C. S. Lewis and Narnia for Dummies

Name: C. S. Lewis and Narnia for Dummies
Price: 4.91 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780764583810

ISBN-10: 0764583816

ISBN-13: 9780764583810

Edition: 2005

Authors: Richard Wagner, Richard Wagner

List price: $19.99

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

3 new & used from $4.91

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

A fun and easy introduction to the renowned Christian philosopher and novelist In December 2005, Disney will release a live-action movie version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first in a series of films based on C. S. Lewis's best-known works, the Chronicles of Narnia. For fans of the novels and of Lewis's other works, this guide will illuminate the allegories that enrich the Narnia series-and introduce readers to Lewis's life and adult books, such as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters. The book explores how Lewis went from being a confirmed atheist to a committed Christian and offers an easy-to-understand overview of Lewis's major nonfiction works, summarizing his…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/14/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Richard Wagner has authored several books, focusing on two very different themes: religion and technology. In the religious genre his books include: The Expeditionary Man, The Myth of Happiness, and several "For Dummies" books designed to make faith "easily approachable for postmodern readers". These books include C.S. Lewis & Narnia For Dummies, Christianity For Dummies, and Christian Prayer For Dummies. On the technology front his books include: Adobe AIR For Dummies, XSLT For Dummies, and Building Facebook Applications For Dummies. Wagner also works as Senior Developer for Maark, a strategic and interactive B2B marketing firm in Boston. He also was the inventor/architect of NetObjects…



Introduction



C.S.Lewis: Christian Apologist and Storyteller



C.S.Lewis’s Gift to the World



Getting to Know Jack



Faith, Friends, and the Inklings



All Things Narnia: Voyaging to the World of Aslan



Unveiling the Wardrobe: Origins and Influences of Narnia



Tour De Narnia: Themes and Literary Approaches



Allegory and Symbolism: Deciphering the Chronicles



Faces and Places in Narnia



The Gospel According to Aslan



Faith and Discipleship in Narnia



Tell Me More Stories: Lewis’s Other Novels and Fantasies



The Screwtape Letters: A View from the Land Down Under



The Great Divorce: Hitching a Ride on a Cosmic Road Trip



Spacing Out with the Space Trilogy



There and Back Again: A Pilgrim’s Tale



Facing Off with an Ancient Myth: Till We Have Faces



Getting Real: Discovering Lewis’s Nonfiction



The Nagging Problem of Pain



Mere Christianity: Explaining Faith to the Average Joe



How “To Each His Own” Leads to the Abolition of Man



C.S.Lewis on the Hot Seat



The Part of Tens



Ten C.S.Lewis and Narnia Resources



Ten Classic Lewis Quotes



Ten Authors Recommended By C.S.Lewis



Ten Tips for Reading C.S.Lewis


Appendix: Complete List of Works by C.S.Lewis


Index