C. S. Lewis and the bright shadow of holiness / Gerard Reed ; cover design, Ted Ferguson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Reed, Gerard, author.

Contributor:

• Ferguson, Ted, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963--Religion.
• Christian literature, English--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

Kansas City, Missouri : Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Captivated by the awesome beauty of God's holiness . . . As a child, C. S. Lewis caught glimpses of a 'truer-than life world,' a realm drenched with what he could only call 'joy.' As a teen, inspired by George McDonald's Phantases, he 'saw the bright shadow coming out of the book into the real world and resting there, transforming all common things and yet itself unchanged.' The 'new quality, the bright shadow' that enamored Lewis was a manifestation of ultimate reality. It was, he discovered, 'holiness.'Gerard Reed invites you to an insightful and enlightening exploration of the holiness of God-translated into the health, wholeness, and joy of the inner life-as traced in the writings of C. S. Lewis. The reader discovers Lewis's emphasis on 'transformation', the divine working of the Holy Spirit, infusing grace and conforming believers to the image of Christ Jesus. These themes resonate with the believer's quest for the holy life.Providing a fascinating quest and intense study, C. S. Lewis and The Bright Shadow of Holiness invites the reader to 'share the joy' and join the adventure of new heights to which the bright shadow may lure you! Paper.

Contents:

• ""Cover Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Preface""; ""PART ONE The “Bright Shadowâ€? of Holiness""; ""1. Heavenly Tracings of a Holy One “The â€?Bright Shadowâ€? of Holinessâ€?""; ""2. The Most Beautiful Thing in the World “A Particular Thingâ€?""; ""3. The Fire Forever Burning “Most Numinous of Allâ€?""; ""PART TWO Godâ€?s Holy Temple: “Glorious and Excellentâ€? by Design""; ""4. A Mind like the Mind of the Maker “A Shadow of an Imageâ€?""; ""5. A Will Still Free to Will Godâ€?s Will “The Modus Operandi of Destinyâ€?""
• ""PART THREE A Most Ungodly “Bent Toward Evilâ€?""""6. Weâ€?re Vandals, All of Us “All Sin Is Sacrilegeâ€?""; ""7. Thereâ€?s a Devil in This Mess “The Bent Oneâ€?""; ""8. We Choose to Lose Our Way “The Fall Is Simply Disobedienceâ€?""; ""9. The Ravages of Sin “The Soul Has Gone Out of the Woodâ€?""; ""PART FOUR Godâ€?s Holy Provisionsâ€? “The Whole of Christianityâ€?""; ""The Master Plan for the Masterâ€?s People""; ""10. Called to Be Holy “People of a Particular Sortâ€?""; ""11. Perfectly Christian “The Whole of Christianityâ€?""
• ""12. Conformed to Christ Jesus “All Men Were Intended to Beâ€?""""Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing""; ""13. Put On the New Man “An Alteration of the Willâ€?â€?“Die Before You Dieâ€?""; ""14. Perfect Submission “Give Me Allâ€?""; ""15. All to Jesus I Surrender “The Key to All Doorsâ€?""; ""16. Part of His Body “Joined to the Immortal Headâ€?""; ""17. Refined by Trials “Made Perfect Through Sufferingâ€?""; ""PART FIVE Holy, Holy, Holy God""; ""18. Holy Father “God Himself Has Taught Us How to Speak of Himâ€?""
• ""19. Holy Son “The â€?Good and Terribleâ€? Lion of Judahâ€?""""20. Holy Spirit “He Is Always Acting Through Youâ€?""; ""Notes""

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 14, 2015).

ISBN:

0-8341-3441-1