A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis

by C. S. Lewis

Paperback, 1980

Status

Available

Description

A repackaged edition of the revered author's anthology featuring hundreds of selections from his writings, organized by the main themes of Christian faith. C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics--wrote widely on all the main themes of Christian faith: God, Jesus, the Trinity, Scripture, sin, evil, nature, sex, the Christian life, prayer, faith, compassion, guilt, and forgiveness. A Mind Awake includes hundreds of short excerpts, curated from the full range of his works and organized them by theme. Useful as both a reference work and as a devotional resource, A Mind Awake contains hidden gems of wisdom that are provocative, whimsical, and insightful, and is an ideal introduction to this towering figure who has profoundly influenced modern Christianity.… (more)

Publication

Harvest Publication (1980), Edition: 1st, 252 pages

Rating

(26 ratings; 4.1)

User reviews

LibraryThing member SherryThompson
This is one of the earlier collections of quotations by C. S. Lewis, published in 1968, or five years after his death. I'm not a big fan of these C. S. Lewis extract books, of which there are many now. I'd rather follow his thoughts as he makes an argument on a particular topic. However, these
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"anthologies" serve a purpose for readers who are not familiar with Lewis' work but want to get a flavor of his writing. Good for its niche market.
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LibraryThing member ajlewis2
I read 25% over the course of many days. The book contains short snippets from the writings of C.S. Lewis. I took note of several of them so that I could get the books referenced and read more of what he has to say on topics such as Tao. Eventually I felt pretty well saturated. I had borrowed the
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book from the library and did not feel to renew it.
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