The Quotable Lewis - Hardcover

by Jerry Root (Editor), Wayne Martindale (Editor)

This book presents more than 1,500 quotes from Lewis's writings, providing ready access to his thoughts on a variety of topics. An exhaustive index references key words and concepts, allowing readers to easily find quotes on any subject of interest. Also included are many photographs of Lewis and his close circle of friends.

Quick summary:

• More than 1,500 quotes from Lewis's writings.
• Sixteen pages of photographs.
• Extensive index and numbering system.

Front Jacket

WAYNE MARTINDALE has a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Riverside, and is associate professor of English at Wheaton College, where he uses Lewis's works in many of his courses.

JERRY ROOT has an M.Div. from Talbot Theological Seminary and is senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Santa Barbara, California. He formerly taught philosophy and religion at College of DuPage in northern Illinois, where he made extensive use of Lewis's work. He has avidly studied and collected Lewis's works for many years.

Back Jacket

Why does his writing remain so popular?

As an Oxford scholar, Christian apologist, and author of the Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis wrote prolifically in many genres, covering a wide spectrum of topics. His soaring imagination is anchored in a unifying concept of who God is, who we are as God's fallen creatures, the destiny of humankind, and the need for redemption and perfection in Christ.

There is nothing in literature which does not, in some degree, percolate into life. - C. S. Lewis, "The Allegory of Love"