The medieval mind of C S Lewis

how great books shaped a great mind

The medieval mind of C S Lewis

how great books shaped a great mind
Jason M Baxter
Book - 2022

Many readers know Lewis as an author of fiction and fantasy literature, including the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. Others know him for his books in apologetics, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. But few know him for his scholarly work as a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature. What shaped the mind of this great thinker? Jason Baxter argues that Lewis was deeply formed not only by the words of Scripture and his love of ancient mythology, but also by medieval literature. For this undeniably modern Christian, authors like Dante and Boethius provided a worldview that was relevant to the challenges of the contemporary world. Here, readers will encounter an unknown figure to guide them in their own journey: C. S. Lewis the medievalist.

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Main Author: Baxter, Jason M., 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2022]
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505 0 0 |t Introduction : The last dinosaur and the surprising modernity of the Middle Ages --  |t The lost cathedral : the medieval cosmos --  |t Breathing Narnian air : Lewis's medieval apprenticeship --  |t From symphony to machine : the death of antiquity and the birth of the world of speed --  |t Evil enchantment : psychology and pedagogy in the flatland --  |t Why Lewis loved Dante : Counterspells and The Weight of Glory --  |t How to pray to a medieval God : C. S. Lewis and mysticism --  |t Deep conversion and unveiling : When the "it" becomes a "you" --  |t Modern science and medieval myth : the relevance of medieval cosmology --  |t Conclusion : Nostalgia for the future. 
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