Animals in the Writings of C. S. Lewis

Animals in the Writings of C. S. Lewis
Title Animals in the Writings of C. S. Lewis PDF eBook
Author Michael J. Gilmour
Publisher Springer
Pages 229
Release 2017-09-19
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1137552980

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This book examines C. S. Lewis’s writings about animals, and the theological bases of his opposition to vivisection and other cruelties. It argues Genesis is central to many of these ethical musings and the book’s organization reflects this. It treats in turn Lewis’s creative approaches to the Garden of Eden, humanity’s “dominion” over the earth, and the loss of paradise with all the catastrophic consequences for animals it presaged. The book closes looking at Lewis’s vision of a more inclusive community. Though he left no comprehensive summary of his ideas, the Narnia adventures and science fiction trilogy, scattered poems and his popular theology inspire affection and sympathy for the nonhuman. This study challenges scholars to reassess Lewis as not only a literary critic and children’s author but also an animal theologian of consequence, though there is much here for all fans of Mr. Bultitude and Reepicheep to explore.

Boxen

Boxen
Title Boxen PDF eBook
Author Clive Staples Lewis
Publisher HarperCollins
Pages 216
Release 1985
Genre Fiction
ISBN

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SUMMARY: A collection of maps, histories, sketches, and stories created by C.S. Lewis as a child to describe his private fanyasy world, known as Animal-Land or Boxen. A scholarly introduction explains the stories in the context of Lewis's life.

Animals and Christianity

Animals and Christianity
Title Animals and Christianity PDF eBook
Author Andrew Linzey
Publisher Wipf and Stock Publishers
Pages 229
Release 2007-11-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1556356889

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What does the Christian tradition say about the condition and rights of animals? This helpful and timely anthology of selections from the Bible and from the great Christian thinkers of all times is an essential primer for those who care about animals. The book is organized around four themes--Attitudes to Creation; the Problem of Pain; the Question of Animal Redemption; and Reverence, Responsibilities, and Rights--and concludes with a section on practical issues--Animal Experimentation, Fur-Trapping, Hunting for Sport, Intensive Farming, and Killing for Food. This book includes selections from the following: the Bible, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, Karl Barth, St. Bonaventure, John Calvin, RenŽ Descartes, Austin Farrer, John Hick, St. Irenaeus, St. John of the Cross, C. S. Lewis, St. Thomas More, E. F. Schumacher, Albert Scheweitzer, Paul Tillich, Leo Tolstoy, Alec Vidler, John Wesley, and others

Women and C.S. Lewis

Women and C.S. Lewis
Title Women and C.S. Lewis PDF eBook
Author Carolyn Curtis
Publisher Lion Books
Pages 145
Release 2016-06-17
Genre Religion
ISBN 0745956955

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Sexism in Narnia? Or Screwtape? Or amongst the Inklings? Many critics have labelled C.S. Lewis a sexist, even a misogynist. Did the life and writing of the hugely popular author and professor betray attitudes that today are unacceptable, even deplorable? The younger Lewis was criticized for a mysterious living arrangement with a woman, but his later marriage to an American poet, Joy Davidman, became a celebrated love story. As a writer he, along with J.R.R. Tolkien, formed a legendary literary group, the Inklings - but without women. In this collection of short essays, opinion pieces, and interviews, academics and writers come together to investigate these accusations. They include Alister McGrath, Randy Alcorn, Monika Hilder, Don W. King, Kathy Keller, Colin Duriez, Crystal Hurd, Jeanette Sears, David C. Downing, Malcolm Guite, and Holly Ordway. The resulting work, Women and C.S. Lewis, provides broad and satisfying answers.

The Problem of Pain

The Problem of Pain
Title The Problem of Pain PDF eBook
Author C. S. Lewis
Publisher HarperCollins UK
Pages 180
Release 2009-06-15
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0007332262

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For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all – ‘If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?’ And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it?

Letters to an American Lady

Letters to an American Lady
Title Letters to an American Lady PDF eBook
Author C. S. Lewis
Publisher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Pages 144
Release 2014-10-22
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0802871828

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When Lewis was 51 years old and long established at Magdalen College, Oxford, he wrote the first of this collection of letters to an American widow. She was described as a "very charming, gracious, southern aristocratic lady who loved to talk and speak well". In them are his antipathy to journalism, advertising, snobbery, psychoanalysis, and the petty practices that sap freedoms. They identify events in his life after 1950 including his marriage to Joy Davidman and her death three years later.

The Four Loves

The Four Loves
Title The Four Loves PDF eBook
Author Clive Staples Lewis
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages 166
Release 1991
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780151329168

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Analyzes the feelings and problems involved in different types of human love, including familial affection, friendship, passion, and charity.