God in the Dock

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The work of C. S. Lewis has become synonymous with modern Christian apologetics. Dubbed the "apostle to skeptics," Lewis was a profound thinker with the rare ability to communicate the philosophical and theological rationale of Christianity in simple yet amazingly effective ways. According to editor Walter Hooper, C. S. Lewis "has probably got more orthodox Christianity into more heads than any other religious writer since G. K. Chesterton." Insightful, engaging, and often full of wit, the books of C. S. Lewis are models of genuine Christianity expressed in brilliant contemporary prose. They continue to make frequent appearances on best-seller lists. God in the Dock contains forty-eight essays and twelve letters written by C. S. Lewis between 1940 and 1963 for a wide variety of publications. Ranging from popular newspaper pieces to learned defenses of the faith, these essays cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, vivisection, the role of women in... Tovább

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The work of C. S. Lewis has become synonymous with modern Christian apologetics. Dubbed the "apostle to skeptics," Lewis was a profound thinker with the rare ability to communicate the philosophical and theological rationale of Christianity in simple yet amazingly effective ways. According to editor Walter Hooper, C. S. Lewis "has probably got more orthodox Christianity into more heads than any other religious writer since G. K. Chesterton." Insightful, engaging, and often full of wit, the books of C. S. Lewis are models of genuine Christianity expressed in brilliant contemporary prose. They continue to make frequent appearances on best-seller lists. God in the Dock contains forty-eight essays and twelve letters written by C. S. Lewis between 1940 and 1963 for a wide variety of publications. Ranging from popular newspaper pieces to learned defenses of the faith, these essays cover topics as varied as the logic of theism, good and evil, miracles, vivisection, the role of women in church polity, and ethics and politics. Many represent Lewis's first ventures into themes he would later treat in full-length books. Thus, though valuable in its own right, God in the Dock alsó represents an important contribution to Lewisiana. "These two characteristics in Lewis - the searching mind and the poetic spirit - are readily evident. . . . Here the reader finds the tough-minded polemicist relishing the debate; here too the kindly teacher explaining a complex abstraction by means of clarifying analogies; here the public speaker addressing his varied audience with all the humility and grace of a man who knows how much more remains to be known." _ The New y0rk Times Book Review "Captivating reading that builds the faith while it fills the mind with greatness." -Decision "For the intellectual pilgrim struggling with the crisis of faith in this world come of age, these chapters possess a unique power for the renewal of evangelical conviction." _ Southwestern Journal of Theology C. S. LEWIS (1898-1963) was the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at Cambridge University, England. Among his many famous works are Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, the Chronicles ofNarnia series, Miracles, The Abolition ofMan, The Great Divorce, The Problem ofPain, and Surprised by Joy. Cover art: Magdalen Bridge and Tower by E. W. Haslehust, Oxford, England: (insetl c s ím,;* Vissza