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Reading Classics - Mere Christianity (VII) (01/29/09 - 32 Comments)
Today brings us to our final reading in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity. We've gone through it quite quickly but this has worked well, I think, as the book lends itself to a quick reading. This week we come to the final pages--chapters seven through eleven of Book 4. There was not a whole lot of discussion last week, but the consensus seemed to be that this is not the strongest section in the book. Lewis...
Reading Classics - Mere Christianity (VI) (01/22/09 - 11 Comments)
Today we come to our sixth (and second-to-last) reading in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity. This means as well that we have come to the fourth and final book that makes up Mere Christianity. And I think we are beginning to see why Lewis is known more as an apologist than a theologian. Discussion Book Three, "Christian Behaviour" was, I think, Lewis at his best. I enjoyed each of the twelve chapters and thought Lewis was...
Reading Classics - Mere Christianity (V) (01/15/09 - 20 Comments)
We're continuing to make our way through C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity having reached the final chapters of the third book (out of four). We actually have only a couple of weeks left in this book. Compared to some of the ones we've covered in the past, this one has gone by very quickly. But the easy reading is, thankfully, in no way an indication of the value of the content. Discussion This week we covered...
Reading Classics - Mere Christianity (IV) (01/08/09 - 28 Comments)
This morning, after a lengthy holiday break, we return to C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity in our effort to read together some of the classics of the Christian faith. After two short and preliminary sections (which were actually first published as short books) dealing with "Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe" and "What Christians Believe.", we are now in the heart of Lewis' classic. And I think we are beginning...
Reading Classics - Mere Christianity (III) (12/18/08 - 40 Comments)
Today we arrive at our third week of reading through Mere Christianity. The first week we read the Introductory bits while last week we read the first book, "Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe." This week we read the second book, "What Christians Believe." Discussion In Mere Christianity Lewis attempts only to teach only the very foundations of the faith. Hence his look at "what Christians believe" touches only...
Reading Classics - Mere Christianity (II) (12/11/08 - 49 Comments)
Today we continue reading classics together. We have come to our second reading in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity. We read all of book I, "Right and Wrong as a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe." Discussion In our reading we covered five short chapters: The Law of Human Nature, Some Objections, The Reality of the Law, What Lies Behind the Law, and We Have Cause to Be Uneasy. In this first book, Lewis sets...
Reading Classics - Mere Christianity (I) (12/04/08 - 74 Comments)
Here we are, at the beginning of another round of Reading Classics Together. In the past months we've read four great Christian classics--Holiness by J.C. Ryle, Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen, The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross by A.W. Pink and The Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards. And now we add to the list Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. I trust that this will be a slightly easier read than...
Reading the Next Classic Together (Round 5) (11/18/08 - 154 Comments)
I'm inviting you to read one of the classics of the Christian faith with me. Read on to find out more... To this point the "Reading Classics Together" effort has gone very well, at least in my opinion. Every week we've tackled together just a short portion of one of the classic texts of the Christian faith. In this way we've read through J.C. Ryle's Holiness, John Owen's Overcoming Sin and Temptation, A.W. Pink's...
Book Review - Jack (09/22/08 - 10 Comments)
I have often expressed my love of biographies. I consider them to be among the most helpful of resources in helping equip Christians in their lifelong quest for Christ-likeness. We can learn much from the examples of those who have run the race before us. We can learn from what God taught them, learn from their triumphs and learn from the times they were defeated. I have a passion for biographies. I also have a...
A Family Guide to Prince Caspian (05/24/08 - 3 Comments)
With Disney’s adaptation of Prince Caspian having just arrived on the big screen, we have seen a flood of Narnia-related books hitting the store shelves. Readers who searched for books to coincide with the release of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be familiar with many of the authors and their books. Devin Brown’s Inside Prince Caspain is written in the same style and format as Inside Narnia. Leland Ryken’s and Marjorie Mead’s...
An Interview with Devin Brown (Part 2) (01/30/08 - 25 Comments)
Yesterday I posted the first portion of an interview with Devin Brown, author of Inside Prince Caspian and Inside Narnia. Today we continue with the second and final piece, and look at mistakes people make when reading the Narnia books and the film adaptations of Lewis’s works. TC: What are some of the most common mistakes people make when reading and interpreting the Narnia books? In my opinion, the two biggest mistakes people make about...
An Interview with Devin Brown (01/29/08 - 3 Comments)
Last week I posted a review of Inside Prince Caspian, a new book by Devin Brown and a follow-up to his earlier work Inside Narnia. These books provide literary analysis of the Narnia books and have greatly enhanced my understanding of and enjoyment of C.S. Lewis’s imaginary world. I thought it would be interesting to follow the reviews with an interview and Brown was kind enough to spare some time. I asked him not only...
Book Review - Inside Prince Caspian (01/22/08 - 4 Comments)
Inside Narnia was one of the many books published in advance of the most recent movie adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. The book has proved a success, going through six printings since its release in 2005. In the book Devin Brown, a Lewis scholar and aficionado, offered a detailed look into the world of Narnia, digging far beyond the surface, and exploring this magical world. As I had just...