{"id":5202,"date":"2014-12-09T11:27:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T19:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/?p=5202"},"modified":"2014-12-09T11:31:34","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T19:31:34","slug":"lewis-around-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/lewis-around-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Around the Web &#8211; December 9, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C.S.-Lewis-and-the-Crisis-of-a-Christian-Cootsona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5236 \" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/C.S.-Lewis-and-the-Crisis-of-a-Christian-Cootsona-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"C.S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian Cootsona\" width=\"268\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a>Due to his immense popularity, there are always interesting articles, books, events, and various types of media floating around about C.S. Lewis at any time of the year; however, it is in the fall\u00a0 &#8212; the season of Lewis&#8217;s birthday and death &#8212; that we often see an increased attention to Lewis. As this fall comes to a close, and the weather becomes more conducive to staying indoors with a book, we&#8217;d like to highlight a few things to add to your reading queue this winter: a newly-released book on Lewis, as well as two articles that may pique your interest in Lewis&#8217;s often less-read texts.<\/p>\n<p>Friend of the Foundation Dr. Greg Cootsona released a book a couple months ago entitled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/C-S-Lewis-Crisis-Christian\/dp\/0664239404\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1415208951&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=greg+cootsona\" target=\"_blank\"><em>C.S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian<\/em><\/a>, which explores\u00a0 &#8220;how Lewis can also serve as a guide to the ups and downs of the Christian journey.&#8221; Dr. Cootsona&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/gregory-cootsona-c-s-lewis-and-the-crises-of-belief-1417123023?mobile=y\" target=\"_blank\">recent article<\/a> in <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> gives more insight into his new book, as well as further discusses Lewis&#8217;s responses of faith in the face of tragedy. Lewis scholar James Como offers this praise for Cootsona&#8217;s work:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"_5yl5\" data-reactid=\".70.$mid=11418152267195=22dbae0a9c8f1934810.2:0.0.0.0.0\"><span data-reactid=\".70.$mid=11418152267195=22dbae0a9c8f1934810.2:0.0.0.0.0.0\"><span data-reactid=\".70.$mid=11418152267195=22dbae0a9c8f1934810.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$0:0\">&#8220;Greg Cootsona&#8217;s book is as distinctive a contribution to writing on Lewis as any I know. With no claim towards breaking new ground, the author nevertheless brings a perspective so fresh that even a veteran reader of the master will be instructed. Of course, Cootsona knows his Lewis, but he also knows Lewis&#8217;s philosophy and philosophers, and he so interanimates that knowledge by way of his own extraordinary pastoral (and personal) touch that the reader emerges refreshed. I could argue a point or two, but that would miss the point of this very readable and generous book.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You may purchase <em>C.S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/C-S-Lewis-Crisis-Christian\/dp\/0664239404\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1415208951&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=greg+cootsona\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here.<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Although most people know of Lewis as the creator of <em>The Chronicles of Narnia<\/em>, as well as the author of more popular works like <em>The Srewtape Letters<\/em> and <em>Mere Christianity<\/em>, most do not know that he preached numerous sermons during his lifetime. William O&#8217;Flatherty reminds us of Lewis&#8217;s sermons in his recent article &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakpoint.org\/features-columns\/articles\/entry\/12\/26279\" target=\"_blank\">Learning to the Glory of God<\/a>,&#8221; particularly focusing on Lewis&#8217;s first sermon which debuted in 1939.<\/p>\n<p>Another type of writing that Lewis engaged in, but is often looked over for his more popular works, are his many letters. <em>Letters to a Christian Lady<\/em>, originally published 1967, has been re-released this year for purchase as <em>Letters to an American Lady. <\/em>For more information on this particular collection of letters, you can read a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/the-connected-soul-of-c-s-lewis\/\" target=\"_blank\">review &#8220;The Connected Soul of C.S. Lewis&#8221; here<\/a>, as well as purchase the title by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Letters-American-Lady-C-Lewis\/dp\/0802871828\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418152341&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=letters+to+a+christian+lady\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to his immense popularity, there are always interesting articles, books, events, and various types of media floating around about C.S. Lewis at any time of the year; however, it is in the fall\u00a0 &#8212; the season of Lewis&#8217;s birthday and death &#8212; that we often see an increased attention to Lewis. 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