|
Users viewing this topic:
none
|
|
Login  | |
|
C.S.Lewis - 6/5/2008 7:24:00 PM
|
|
|
Rocker4christ123
Posts: 312
Joined: 3/11/2007
From: Bandland!!!!Woot,Woot,Band Geeks United!!!!
Status: offline
|
I dunno if there is already a Lewis thread but i didn't feel like looking soooo... What are yuor opinions on him ?? I personally love his work i am absolutley addicted !!!!
_____________________________
Another friday with the t.v. on
listenin to the same old song,
how long will this carry on ?
Can i survive another weekend?
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/5/2008 7:27:53 PM
|
|
|
DougHorton
Posts: 914
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: Georgia
Status: offline
|
Lewis was not only a great author, but a great thinker with a clear understanding of the faith. He brought thinking back into Christianity for the common believer and introduced many unbelievers to the rationality of Christianity.
_____________________________
Doug
You may think it strange, but he never likes any assistance. When he made the world, he did not ask the angel Gabriel so much as to cool the molten matter with his wing, but he did it entirely himself. -- Spurgeon
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/5/2008 7:55:07 PM
|
|
|
9drtr
Posts: 1584
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: Toronto the Good
Status: offline
|
Twice in my life A Grief Observed maintained my sanity.
_____________________________
Edwin
When we know who is coming, how can we worry about what is coming? When the last hour belongs to us, how can we worry about the next minute?
Ross Crighton
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/9/2008 2:41:18 PM
|
|
|
e.barrett
Posts: 35
Joined: 6/9/2008
Status: offline
|
CS Lewis is fantastic.
As a kid I read the Chronicles of Narnia and was underwhelmed. So I never understood what Christians saw in Lewis until I read the Screwtape Letters. That book was brilliant. Now I totally get why people love Lewis. :)
_____________________________
R3 - a blog devoted to understanding how to live out a life of faith
Visit it at www.r3blog.net
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/9/2008 2:49:27 PM
|
|
|
PrincessButtercup
Posts: 8596
Joined: 4/21/2007
From: not my home...
Status: offline
|
I have read the whole Narnia series and looooove it. But I not only love Lewis for his fantastic fiction series, but also for his other works. I've only read three chapters in "Mere Christianity", but I've read enough to know that this man was absolutely brilliant.
_____________________________
I need you more than anyone, darlin'
You know that I have from the start
So build me up, Buttercup, don't break my heart...
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/9/2008 3:09:44 PM
|
|
|
DougHorton
Posts: 914
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: Georgia
Status: offline
|
"Mere Christianity" is one of my favorites. "God in the Dock" (i.e. putting God on trial, for those not knowing what the "dock" is in English courts) is a great book of essays.
What are some of your favorites?
_____________________________
Doug
You may think it strange, but he never likes any assistance. When he made the world, he did not ask the angel Gabriel so much as to cool the molten matter with his wing, but he did it entirely himself. -- Spurgeon
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/11/2008 3:06:20 AM
|
|
|
brothertodd
Posts: 128
Joined: 4/7/2008
Status: offline
|
He also has a sci-fi trilogy, havent read it personally but a friend said it was pretty good. And the screwtape letters are good. If you haven't seen it the movie Shadowlands is good, its about lewis with Anthony Hopkins playing him
_____________________________
Brother Todd, servant of Christ
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/11/2008 5:40:00 AM
|
|
|
car2ner
Posts: 2773
Joined: 4/11/2005
From: just north of Florida
Status: offline
|
the sci-fi is quirky but well written. The ideals in it are wonderful.
_____________________________
http://www.car2ner.2ya.com
"May your days be long and your hardships few".
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/11/2008 1:21:09 PM
|
|
|
DougHorton
Posts: 914
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: Georgia
Status: offline
|
The sci-fi trilogy is:
1. Out of the Silent Planet - an man from Earth travels to Mars and finds out that Earth is the "silent" planet because it has been sealed off to contain the curse of sin.
2. Perelandra - the same man, Ransom (there is meaning in the name!), travels to Venus where that planet's Adam and Eve have not yet fallen, which he realizes he is there to prevent.
3. That Hideous Strength - Ransom, now an old man, has a team of co-workers trying to hold off the evil one here on Earth until our planet can be unsealed and the rest of the universe's beings can assist in the restoration of Earth.
I loved the first two as a teen, but That Hideous Strength dragged a bit too much in the beginning and I didn't go back and read it until many years later. They are all great books that can be enjoyed as fiction as well at a much deeper levels of theology and philosophy. I love the way he makes the whole realm of spiritual beings perfectly plausible to even a non-believing reader.
_____________________________
Doug
You may think it strange, but he never likes any assistance. When he made the world, he did not ask the angel Gabriel so much as to cool the molten matter with his wing, but he did it entirely himself. -- Spurgeon
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/12/2008 11:39:58 AM
|
|
|
Heatherlea
Posts: 71
Joined: 7/22/2005
From: USA
Status: offline
|
I enjoy just about all of Lewis' work. I read the Out of the Silent Planet Trilogy last summer, they were a great read.
I read Mere Christianity and Screwtape Letters several years ago, and I'm planning on rereading them soon.
This summer I thought I would tackle Till We have Faces, has anyone read it?
The Narnian books are probably my favorite by C.S. Lewis.
_____________________________
Isaiah 40:31
Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength, They shall mount with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/12/2008 5:25:26 PM
|
|
|
Silverstring
Posts: 103
Joined: 4/15/2005
From: Norway
Status: offline
|
Till we have faces is maybe the most beautiful read I've ever had. I was numb for two days after reading it.
_____________________________
Everything worth something costs something
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/13/2008 5:39:28 AM
|
|
|
Annie64
Posts: 830
Joined: 6/4/2007
From: Indianapolis, IN
Status: offline
|
I'm a big C.S. Lewis fan, but I've never read Till We Have Faces. I'd like to, but it isn't as readily available as a lot of his other books. I have very much loved everything else I've ever read from him, except for one thing, I think it was The Problem of Pain, which I found uninteresting and didn't finish. I haven't always agreed with him, but he was a great writer and a great thinker.
BTW, the Space Trilogy is also a little hard to find, but if you can find it, it really is a great read. Sometimes, especially in Perelandra, he gets into just explaining his ideas and seems to forget he is telling a story, but if you can get past that, then it is one of the best trilogies out there, at least that I've ever read.
_____________________________
On Christ the solid rock I stand
ALL other ground is sinking sand.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/13/2008 6:15:18 PM
|
|
|
jtlaurence
Posts: 3
Joined: 6/13/2008
Status: offline
|
I was recommended to read Meer Christianity by one of my good friends who knew that my wife and I were not fully ready to commit ourselves to Christ. I grew up with a little bit of church, but my wife did not. After reading this book together (and a few other incidents that helped God reveal Himself to us), we now have become true believers in the Lord, and try to practice these Christian principles in our daily lives. I just love C.S. Lewis' way he tells the reasoning behind all the things that we do when we do God's work.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/15/2008 11:31:08 PM
|
|
|
violinist_for_jesus
Posts: 2547
Joined: 4/20/2007
Status: offline
|
CS Lewis is awesome! Mere Christianity is phenomenal, even if I haven't read the whole thing yet.
_____________________________
Zachary/19/ Single,
Hear me ROARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!
Nearer my God, to thee
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/16/2008 1:03:03 AM
|
|
|
Hismusicgal
Posts: 135
Joined: 2/28/2008
From: God and to Him one day I'll return
Status: offline
|
C.S. Lewis is awesome. I am starting to read "Screwtape Letters" this summer after the last chapters of "Narnia". Great author!! Getting prepared for a C.S.Lewis lit class next spring. For me to get the full meaning I read things multiple times (each time something new pops out).
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/16/2008 1:29:05 AM
|
|
|
everythingat
Posts: 220
Joined: 2/21/2008
Status: offline
|
No one has mentioned The Great Divorce yet. That's my personal favorite.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/16/2008 11:18:55 AM
|
|
|
Silverstring
Posts: 103
Joined: 4/15/2005
From: Norway
Status: offline
|
It's a good book very worthy of mention, so I'll mention it too:
"the great divorce"
_____________________________
Everything worth something costs something
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/16/2008 1:53:30 PM
|
|
|
PrincessButtercup
Posts: 8596
Joined: 4/21/2007
From: not my home...
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: Hismusicgal
Getting prepared for a C.S.Lewis lit class next spring.
Dang I wish I was at your school. I would love to take a class like that.
_____________________________
I need you more than anyone, darlin'
You know that I have from the start
So build me up, Buttercup, don't break my heart...
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/17/2008 12:01:21 AM
|
|
|
Hismusicgal
Posts: 135
Joined: 2/28/2008
From: God and to Him one day I'll return
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: Mandicoot
quote:
ORIGINAL: Hismusicgal
Getting prepared for a C.S.Lewis lit class next spring.
Dang I wish I was at your school. I would love to take a class like that.
I go to a bible college that has great courses and professors.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/18/2008 2:50:58 PM
|
|
|
endless_night
Posts: 74
Joined: 6/17/2008
Status: offline
|
I love his writings. I'm trying to have a summer of reading His work. I just ordered a huge collection of his from the library, hopefully, I actually read all of them. :)
_____________________________
The Fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praises endures forever.
Psalms 111:10
|
|
|
|
|
RE: C.S.Lewis - 6/18/2008 5:25:51 PM
|
|
|
Narcil
Posts: 21
Joined: 3/16/2006
From: San Diego, CA
Status: offline
|
I love Perelandra and The Great Divorce, which I found even more interesting and insightful than the Screwtape Letters.
I don't think anyone has mentioned Pilgrims Regress yet, which I love and find to be very funny. It's a Lewis take on the classic Pilgrims Progress.
I am currently reading The Abolition of Man, which is a very different book from any of the others I have mentioned above. I can't think of another work of Lewis' like it. It doesn't seem to be specifically Christian (at least it isn't yet) and it's not for the uninitiated to serious philosophy.
< Message edited by Narcil -- 6/18/2008 5:32:25 PM >
_____________________________
"I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all. But whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess." - Martin Luther
My blog: Here
|
|
|
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
 Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts |
|
|
Forum Tools
Printable Version
