C. S Lewis
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In The Discarded Image, C. S. Lewis paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It describes the "image" discarded by later years as "the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe." This, Lewis's last book, has been hailed as "the...
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Esa horrible fortaleza es la tercera novela de la trilogía de ciencia ficción de Lewis. Ambientada en la Tierra, narra una terrorífica conspiración contra la humanidad. La historia rodea a Mark y Jane Studdock, una pareja recién casada. Mark es un sociólogo que se siente atraído por una organización llamada N.I.C.E., que pretende controlar toda la vida humana. Jane, por su parte, tiene extraños sueños proféticos sobre un científico decapitado,...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's fictitious collection of letters in which he ruminates on the nature of prayer-what it is, how it works, and how it should be practiced.
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-shares his understanding of...
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C. S. Lewis's illuminating reflections on Milton's Paradise Lost, the seminal classic that profoundly influenced Christian thought as well as Lewis's own.
In Preface to Paradise Lost, the Christian apologist and revered scholar and professor of literature closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton's masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story of the Fall of Humankind, Satan's temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve...
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Más allá del planeta silencioso es la primera novela de la clásica trilogía de ciencia ficción de C. S. Lewis. Cuenta la aventura del Dr. Ransom, un académico de Cambridge, que es secuestrado y llevado en una nave espacial al planeta rojo de Malacandra, que él conoce como Marte. Sus captores planean saquear los tesoros del planeta y ofrecer a Ransom como sacrificio a las criaturas que viven allí. Ransom descubre que viene del «planeta silencioso»,...
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A definitive collection of wisdom on every style of writing and a celebration of the transformative power of the written word from one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the modern age, C. S. Lewis, the beloved author of the Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and other revered classics.
Featuring over one hundred excerpts—some short and some essay length—drawn from his wide body of letters, books,...
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The Essentials ExplainedMaster storyteller and essayist C. S. Lewis here tackles the central questions of the Christian faith: Who was Jesus? What did he accomplish? What does it mean for me? In these classic essays, which began as talks on the BBC during World War II, Lewis creatively and simply explains the basic tenets of Christianity. Taken from the core section of Mere Christianity, the selection in this gift edition provides an accessible way...
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Del venerado maestro y autor de best sellers de obras cristianas clásicas como Mero cristianismo y Cartas del diablo a su sobrino llega una colección que reúne lo mejor de los consejos prácticos de C. S. Lewis sobre cómo encarnar una vida cristiana.
Cómo ser cristiano reúne lo mejor de las ideas de Lewis sobre la práctica cristiana y su expresión en nuestra vida diaria. Cultivada a partir de sus numerosos ensayos, artículos y cartas, así...
29) Perelandra
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Perelandra, la segunda novela de la trilogía de ciencia ficción de Lewis, narra el viaje del Dr. Ransom al planeta paradisíaco de Perelandra, o Venus, que resulta ser un hermoso mundo parecido al Edén. Se horroriza al descubrir que su viejo enemigo, el Dr. Weston, también ha llegado y lo pone en grave peligro una vez más. Mientras el cuerpo del loco Weston es tomado por las fuerzas del mal, Ransom emprende una lucha desesperada para salvar la...
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C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis's revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis' The Great Divorce will change the way we think about good and evil.
31) George MacDonald
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C. S. Lewis said everything he wrote was influenced by George MacDonald. According to Lewis, there is "hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continuously close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself." Writing a preface and selecting MacDonald's most poignant passages, Lewis introduces us to these extraordinary treasures. Ranging from "Inexorable Love" to "The Torment of Death," these words will instruct and uplift.
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Abrieron una puerta, y entraron a un nuevo mundo. Narnia ... la tierra que se encuentra más allá del ropero, el país secreto que sólo conocen Pedro, Susana, Edmundo y Lucía . . . el lugar donde empieza la aventura. Lucía es la primera en encontrar el ropero secreto en la vieja y misteriosa casa del profesor. Al comienzo, nadie le cree cuando habla de sus aventuras en la tierra de Narnia. Pero muy pronto, Edmundo, Pedro y Susana descubren la...
33) George MacDonald
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Una antología de 365 días de lecturas de uno de los escritores más influyentes de todos los tiempos, George MacDonald, recopilada por el propio C. S. Lewis
Esta colección, compilada por el propio Lewis, presenta escritos de MacDonald, considerado como uno de los mejores escritores cristianos de los finales del XIX, principios del siglo XX y quien sirvió de influencia de grandes escritores como Lewis Carrol, WH Auden, JRR Tolkien, Walter de la...
34) Miracles
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In the classic Miracles, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, argues that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation.
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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...
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Novelist, poet, critic, lay theologian, and best-selling author of the 'Narnia' series, C. S. Lewis' works have become timeless classics for adults and children around the world.
Here in one concise volume is the essence of his thought on subjects ranging from love and faith to ethics and morality and myth and literature that will throw open the windows of the soul and provide readers with bite-sized nuggets of wisdom and inspiration from one of...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's moving theological work in which he considers the most poetic portions from Scripture and what they tell us about God, the Bible, and faith.
In this wise and enlightening book, 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...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's diary from his early twenties-a thought-provoking work that reveals his earliest thinking about war, atheism, religion, and humanity.
While serving his country in the Great War, C. S. Lewis' the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, and Christian apologist-made a pact with a close friend and fellow soldier. If one of them died, the survivor would take care of his family-a promise...
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This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures, and hard to find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant aim was to show the twentieth–century reader how to read and understand old books and manuscripts. Highlighting works by Spenser, Dante, Malory, Tasso, and Milton, Lewis provides a refreshing update to medieval and Renaissance criticism, and equips modern readers to understand these works in a new way.
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C. S. Lewis was a prolific letter writer, and his personal correspondence reveals much of his private life, reflections, friendships, and the progress of his thought. This second of a three-volume collection contains the letters Lewis wrote after his conversion to Christianity, as he began a lifetime of serious writing. Lewis corresponded with many of the twentieth century's major literary figures, including J. R. R. Tolkien and Dorothy Sayers. Here...