| Cautivado Por La Alegria Contributor(s): Lewis, C. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061140066 ISBN-13: 9780061140068 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: March 2006 Annotation: In this book, C. S. Lewis describes his early schooldays, his experiences in the trenches during World War I, and undergraduate life at Oxford - where he found himself drawn back to God. Yet it is perhaps the rational aspect of his conversion that makes Lewis's story so compelling, especially to contemporary readers. He is, most persuasively, a modern man who has thought his way to God. Initially published in 1955, Lewis's journey - his ?surprise? - continues to be of first importance to admirers of his work and today, more than ever, to anyone concerned with the compatibility of the rational and the spiritual. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 808.803 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.92" W x 8" (0.47 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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| Publisher Description: C. S. Lewis, un observador del yo infaliblemente honesto y sumamente perspicaz, cuenta v vidamente la trayectoria espiritual que lo llev desde una ni ez cristiana en Belfast a una adolescencia atea y de vuelta finalmente al cristianismo. Una autobiograf a sumamente personal y sinceraacerca de la conversi n C. S. Lewis, un observador del yo infaliblemente honesto y sumamente perspicaz, cuenta v vidamente la trayectoria espiritual que lo llev desde una ni ez cristiana en Belfast a una adolescencia atea y de vuelta finalmente al cristianismo. Lewis describe sus d as en la escuela a una edad temprana, sus experiencias en las trinches durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y los a os como estudiante universitario en Oxford, donde se encontr otra vez atra do a Dios. El aspecto racional de su conversi n hace que el relato de Lewis sea muy conmovedor, especialmente para lectores contempor neos. Publicada por primera vez en 1955, esta historia sigue siendo de extrema importancia para los admiradores de sus obras y, ahora m s que nunca, para todos los que tienen inter s en la compatibilidad de lo racional y lo espiritual. In this highly personal, thoughtful, intelligent memoir, Lewis guides us toward joy and toward the surprise that awaits anyone who seeks a life beyond the expected. A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere... God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous. This book is not an autobiography. It is not a confession. It is, however, certainly one of the most beautiful and insightful accounts of a person coming to faith. Here, C.S. Lewis takes us from his childhood in Belfast through the loss of his mother, to boarding school and a youthful atheism in England, to the trenches of World War I, and then to Oxford, where he studied, read, and, ultimately, reasoned his way back to God. It is perhaps this aspect of Surprised by Joy that we--believers and nonbelievers--find most compelling and meaningful; Lewis was searching for joy, for an elusive and momentary sensation of glorious yearning, but he found it, and spiritual life, through the use of reason. In this highly personal, thoughtful, intelligent memoir, Lewis guides us toward joy and toward the surprise that awaits anyone who seeks a life beyond the expected. Lewis tempered his logic with a love for beauty, wonder, and magic... He speaks to us with all the power and life-changing force of a Plato, a Dante, and a Bunyan. --Christianity Today The tension of these final chapters holds the interest like the close of a thriller. --Times Literary Supplement |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, C. S.: - Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and the universally acknowledged classics The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. Fue profesor particular de literatura inglesa y miembro de la junta de gobierno en la Universidad Oxford hasta 1954, cuando fue nombrado profesor de literatura medieval y renacentista en la Universidad Cambridge, cargo que desempeñó hasta que se jubiló. Sus contribuciones a la crítica literaria, literatura infantil, literatura fantástica y teología popular le trajeron fama y aclamación a nivel internacional. C. S. Lewis escribió más de treinta libros, lo cual le permitió alcanzar una enorme audiencia, y sus obras aún atraen a miles de nuevos lectores cada año. Sus más distinguidas y populares obras incluyen Las Crónicas de Narnia, Los Cuatro Amores, Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino y Mero Cristianismo. |