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A Christian for All Christians : Essays in Honour of C. S. Lewis
A collection of essays gathered to honor the great thinker and teacher, C.S. Lewis.
258 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1990
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February 12, 2019
This was a deeply uneven book. There were excellent essays and some fair ones.
Basil Mitchell in Conversation with Andrew Walker, “Reflections on C.S. Lewis, Apologetics, and the Moral Tradition”--this was an interesting feature. The discussion by Richard L. Purtill, “Did C.S. Lewis Lose his Faith?”, is valuable and solid. The Brian Horne essay is a good start, but I think everything written on Charles Williams before Grevol Lindop’s biography needs to be reread in light of his work. I learned a great deal from Bernard Sellin, “The Fiction of David Lindsay and C.S. Lewis”--though even that is a little light in content for such a valuable thesis. Jacques Sys, “‘Look out! It’s Alive!’: C.S. Lewis on Doctrine” deserves a second read. Peter Kreeft's essay "How to Save Western Civilization" is brilliant.
Note: On rereading, I found the book as a whole stronger, almost a 4-star piece. I wish that it wasn't all male, that they engaged with other scholars, and there was a bit more diversity of thought. But enjoyable and intelligent as a collection.
Basil Mitchell in Conversation with Andrew Walker, “Reflections on C.S. Lewis, Apologetics, and the Moral Tradition”--this was an interesting feature. The discussion by Richard L. Purtill, “Did C.S. Lewis Lose his Faith?”, is valuable and solid. The Brian Horne essay is a good start, but I think everything written on Charles Williams before Grevol Lindop’s biography needs to be reread in light of his work. I learned a great deal from Bernard Sellin, “The Fiction of David Lindsay and C.S. Lewis”--though even that is a little light in content for such a valuable thesis. Jacques Sys, “‘Look out! It’s Alive!’: C.S. Lewis on Doctrine” deserves a second read. Peter Kreeft's essay "How to Save Western Civilization" is brilliant.
Note: On rereading, I found the book as a whole stronger, almost a 4-star piece. I wish that it wasn't all male, that they engaged with other scholars, and there was a bit more diversity of thought. But enjoyable and intelligent as a collection.
June 15, 2023
2.5 stars is probably closer.
Certainly I would prefer to hear from Lewis, than about Lewis.
There were several essays that were well worth reading and several more that were only skimmed...
In November this year 2023 it will be 60 years since Lewis died - on the same day as JFK (I remember)
There are maybe 1/2 dozen points made that I will value, but by in large, way too academic to interest many now...
Certainly I would prefer to hear from Lewis, than about Lewis.
There were several essays that were well worth reading and several more that were only skimmed...
In November this year 2023 it will be 60 years since Lewis died - on the same day as JFK (I remember)
There are maybe 1/2 dozen points made that I will value, but by in large, way too academic to interest many now...
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