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Title: God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics by C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper ISBN: 0802808689 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Pub. Date: October, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83
Rating: 5
Summary: A fine collection of essays and letters
Comment: Have you ever wanted to read C.S. Lewis' thoughts on a variety of subjects? If so, then this book is for you. There are 48 separate essays, which vary in length from a few pages to around 12. Such topics include "Religion and Science," "Is Theism Important?" "The Decline of Religion," and the actual essay entitled "God in the Dock." The latter essay is about how we put ourselves on the bench and God in the dock. We will believe in God only if he answers the hard questions for us, and then we may actually "acquit" God. Like Lewis' other works, it is very thought prokoving. There are also 12 letters which Lewis wrote that cover a variety of topics including capital punishment and singing hymns. These letters show both Lewis' personality and intellect. When I first checked this book out of the library and read a few of the essays, I had to buy it. For a long time I have asked myself, "What does Lewis think of this or that issue?" This book is a good way to find out basically what he believes. I don't think reading these essays is an excuse not to read his longer works (such as the utterly amazing "Great Divorce), but they do give a broad picture of what Lewis thinks.
Rating: 5
Summary: great the first time and better the second (or twentieth!)
Comment: Few authors become more relevant as time passes. Lewis, who died in 1963, is more relevant now than ever before. This collection of 38 essays and letters is not only enjoyable to read over and over since Lewis is a master at prose and image, it is food for your mind and soul, helping us to see reality more clearly. His sharp intellect and readable style help show the results of various codes of ethics, the joy of reading old books, the ultimate meaning of Christ, the logic of miracles, the logic of monothiesm, his doubts about animal experimentation, the morality of punishment, the nature happiness, and much more. Since each essay stands on its own, this is a convenient read for those who don't want to read a whole book or want something to ponder throughout the day.
Essays are: PART I 1)Evil and God 2)Miracles 3)Dogma and the Universe 4)Answers to Questions on Christianity 5)Myth Became Fact 6)'Horrid Red Things' 7)Religion and Science 8)The Laws of Nature 9)The Grand Miracle 10)Christian Apologetics 11)Work and Prayer 12)Man or Rabbit? 13)On the Transmission of Christianity 14)'Miserable Offenders' 15)The Founding of the Oxford Socratic Club 16)Religion without Dogma? 17)Some Thoughts 18)'The Trouble with X...' 19)What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ? 20)The Pains of Animals 21)Is Theism Important? 22)Rejoinder to Dr Pittenger 23)Must our Image of God Go?
PART II 1)Dangers of National Repentance 2)Two Ways with the Self 3)Meditation on the Third Commandment 4)On the Reading of Old Books 5)Two Lectures 6)Meditation in a Toolshed 7)Scraps 8)The Decline of Religion 9)Vivisection 10)Modern Translations of the Bible 11)Priestesses in the Church? 12)God in the Dock? 13)Behind the Scenes 14)Revival or Decay? 15)Before We Can Communicate 16)Cross-Examination
PART III 1)'Bulverism' 2)First and Second Things 3)The Sermon and the Lunch 4)The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment 5)Xmas and Christmas 6)What Christmas Means to Me 7)Delinquints in the Snow 8)Is Progress Possible? 9)We Have No 'Right to Happiness'
Part IV Letters
Rating: 5
Summary: A great collection of essays by the master apologist
Comment: As always, CS Lewis is absolutely amazing as a Christian apologist. He seems to have all the answers and, what's more, knows how to explain them in language and in terms that everyone can understand. I consider him to be one of the best Christian apologists of the last few centuries, and my intense interest in 'all things Lewis' is what led me to buy this collection of essays (it should be noted that these essays do not deal exclusively with Christianity, but, as the subtitle implies, also treat the subject of ethics).
Lewis has never let me down with a work of his, and this proved no exception. The one small objection (not really an objection--more of a comment) I have is that many of these essays (and most of Lewis's ideas in them) can be found in other works of his in a much more refined and pleasant version. This, of course, is not Lewis's fault, nor the fault of Reverend Hooper, who compiled them. That much of this is old news to a longtime fan of Lewis is attributable simply to the fact that this is a compilation, and hence bound to include things found elsewhere. What is important is the content, and the content of these essays is unbelievably good.
Many of these essays sound surprisingly like other essays in the same collection, and for this reason I would not recommend this collection to just anybody. If you want a good introduction to Lewis's thinking, it will be better found in such works as Mere Christianity, Miracles, or the Problem of Pain. In fact, this collection would be best suited to a very dedicated fan of Lewis (like myself), who doesn't mind reading things he's already read and is willing to put up with seeing his subject bounce around from essay to essay. This is not a good starting place, but as I said, for some of us there just isn't enough CS Lewis, and it is here that this collection becomes indispensable.
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Title: The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis ISBN: 0060653205 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 20 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis ISBN: 015676248X Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: October, 1964 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis ISBN: 0060652942 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 20 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis ISBN: 0156329301 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 29 September, 1971 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C.S. Lewis ISBN: 0156870118 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: June, 1966 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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