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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User Review  - justagirlwithabook - LibraryThing

This book is part of my C.S. Lewis collection. I went through a huge phase where I was just obsessed with anything and everything by him. While I don't agree with all of his theology, I do love his writing style and the things he has to say about faith. He was a good one.

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User Review  - leandrod - LibraryThing

Apologetics at its best. Not so academic as to be opaque to all but the trained philosopher, not so popular as to be diluted and ineffective. A pointed critique of naturalism.

Contents

• the scope of this book: 1
• the naturalist and the supernaturalist: 5
• the cardinal difficulty of naturalism: 17
• nature and supernature: 37
• a further difficulty in naturalism: 53
• answers to misgivings: 61
• a chapter of red herrings: 71
• miracles and the laws of nature: 87
• a chapter not strictly necessary: 99
• horrid red things: 107
• christianity and religion: 129
• the propriety of miracles: 151
• on probability: 159
• the grand miracle: 173
• miracles of the old creation: 215

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
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2009
• ISBN: 0061949760, 9780061949760
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christian Theology / Apologetics; Religion / Christianity / Literature & the Arts; Religion / Spirituality