C.S. Lewis and the Catholic Church
There are many Protestants and Catholics who have been deeply affected and spiritually changed by the writings of C.S. Lewis, including many converts to Catholicism who credit C.S. Lewis for playing a significant role in their conversion. But the ironic and perplexing fact is that Lewis himself, while "Catholic" in many aspects of his faith and devotion, never became a Roman Catholic. Many have wondered why. Joseph Pearce, highly regarded literary biographer and great admirer of Lewis, is the ideal writer to try to answer that question. The relationship of Lewis to the Roman Catholic Church is an important and intriguing topic of interest to both Catholics and Protestants. Pearce delves into all the issues, questions, and factors regarding this puzzling question. He gives a broad and detailed analysis of the historical, biographical, theological, and literary pieces of this puzzle. His findings set forth the objective shape of Lewis's theological and spiritual works in their relation to the Catholic Church. This well-written book brings new insights into a great Christian writer, and it should spark lively discussion among Lewis readers and bring about a better understanding of the spiritual beliefs of C.S. Lewis. - Publisher
History
xxx, 175 pages ; 21 cm
9780898709797, 0898709792
53057233
Foreword / Thomas Howard
Introduction / R.A. Benthall
Preface
Escape from Puritania
A sound atheist
Never trust a papist
Meeting Mother Kirk
Inklings and reactions
Smuggling theology
Lewis in purgatory
Mere Christianity
More Christianity
The mere and the mire
Mire Christianity