A year with C.S. Lewis : daily readings from his classic works

by C. S. Lewis

Paper Book, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

BV4811.L48 2003

Genres

Religion & Spirituality

Nonfiction

General Nonfiction

All Topics

Collection

Devotional

Publication

[San Francisco], Calif. : HarperSanFrancisco, c2003.

Description

The classic A Year with C.S. Lewis is an intimate day-to-day companion by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. The daily meditations have been culled from Lewis' celebrated signature classics: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, and A Grief Observed, as well as from the distinguished works The Weight of Glory and The Abolition of Man. Ruminating on such themes as the nature of love, the existence of miracles, overcoming a devastating loss, and discovering a profound Christian faith, A Year with C.S. Lewis offers unflinchingly honest insight for each day of the year.

User reviews

LibraryThing member askbhr1

Bits and pieces of his complex writings easily digested

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LibraryThing member edwinbcn

C. S. Lewis'book A year with C. S. Lewis. 365 daily readings from his classic works is edited as a devotional calendar. For everyday of the year, in chronological order from January 1 through December 31, the book consists of excerpts from a number of C.S. Lewis' philosophical and spiritual books.

Philosophical and spiritual means Christian, in this context. The excerpts are taken from The Abolition of Man, The Great Divorce, A Grief Observed, Mere Christianity, Miracles, The Problem of pain, The Screwtape Letters, and The Weight of Glory. From each of these works, short readings are chosen for every day of the year. There is no discernible logic to the selection and spread over the year. However, while on most devotional calendars selections for a day are "stand-alone" pieces, presenting a selections of disconnected pieces every day, this book by Lewis cannot be read in that way, because some days would have to be read consecutively, as entries could otherwise not be understood. There are many such short series, which require quite concentrated reading, and since the book consists of rather philosophical texts, a day-by-day reading is rather disruptive (although I suppose Christians are quite used to that kind of reading mode). Rather superfluous seem the sparse, ultra-short and factual notes on some pages, referring to facts and events in C.S. Lewis' life.

From a reading of this book, C.S. Lewis appears as a deeply, and dogmatically religious person. The aim of the book is quite clearly to convert readers to Christianity. References to God or Jesus appear in multiplicity in almost every paragraph, telling readers how misguided they are when they do not believe. The main theme in all excerpts is the proof of the existence of God. In this book, Lewis is dogmatic and uninspiring.

What a horror to include this book in the Library of the International Space Station .

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LibraryThing member utbw42

Glad I was able to read one page a day with this one due to the complexity and richness of each day's message. Lewis has inspirational messages for everyone, spanning a broad variety of topics. If you're looking for something different in a daily devotional that will challenge and expand your mind,

give this one a try.

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LibraryThing member anitatally

We bought one for ourselves and one for each of the kids, Christmas 2004. The best daily devotional of all, for me, anyway.

LibraryThing member nancynova

Read as devotions off and on one year. Now sent along to a diakonia friend

LibraryThing member Mialro

What it says on the tin, basically. Highly recommended for CSL fans.

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