The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis

• Autore: McGrath Alister E
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2013; ©2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 pages)
• Disciplina: 230.092
• Soggetto topico: Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Philosophy; Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation; Christian literature, English -- History and criticism
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Brief Biography of C. S. Lewis -- Introduction -- 1: The Enigma of Autobiography: Critical Reflections on Surprised by Joy -- The Ambivalence of Autobiography in Lewis's Literary Outlook -- Augustine of Hippo: A Model for Lewis? -- Autobiography and the Medieval Ars Memorativa -- The Nature of Autobiography: Critical Reflections -- The Historical Reliability of Lewis's Autobiography -- The Implied Audience of "Surprised by Joy" -- Conclusion -- 2: The "New Look": Lewis's Philosophical Context at Oxford in the 1920s -- Lewis's Early Atheism -- Oxford Realism -- The "Treaty with Reality" -- Chronological Snobbery -- The New Psychology -- Scientific Reductionism -- Conclusion -- 3: A Gleam of Divine Truth: The Concept of Myth in Lewis's Thought -- Myth at Oxford, 1880-1930 -- Lewis's Exploration of Myth, 1920-30 -- Lewis and the Christian Myth: Conversion -- Lewis's Understanding of Myth: Three Consequences -- Lewis's Attitude to Myth Contextualized: The "Dialectic of Enlightenment" (1944) -- Myth and the Recapturing of the Secular Imagination -- Conclusion -- 4: The Privileging of Vision: Lewis's Metaphors of Light, Sun, and Sight -- The Privileging of Ocular Metaphors: Vision, the Sun, and Light in Lewis's Writings -- The Moral Ambivalence of Seeing: Reflections on Culture and Power -- Seeing Things as They Really Are -- The Sun and Illumination as the Enablers of Knowledge -- Conclusion -- 5: Arrows of Joy: Lewis's Argument from Desire -- Lewis's Approach in its Theological Context -- Lewis's Concept of Desire -- Nature: A Barrier and Pathway to God -- Desire for God? Or Desire for Heaven? -- Desire and the Rationality of the Christian Faith -- Desire, Faith, and Inference to the Best Explanation -- Conclusion. ; 6: Reason, Experience, and Imagination: Lewis's Apologetic Method -- Language: The Translation of Faith -- The Appeal to Reason -- The Appeal to Human Longing -- The Appeal to the Human Imagination -- Conclusion -- 7: A "Mere Christian": Anglicanism and Lewis's Religious Identity -- Lewis's Suspicions of Denominationalism -- Anglicanism and Lewis's Reconversion -- Anglicanism as a Local Enactment of Faith -- The Absence of an Anglican Ecclesiology -- Lewis and Anglican Theological Method -- Lewis and the Via Media -- Conclusion -- 8: Outside the "Inner Ring": Lewis as a Theologian -- Lewis the Amateur Theologian -- The Problem of Professionalization -- An Ecclesial Context: Theology and the Church of England -- Lewis and the Art of Theological Translation -- Lewis as Theologian: A Gramscian Perspective -- Works by Lewis Cited -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Marking the 50th anniversary of Lewis' death, The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis sees leading Christian thinker Alister McGrath offering a fresh approach to understanding the key themes at the centre of Lewis' theological work and intellectual development. Brings together a collection of original essays exploring important themes within Lewis' work, offering new connections and insights into his theology Throws new light on subjects including Lewis' intellectual development, the uses of images in literature and theology, the place of myth in modern thought, the role of the imagination in making sense of the world, the celebrated 'argument from desire', and Lewis' place as an Anglican thinker and a Christian theologian Written by Alister McGrath, one of the world's leading Christian thinkers and authors; this exceptional pairing of McGrath and Lewis brings together the work of two outstanding theologians in one volume.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis
• ISBN: 9781118503164; 9780470672792
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822700503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II