C. S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil: An Investigation of a Pervasive Theme: 96 (Princeton Theological Monograph) - Softcover

Root, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556357206 ISBN 13: 9781556357206

Publisher: Pickwick Publications, 2009

Synopsis

C. S. Lewis was concerned about an aspect of the problem of evil he called subjectivism: the tendency of one's perspective to move towards self-referentialism and utilitarianism. In C. S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil, Jerry Root provides a holistic reading of Lewis by walking the reader through all of Lewis's published work as he argues Lewis's case against subjectivism. Furthermore, the book reveals that Lewis consistently employed fiction to make his case, as virtually all of his villains are portrayed as subjectivists. Lewis's warnings are prophetic; this book is not merely an exposition of Lewis, it is also a timely investigation into the problem of evil.

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Review:

"The strength of Root's work...is it's comprehensiveness. Root ranges widely over the Lewis oeuvre, and encompasses not only Lewis's apologetic works but also his literary criticism."
--The Glass, Spring 2011

'Root establishes `subjectivism' as a pervasive theme in Lewis ... and there are numerous Lewis quotations and anecdotes to keep Lewis fans interested ... it may be of interest to many just how pervasive this theme of sin as an inward turning is in Lewis's work.'
--Logan Paul Gage in Theological Book Review Vol. 23, No. 2, 2011

The strength of Root s book, it seems to me, is its comprehensiveness. Root ranges widely over the Lewis oeuvre, and encompasses not only Lewis s apologetic works but also literary criticism, his poetry and his fiction... [...] ... it will be illuminating for those to whom Lewis is new territory. --Barry Livingstone, The Glass, Number 23, Spring 2011

About the Author:

Jerry Root is Assistant Professor of Evangelism and Associate Director of the Institute for Strategic Evangelism at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. He is also visiting Professor at Biola University and Talbot Graduate School of Theology, La Mirada, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1556357206
• ISBN 13: 9781556357206
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308