C.S. Lewis and Christian Postmodernism
Title | C.S. Lewis and Christian Postmodernism PDF eBook |
Author | Kyoko Yuasa |
Publisher | Lutterworth Press |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2017-05-25 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0718846087 |
Employing a postmodernist literary approach, Kyoko Yuasa identifies C.S. Lewis both as an antimodernist and as a Christian postmodernist who tells the story of the Gospel to twentieth- and twenty-first-century readers. Lewis is popularly known as anable Christian apologist, talented at explaining Christian beliefs in simple, logical terms. His fictional works, on the other hand, feature expressions that erect ambiguous borders between non-fiction and fiction, an approach similar to those typical in postmodernist literature. While postmodernist literature is full of micronarratives that deconstruct the Great Story, Lewis's fictional world shows the reverse: in his world, micronarratives express the Story that transcends human understanding. Lewis's approach reflects both his opposition to modernist philosophy, which embraces solidified interpretation, and his criticism of modernised Christianity. Here Yuasa brings to the fore Lewis's focus on the history of interpretation and seeks a new model.
Christianity and the Postmodern Turn
Title | Christianity and the Postmodern Turn PDF eBook |
Author | Myron B. Penner |
Publisher | Brazos Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2005-07 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1587431084 |
Addresses the promises and perils of postmodernity for the church today.
Lewis Agonistes
Title | Lewis Agonistes PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Markos |
Publisher | B&H Publishing Group |
Pages | 175 |
Release | 2003-09-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1433675269 |
The written legacy of C.S. Lewis continues to be a rich mine of Christian thought and perspective. And each work continues to be as relevant today as it was at its original publishing.And now, Lewis scholar Louis Markos has done the community of faith a great service by organizing Lewis’s thoughts on a wide scope of subjects pertaining to modernity and postmodernity—on science and the natural world, the new age movement, philosophy, evil and suffering, the arts, and heaven and hell. Lewis Agonistes will make readers work in the same way that Lewis’s writings made them work, forcing them to rethink and examine ideas—to become participants in the agon (or wrestling match) of the twenty-first century.
C. S. Lewis and the Christian Worldview
Title | C. S. Lewis and the Christian Worldview PDF eBook |
Author | Michael L. Peterson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0190201118 |
C. S. Lewis is one of the most influential and beloved Christian writers of the past century, and interest in him continues to grow as books about his fantasy, fiction, and biography continue to appear. Although Lewis's personal journey was a deeply philosophical search for the most adequate worldview, the few extant books about his Christian philosophy focus on specific topics rather than his overall worldview. In this book, Michael Peterson develops a comprehensive framework for understanding Lewis's Christian worldview--from his arguments from reason, morality, and desire to his ideas about Incarnation, Trinity, and Atonement. All worldviews address fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, human nature, meaning, and so forth. Peterson therefore examines Lewis's Christian approach to these same questions in interaction with other worldviews. Accenting that the intellectual strength and existential relevance of Lewis's works rest on his philosophical acumen as well as his Christian orthodoxy--which he famously called mere Christianity--Peterson skillfully shows how Lewis's Christian thought engages a variety of important problems raised by believers and nonbelievers alike: the problem of evil and suffering, the problem of religious diversity, the problem of meaning, and others. Just as Lewis was gifted in communicating philosophical ideas and arguments in an accessible style, Peterson has crafted a major contribution to Lewis scholarship presented in a way that will interest scholars and benefit the general reader.
Truth Decay
Title | Truth Decay PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Groothuis |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 2009-09-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 083087755X |
A 2001 Christianity Today Award of Merit winner! The concept of truth as absolute, objective and universal has undergone serious deterioration in recent years. No longer is it a goal for all to pursue. Rather postmodernism sees truth as inseparable from culture, psychology, race and gender. Ultimately, truth is what we make it to be. What factors have accelarated this decay of truth? Why are people willing to embrace such a devalued concept? How does this new view compare and contrast with a Christian understanding? While postmodernism contains some truthful insights (despite its attempt to dethrone truth), Douglas Groothuis sees its basic tenets as intellectually flawed and hostile to Christian views. In this spirited presentation of a solid, biblical and logical perspective, Groothuis unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts.
Mapping Postmodernism
Title | Mapping Postmodernism PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C. Greer |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2003-08-11 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780830827336 |
Helping you navigate the complex debate among Christians over postmodernism, Robert C. Greer maps four different paths marked out by Francis Schaeffer, Karl Barth, John Hick and George Lindbeck. Ultimately, he points to the true Subject who makes knowledge possible through the language of revelation and relationship with God.
Into the Region of Awe
Title | Into the Region of Awe PDF eBook |
Author | David C. Downing |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2005-04-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780830832842 |
David C. Downing explores mysticism as a part of C. S. Lewis's faith and writing. He addresses both the influence on Lewis by mystical writers of his own day and the threads of mysticism evident in Lewis's works.