from there.]]></body>
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    <review id="52500114">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This set of 127 excerpts from C.S. Lewis' works are great for devotionals, or for looking up topical items in basic theology or apologetics. I found it very helpful and a great review.]]></body>
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    <review id="76008618">
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    <body><![CDATA[It was a good taste of a wide variety of topics but really left me wanting.  I suppose it would be a good sampling of Lewis but leaves you wanting clarification.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a collection of excerpts from various Lewis writings.  I've read a lot of it already, but never fully finished it, I believe.]]></body>
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    <review id="30642425">
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was not exactly what I expected, though it was very good for what it was:  An Introduction to C.S. Lewis' writings.  There were lots of excerpts from various of his papers, books, and speeches.  Really a broad look at the theology of C.S. Lewis.  There is also an excellent reference sectio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30642425">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23026261">
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There isn't enough room on this review to explain what I learned from this book. I think C.S. Lewis explains as no other author what 'Joy' really means to a Christian. It is a book full of revelations about what it means to be joyful. It is one of my very favorite books in Christian Literature. It i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23026261">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Oct 11 14:37:40 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really thought that this was an interesting book on Christian values and beliefs. I especially thought it was interesting to read because C.S. Lewis was not a mormon, but many of his thoughts and beliefs are similar to what we as members of the church believe. I enjoyed it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm currently reading this book.  I LOVE the way it is written.  There are so many profound truths revealed that never occured to me before I read this book.  I'm looking forward to reading it in it's entirety.  ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Sep 03 11:23:45 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have read bits and pieces of this wonderful book but have not dug into the whole thing...I'm thinking it will be a good one for winter reading!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An anthology of Lewis's celebratory writings. &quot;The command, after all, was Take, eat: not Take, understand.&quot;]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of quotes and such by C.S.Lewis, it helped me through some tough times.]]></body>
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    <review id="596938">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 05 23:35:51 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Apr 05 23:36:25 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are singular paragraphs in this book that have changed my life in one read.]]></body>
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    <review id="21404510">
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    <body><![CDATA[Can't say enough good things about C S Lewis. Excellent!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as helpful as promised]]></body>
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