Present Concerns: Journalistic Essays (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

Present Concerns: Journalistic Essays (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

A repackaged edition of the revered author's essays in which he deliberates on contemporary issues, from the moral to the spiritual to the practical.C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The

Selected Literary Essays (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

This volume includes over twenty of C. S. Lewis's most important literary essays, written between 1932 and 1962. The topics discussed range from Chaucer to Kipling, from 'The Literary Impact of the Authorized Version' to 'Psycho-Analysis and Literary Criticism, ' from Shakespeare and Bunyan to Sir

How to Pray - Reflections & Essays (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

C. S. Lewis here offers wisdom and lessons that illuminate our private dialogue with God-prayer-in this collection drawn from the breadth of his

God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

'C. S. Lewis struck me as the most thoroughly converted man I ever met,' observes Walter Hooper in this book's preface. 'His whole vision of life was such that the natural and the supernatural seemed inseparably combined.' God in the Dock contains forty-eight essays and twelve letters written by

The World's Last Night: And Other Essays (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

A repackaged edition of the revered author's anthology of satirical yet serious essays on evil.In these spirited essays, C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great

Pure Immanence: Essays on a Life (Deleuze Gilles)(Paperback)

Essays by Gilles Deleuze on the search for a new empiricism.The essays in this book present a complex theme at the heart of the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze, what in his last writing he called simply 'a life.' They capture a problem that runs throughout his work--his long search for a new and

How to Be a Christian - Reflections & Essays (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

How to Be a Christian brings together the best of Lewis's insights on Christian practice and its expression in our daily lives. Cultivated from his many essays, articles, and letters, as well as his classic

Machiavelli: Political, Historical, and Literary Writings (Jurdjevic Mark)(Paperback)

Throughout his life, Niccolo Machiavelli's overriding central concerns were the present and future strength and independence of Florence. Presenting a wide sample of the many genres in which he wrote, this volume highlights and explores this underappreciated aspect of Machiavelli's intellectual

Surprised by Joy (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

Year With C. S. Lewis - 365 Daily Readings from His Classic Works (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death, this attractive book offers daily inspirational readings from this much-loved writer, making this a most thoughtful

C.G. Jung Speaking: Interviews and Encounters (Jung C. G.)(Paperback)

A collection of journalistic interviews which span Jung's lifetime. This book captures his personality and spirit in more than 50 accounts of talks and meetings with him. They range from transcripts of interviews for radio, television, and film to memoirs written by notable

The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis (McGrath Alister E.)(Paperback)

Marking the 50th anniversary of Lewis' death, The Intellectual World of C. S. Lewis sees leading Christian thinker Alister McGrath offering a fresh approach to understanding the key themes at the centre of Lewis' theological work and intellectual development. Brings together a collection of

Otterbury Incident (Lewis C. Day)(Paperback / softback)

Humanitarian Reason: A Moral History of the Present (Fassin Didier)(Paperback)

In the face of the world's disorders, moral concerns have provided a powerful ground for developing international as well as local policies. Didier Fassin draws on case materials from France, South Africa, Venezuela, and Palestine to explore the meaning of humanitarianism in the contexts of

A Painted Doom (Ellis Kate)(Paperback)

'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times Teenager Lewis Hoxworthy discovers a disturbing painting in a medieval barn; a find which excites archaeologist Neil Watson, who is excavating an ancient manor house nearby. But when a man is found shot through the head in Lewis's

American Foreign Policy: Studies in Intellectual History (Drolet Jean-Francois)(Paperback)

This book offers a nuanced and multifaceted collection of essays covering a wide range of concerns, concepts, presidential doctrines, and rationalities of government thought to have marked America's engagement with the world during this period. The collection is organised chronologically and looks

The Great Divorce (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback)

C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis's revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his

Weight of Glory - A Collection of Lewis' Most Moving Addresses (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

Selected from sermons delivered by C. S. Lewis during World War II, these nine addresses show the beloved author and theologian bringing hope and courage in a time of great

C. S. Lewis: A Very Short Introduction (Como James)(Paperback)

Beloved by children and adults worldwide, the writings of C.S. Lewis have a broad and enduring appeal. Although he is best known for the iconic Chronicles of Narnia series, C. S. Lewis was actually a man of many literary parts. Already well-known as a scholar in the 1930's, he became a famous

Letters to Malcolm - Chiefly on Prayer (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

In this final book written before his death, C. S. Lewis continue to challenge readers to revisit the power of prayer in our everyday

Till We Have Faces (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

Fascinated by the myth of Cupid and Psyche throughout his life, C. S. Lewis reimagines their story from the perspective of Psyche's sister,

Reflections on the Psalms (Lewis C. S.)(Paperback / softback)

C.S. Lewis' moving theological work in which he considers the most poetic portions from Scripture and what they tell us about God, the Bible, and

These Possible Lives (Jaeggy Fleur)(Paperback)

New Directions is proud to present Fleur Jaeggy's strange and mesmerizing essays about the writers Thomas De Quincey, John Keats, and Marcel Schwob. A renowned stylist of hyper-brevity in fiction, Fleur Jaeggy proves herself an even more concise master of the essay form, albeit in a most peculiar

Visions from San Francisco Bay (Milosz Czeslaw)(Paperback)

Interrelated essays by the Nobel Laureate on his adopted home of California, which Lewis Hyde, writing in The Nation, called 'remarkable, morally serious and thought-provoking essays, which strive to lay aside the barren categories by which we have understood and judged our state . . . Their