The Romantic Rationalist

There are two important things to note before you read this book. One, if you are looking for a book about C.S. Lewis' life, this is not the book. Most of the chapters have the author using Lewis as a conversation partner about different topics like biblical inerrancy, Calvinism, heaven and hell, et......more

An interesting title for a book. An interesting juxtaposition of terms to describe a person. Yet I can think of no better description to fit the persona of C.S. Lewis. Sure, he was many other things--a Christ-follower, an author, a professor, a friend--but all of those titles can be summed up in the......more

This was better than I expected. Really excellent contributions from each participant. I love hearing how Lewis has blessed and shaped Christian leaders who are as widely varying in temperament and calling as Piper, Wilson, Vanhoozer, and Alcorn. Deepened my conviction that anything Lewis wrote is wo......more

I appreciated the authors addressing the problems in some of Lewis’ thinking. They acknowledged he was not a theologian, but stood behind and were encouraged in a lot of what he said.......more

Nem todos os capítulos são igualmente bons. Não que haja algum ruim, mas simplesmente que uns são menos excelentes que outros (sim, eu ando muito exigente ultimamente, especialmente em se tratando de Lewis). Tudo isso para dizer que, tomada em seu conjunto, a obra é excelente, e com justiça compõe,......more