The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis
How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind
InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · March 15, 2022
The Medieval Mind of C.
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- Who it’s for
- A scholarly portrait of Lewis traces how medieval literature helped shape his modern Christian thought.
- Themes
- Lewis as a medievalist, Medieval literature shaping Lewis, Christian worldview and medieval thought
- Genres
- Philosophers' Lives, Medieval Literary Criticism, Religion in the Arts
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C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an author of fiction and fantasy literature, including the Chronicles of Narnia and the Space Trilogy. Others know him for his books in apologetics, including Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain. But few know him for his scholarly work as a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature. What shaped the mind of this great thinker?
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Jason Baxter argues that Lewis was deeply formed not only by the words of Scripture and his love of ancient mythology, but also by medieval literature. For this undeniably modern Christian, authors like Dante and Boethius provided a worldview that was relevant to the challenges of the contemporary world. Here, readers will encounter an unknown figure to guide them in their own journey: C. S. Lewis the medievalist.
Lewis in Context
A scholarly portrait of Lewis traces how medieval literature helped shape his modern Christian thought.
Come here for
- Lewis beyond fiction and apologetics
- Medieval literature alongside Scripture and ancient mythology
Expect
- A closer view of Lewis as a medieval-literature scholar
- Dante and Boethius in light of contemporary challenges
Where it sits
| Medieval Literary Criticism | 71% |
|---|---|
| Philosophers' Lives | 43% |
| Religion in the Arts | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Medieval Literary Criticism
- Religion in Literature
- Religion in the Arts
- Authors
- Jason M. Baxter
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Published
- March 15, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Lewis as a medievalist · Medieval literature shaping Lewis · Christian worldview and medieval thought
- Reading lane
- Medieval Literary Criticism