Into the Region of Awe, David C. Downing
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Into the Region of Awe
Mysticism In C.S. Lewis

Narrator: Ralph Cosham

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/02/2008

Category: Religion


Synopsis

C. S. Lewis is generally regarded as a commonsense Christian whose theology is understandable and practical. And yet, from his memoir Surprised by Joy to The Chronicles of Narnia, from his nonfiction essays to his letters, C. S. Lewiss works display a distinct sense of the mystical. In this book, David C. Downing explores the breadth of Lewiss writing, introducing us to the context of Christian mysticism in Lewiss day and the writers who most influenced him. Lewiss critique of mysticism is instructive to us in this day of eclectic religious thought. Exploring Lewiss sense of the mystical can help us safeguard ourselves from false mysticism, even as it opens the way to a full experience of Gods presencethe "region of awe.

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