Miracles

C. S. Lewis

Harper Collins, Jun 16, 2009 - Religion - 304 pages

In the classic Miracles, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, argues that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation. 

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MIRACLES

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A fellow of Magdalene College. Cambridge, C.S. Lewis is well known in America from some of his earlier writings, notably. The Screw Tape Letters. He has authorized the abridgement of his larger book ...

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User Review  - Rachel - Goodreads

Read this as extra background reading for my Philosophy A Level, expecting it to be dry and dull, but found completely the opposite. This book requires a lot of thought and I'll admit, at times I had ...

Contents

• THE NATURALIST AND THE SUPERNATURALIST: 4
• NATURE AND SUPERNATURE: 36
• ANSWERS TO MISGIVINGS: 60
• A CHAPTER NOT STRICTLY NECESSARY: 98
• THE PROPRIETY OF MIRACLES: 150
• ON PROBABILITY: 158
• EPILOGUE: 266

About the author

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures.

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Miracles
• Author: C. S. Lewis
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2009
• ISBN: 0061949760, 9780061949760
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Theology / Apologetics; Religion / Christianity / Literature & the Arts; Religion / Spirituality