The Romantic Rationalist

by John Piper (Contributor)

Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

230.092

Collection

Publication

Crossway (2014), 192 pages

Description

Christian Nonfiction. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML: C S. Lewis stands as one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. His commitment to the life of the mind and the life of the heart is evident in classics like the Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianityâ??books that illustrate the unbreakable connection between rigorous thought and deep affection. With contributions from Randy Alcorn, John Piper, Philip Ryken, Kevin Vanhoozer, David Mathis, and Douglas Wilson, this volume explores the man, his work, and his legacyâ??reveling in the truth at the heart of Lewis's spiritual genius: God alone is the answer to our deepest longings and the source of our unending joy

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I've listened to quite a bit of this book and it's full of good stuff, but wasn't sufficiently cohesive for me. I think the meaning of words also has changed, or is used in such a specific way, that I didn't always think it made sense.

For example, apparently CS Lewis hated the thinking of
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"liberals" compared with his own view of the Christian religion. Sometimes I wasn't sure that he didn't replace the word "romantic" for "liberal" and thus find that thinking acceptable. I guess I do need to listen to the audiobook a while lot more carefully to get to the bottom of CS Lewis's views.
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Physical description

192 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

1433544989 / 9781433544989
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