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Publication
Fount (1998), Paperback, 64 pages
Description
This beautifully illustrated selection draws together some of his reflections on love and shows the qualities of intelligence, honesty, and humility which made him such a respected teacher.
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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
This book contains sampling from various works by author C.S. Lewis. The thread purportedly tying them together is love, but some of them seem like more a stretch than others. Yes, it is supposed to be all kinds of love -- brotherly love, romantic feelings, religious devotion, etc. But a passage
That being said, I am clearly not the target audience for this book. Even with its theme of love, it is really more about the Christian religion than anything else. Favorite talking points like sex outside of marriage being bad and how marriage is a contract to be honored even if you no longer love the other person are what you will find here. If you were looking for a book about passion and sentiment that you could gift to a romantic partner, this is not that. If you're looking for a gift for a religious person, this could be it.
The book does contain a very brief biography of C.S. Lewis and some family photographs. It also contains reproductions of many famous works arts, such as those done by Edward Hopper and Gustav Klimt. Indeed, the whole production of the book presents as a very beautiful work. The textual content just may not be for everyone.
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comparing Jesus's "descent and reascent" with garden vegetables seems out of place.That being said, I am clearly not the target audience for this book. Even with its theme of love, it is really more about the Christian religion than anything else. Favorite talking points like sex outside of marriage being bad and how marriage is a contract to be honored even if you no longer love the other person are what you will find here. If you were looking for a book about passion and sentiment that you could gift to a romantic partner, this is not that. If you're looking for a gift for a religious person, this could be it.
The book does contain a very brief biography of C.S. Lewis and some family photographs. It also contains reproductions of many famous works arts, such as those done by Edward Hopper and Gustav Klimt. Indeed, the whole production of the book presents as a very beautiful work. The textual content just may not be for everyone.
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Physical description
64 p.; 7 inches
ISBN
0006280757 / 9780006280750
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A gift book of Lewis's writings on love.