The Magical World of the Inklings New and Expanded
Edition
by Gareth Knight (Author), Owen Barfield (Foreword)
"Because of the combination of information,
understanding and insight on which it is founded, The Magical World of the
Inklings is more than outstanding. It is not in the same league with anything
else I have come across." - Owen Barfield The works of J. R. R. Tolkien,
C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams and Owen Barfield have had a profound impact on
the contemporary world. Together they were The Inklings, a small literary group
of friends who set out to explore the 'mythopoeic' or myth-making element in
imaginative fiction. The Magical World of the Inklings reveals how each of
these writers created a 'magical world' which initiated the reader into hidden
and powerful realms of the creative imagination. – Amazon.
This Ever Diverse Pair by Owen Barfield (Author)
This Ever Diverse Pair was first published in 1950, when
Barfield was practising as a solicitor in London. A humorous portrayal of
everyday life in a lawyer's office, the novel's true subject is what C.S. Lewis
described as "the rift in every life between the human person and his
public persona - between, say, the man and the bus conductor or the man and the
king..." Owen Barfield is one of the twentieth century's most significant
writers and philosophers. Widely renowned for his insight and literary
artistry, Barfield addresses key concerns of the sciences, humanities, social
sciences, and arts in our time. His fellow Inklings, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R.
Tolkien, are among the leading figures influenced by Barfield's work. "A
work of art and more original than anything I have read for a long time" -
C.S. Lewis. – Amazon.
The Land of the Lord High Tiger by Roger Lancelyn Green (Author)
The Personal Heresy: A Controversy, by C. S. Lewis and E. M. W.
Tillyard
Companion to Narnia, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to the
Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia by Paul F. Ford (Author)
Step into the Wardrobe.
This peerless companion has served as an adventurer's
passport to the land of Narnia for twenty-five years and was used by the cast
and crew of the major motion picture The Chronicles of Narnia: The
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. From Aslan, the Great Lion, to
Zardeenah, the mysterious lady of the night, this comprehensive, accessible
book contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged and indexed entries covering
all the characters, events, places, and themes that Lewis brilliantly wove into
his timeless and magical world.
For readers of all ages, this is the perfect guide for the
enchanted world of C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia. – Amazon.
The Golden String: An Autobiography by Bede Griffiths (Author)
Sheldon Vanauken: The Man Who Received "A Severe
Mercy" by Will Vaus (Author)
The life story of Sheldon Vanauken is one of adventure,
romance, conversion, grief, and recovery. Much of this was chronicled in the
autobiographical bestseller, A Severe Mercy.However, a good deal of Vanauken's
fascinating life remained shrouded in secrecy ... until now. Through a process
of careful historical research, including interviews with Vanauken's many
friends, colleagues, and students, Will Vaus reveals to the reader the numerous
facets of a complex character.
In this biography we discover: Vanauken the struggling
student, the bon-vivant lover, the sailor who witnessed the bombing of Pearl
Harbor, the seeker who returned to faith through C. S. Lewis, the beloved
professor of English literature and history, the feminist and anti-war activist
who participated in the March on the Pentagon, the bestselling author, and
Vanauken the convert to Catholicism. What emerges is the portrait of a man
relentlessly in search of beauty, love, and truth, a man who believed that, in
the end, he found all three.
"A sympathetic, perceptive and well researched study of
one of America's most important recent religious writers. Readers of A Severe
Mercy are in Will Vaus' debt for such an illuminating and informative
study." Alister McGrath, author of C. S. Lewis: A Life
"Van was a character - a very good one as it happens,
and Will Vaus catches the actuality of this intriguing man of many parts. Very
illuminating reading." Thomas Howard, author of On Being Catholic
"This is a charming biography about a doubly charming
man who wrote a triply charming book. It is a great way to meet the man behind
A Severe Mercy." Peter Kreeft, author of Jacob's Ladder: Ten Steps to
Truth
"Vaus has masterfully captured the spirit of Vanauken,
his deep desire for beauty, his mistakes along the way, and eventually his love
of God. Reading this biography takes me back to the same deep emotions I have
every time I read A Severe Mercy." Jim Belcher, author of Deep Church
"Sheldon Vanauken's story of C. S. Lewis, Oxford, a
passionate love, and a tragic loss captured the imagination of Evangelical
Christians thirty years ago. Will Vaus' biography of the author of A Severe
Mercy captures the same mixture of a flawed romantic quest driven by a longing
for truth, goodness and beauty, that culminates in the fullness of the Catholic
faith. Vaus' book is a study in divine providence and a captivating biography
of a unique and noble soul." Fr. Dwight Longenecker, author of The Quest
for the Creed
"Very well written, thoroughly researched, hard to put
down despite many tears - Will Vaus captures the essence of Van in this
book." Marion, Davy Vanauken's daughter
Will Vaus is a popular speaker and the author of a variety of books including The Hidden Story of Narnia, Speaking of Jack, and Mere Theology. – Amazon.
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