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A Grief Observed is a collection of C. S. Lewis's reflections on his experience of bereavement following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960.The book was published in 1961 under the pseudonym N.W. Clerk because Lewis wished to avoid the connection.
Clive Staples Lewis FBA (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian.He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963).
Shadowlands is a 1993 British biographical drama film about the relationship between academic C. S. Lewis (played by Anthony Hopkins) and Jewish American poet Joy Davidman (played by Debra Winger), her death from cancer, and how this challenged his Christianity.
As the author of the "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, you can expect C.S. Lewis's ideas about life, career, progress, and personal growth are credible. #WednesdayWisdom: 14 C.S. Lewis quotes to ...
Eerdmans paperback edition (1965) The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses is a collection of essays and addresses on Christianity by C.S. Lewis.It was first published as a single transcribed sermon, "The Weight of Glory" in 1941, appearing in the British journal, Theology, then in pamphlet form in 1942 by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London.
One paragraph of the essay in particular, beginning with the words “It is interesting to wonder…,” imagines the scenario that Lewis spells out in Out of the Silent Planet. We find Lewis speculating that the vast distances in the universe are “God’s quarantine precautions,” designed to prevent the rest of the universe from being ...
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In March 1957, Warren Lewis wrote in his diary: "One of the most painful days of my life. Sentence of death has been passed on Joy, and the end is only a matter of time." [33] The Kilns, the Lewis home in Oxford. The relationship between Davidman and C. S. Lewis had developed to the point that they sought a Christian marriage.